XPS 13 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Using the alignment posts, place the system on the palm-rest assembly and align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
2. Replace the 10 screws (M1.6x2.5) that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.
3. Slide the touchpad cable, fingerprint-reader cable (optional), and the keyboard-controller board cable into the system board and close the connector latches to secure the cables.
4. Connect the headset port cable, speaker cable, and display cable to the system board.
5. Connect the antenna cables to the system board.
   The following table provides the antenna cable color schemes for the wireless card supported by your computer.

   Table 1. Antenna-cable color schemeThe following table lists connectors on the wireless card and the color scheme of the antenna cable.

   Connectors on the wireless card	Antenna-cable color
   Main (white triangle)	White
   Auxiliary (black triangle)	Black

6. Align the screw holes on the display-cable bracket with the screw holes on the system board.
7. Replace the two screws (M1.6x2.5) that secure the display-cable bracket to system board.