Dell Inspiron 3000 Service Manual
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Removing and Replacing Parts 4-35 Heat Sink Figure 4-21. Heat Sink Removal To remove the heat sink, follow these steps: 1. Remove the keyboard. 2. Remove black chromate panhead screws HS1, HS2, and HS3. The heat sink will come free except for the fan cable. Push back and lift up on the heat sink to access the fan cable. 3. Remove the fan cable. The fan cable is beneath the heat sink on the left side. Use a plastic scribe or flat-blade screwdriver, if necessary. 4. Remove the heat sink from the...
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4-36 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual Status Display Panel Figure 4-22. Status Display Panel Removal To remove the status display panel, follow these steps: 1. Remove the hinge covers and connector cover. See “Keyboard” found earlier in this chapter. 2. Remove status display panel screw SD1. 3. Remove the status display panel. The status display panel has two connectors. 4. Disconnect the status display panel connector from connector JP5 on the main board. 5. Disconnect the I/R cable from...
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Removing and Replacing Parts 4-37 LCD Assembly The LCD assembly consists of the display assembly and its related components. This section describes how to remove either the 12.1-inch or 13.3-inch LCD assembly. Later sections in this chapter provide removal and replacement proce- dures for the components of the LCD assembly. Figure 4-23. LCD Assembly Removal To remove the LCD assembly, follow these steps: 1. Remove the hinge covers and the connector cover. See “Keyboard” found earlier in this chapter....
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4-38 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual 4. For a 12.1-inch display, remove cable connector screws G1 and G2. For a 13.3-inch display, remove only cable connector screw G1. On 12.1-inch displays, screw G1 holds the LCD cable ground in place. G1 has a square washer. On 13.3-inch displays, screw G1 holds the left side of the LVDS board (see Figure 4-32) in place. 5. For a 12.1-inch display, disconnect the LCD flex cable from connector JP8 on the main board. For a 13.3-inch display, disconnect the...
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Removing and Replacing Parts 4-39 Palmrest Assembly The palmrest assembly consists of the following components: •IR assembly •Left and right speaker assemblies •Hard-disk drive heat sink •Touch-pad assembly The following subsections provide removal and replacement procedures for the components of the palmrest assembly. These procedures assume that the key- board assembly, heat sink, status display panel, and the LCD assembly have been removed. Figure 4-24. Palmrest Assembly Removal To remove the...
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4-40 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual 4. Remove case screws CS5 and CS6. These screws are on the edge of the heat sink opening. 5. Disconnect the speaker wiring harness from connector JP16 (see Figure 4-29). This wiring harness also contains wiring for the touch pad and the touch pad buttons. 6. Remove the palmrest assembly from the base assembly. Start at the right rear of the computer and move forward around the com- puter. Carefully lift the palmrest assembly up and pull it forward to...
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Removing and Replacing Parts 4-41 IR Board Figure 4-25. IR Board Removal To remove the IR board, follow these steps: 1. Remove the palmrest assembly. 2. Remove IR board screw IR1. 3. Disconnect the IR board cable from the IR board connector JP1. 4. Remove the IR board from the palmrest assembly. palmrest assembly connector JP1I/R board I/R board cable (screw IR1 is 3 mm) 3 mm IR1
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4-42 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual Hard-Disk Drive Heat Sink Figure 4-26. Hard-Disk Drive Heat Sink Removal To remove the hard-disk drive heat sink, follow these steps: 1. Remove the palmrest assembly. 2. Remove hard-disk drive heat sink screws HT1 through HT6. 3. Remove the hard-disk drive heat sink from the palmrest assembly. palmrest assembly HT1 HT2HT3 HT4HT5 HT6 hard-disk drive heat sink(screws HT1–HT6 are 3 mm) 3 mm
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Removing and Replacing Parts 4-43 Touch-Pad Assembly Figure 4-27. Touch-Pad Assembly Removal To remove the touch-pad assembly, follow these steps: 1. Remove the palmrest assembly. 2. Remove the hard-disk drive heat sink. 3. Remove touch-pad button screw H7. This screw holds the touch-pad button board in place. 4. Disconnect the touch-pad cable from touch-pad button connector JP1. This is a ZIF connector on the touch-pad board. See “ZIF Connectors” found earlier in this chapter. 5. Remove the touch pad...
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4-44 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual Speakers Figure 4-28. Speaker Removal To remove the speaker, follow these steps: 1. Remove the palmrest assembly. 2. Remove the hard-disk drive heat sink. 3. Remove the touch- pad assembly. 4. Remove left s peaker screw S1. 5. Remove the left s peaker cover and speaker. To r e place the speaker, unsolder the wires. 6. Re peat steps 4 and 5 for the right speaker. The ri ght speaker screw is S2. The touch- pad cable, microphone cable, microphone, speaker...