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  System Board
Dell™ Studio XPS™ 1340 Service Manual 
  Removing the System Board
  Replacing the System Board
 
CAUTION:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
 
NOTICE:
To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface
(such as the back panel) on the computer.
 
NOTICE:
Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is 
not covered by your warranty.
 
NOTICE:
To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
inside the computer.
The system board's BIOS chip contains the Service Tag, which is also visible on a barcode label on the bottom of the computer. The replacement kit for the
system board includes a CD that provides a utility for transferring the Service Tag to the replacement system board.
 
NOTICE:
Handle components and cards by their edges, and avoid touching pins and contacts.
 Removing the System Board
 
1. Follow the instructions in
Before You
 
2. Remove the base cover (see
 
3. Remove the coin-cell battery (see
 
4. Remove the hard drive (see
 
5. Remove the memory modules (see
 
6. Remove the rear caps (see
 
7. Remove the processor heat sinks (see
 
8. Remove the Mini-Cards, is any (see
 
9. Remove the palm rest (see
 
10. Remove the optical drive (see
 
11. Remove the seven screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
 
12. Remove the display cable grounding screw that secures the display ground cable to the system board.
Begin.
Removing the Base
Cover).
Removing the Coin-Cell
Battery).
Removing the Hard
Drive).
Removing the Memory
Module(s)).
Removing the Rear
Caps).
Removing the Central Processor Heat Sink
Removing the
Mini-Card).
Removing the Palm
Rest).
Removing the Optical
Drive).
Before Working Inside Your
and
Removing the Graphic Processor Heat Sink/Thermal
Computer) before working
Fan).