XPS 8960 Service Manual

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Removing the system board

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the left-side cover.
  3. Remove the front cover.
  4. Remove the memory modules.
  5. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive or the 2280 solid-state drive, whichever is applicable.
  6. Remove the graphics card, if applicable.
  7. Remove the wireless card.
  8. Remove the coin-cell battery.
  9. Remove the voltage-regulator heat sink, if applicable.
  10. Remove the fan and heat-sink assembly (65 W) or the fan and heat-sink assembly (125 W) or the fan and heat-sink assembly (125 W, air cooling), whichever is applicable.
  11. Remove the processor.

About this task

The following image indicates the slots and connectors on your system board.

Image: System-board connectors

  1. Processor socket
  2. U-DIMM slots
    From the left (a>b>c>d):
    1. DIMM 1
    2. DIMM 2
  3. SATA power cable
  4. M.2 2230 or 2280 solid-state drive slot
  5. M.2 2230 wireless-card slot
  6. Coin-cell battery socket
  7. Power-button cable
  8. Front chassis-fan cable
  9. Hard-drive data cable (SATA 0)
  10. Hard-drive data cable (SATA 1)
  11. Hard-drive data cable (SATA 2)
  12. System-board power cable
  13. M.2 2230 or 2280 solid-state drive slot
  14. PCIe x16 slot (SLOT 1)
  15. PCIe x4 slot (SLOT 2)
  16. PCIe x4 slot (SLOT 3)
  17. Back chassis-fan cable
  18. Processor fan and heat-sink fan cable
  19. Processor liquid cooler pump cable
  20. Processor-power cables

The following images indicate the location of the system board and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Removing the system board

Removing the system board

Removing the system board

Removing the system board

Steps

  1. Remove the screw (#6-32) that secures the front I/O-bracket to the chassis.
  2. Rotate and remove the front I/O-bracket from the chassis.
  3. Disconnect all the cables that are connected to the system board.
  4. Remove the nine screws (#6-32) that secure the system board to the chassis.
  5. Lift the system board at an angle and remove it from the chassis.

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