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July 15th, 2004 01:00

Replacing motherboard myself

I would have posted this in the precision section, but it is deserted.

I have a precision m60 laptop that needs a motherboard. It not covered under warranty (water).

I would like to replace it myself. I have built and repaied several desktops and have made soem repairs on laptops.

Does anyone know of any sites or places of info that might be of help?

A step by step guide or anything with pictures would be nice.

I spoke to a friend who had his motherboard replaced on a Latitude D600 and he said the technician took the screen off. That kind of scares me.

Any suggestions are appreciated.
  • instinqt

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    Posted July 20th, 2004 18:00

    well...two weeks ago I stripped a Inspiron 4100 to the bare bone...or as long as it was possible. I GUESS it's similair to picking a m60 apart. Just take it step by step and remove battery, floppy and other easy-to-remove-thingies. BUT the rest is kinda hard since there's about one billion screwes to unscrew before you can remove the motherboard. You will probably have to remove the screen but it isn't as hard as you think if you do everything in a logical order, just be careful and don't bend/crush the cable be gentle with the screen.
  • Ed C

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    Posted July 20th, 2004 23:00

    Here's a link to the service manual for that model. You can also download it.

    http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/wsM60/SM_En/index.htm

  • DanLenehan

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    Posted August 3rd, 2004 22:00

    Can notebook motherboards be purchased for new models?