How to replace the Right I/O Daughterboard on a XPS 16 DA16260

This 3D experience gives you the step by step process of replacing the Right I/O Daughterboard and a XPS 16 DA16260. The procedure will also include removing the Palm rest and Keyboard Assembly, Right Thermal Fan, Right USB-C Module and reinstalling them.

Removal

Palm rest and Keyboard Assembly

1. Identify the palm rest and keyboard assembly highlighted in blue.
2. Using the Torx 5H, remove the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Open the display, position the computer on its side, release the palm rest assembly using a plastic scribe and then place the system on a flat surface.
4. Insert the plastic scribe near the hinge and loosen the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Lift and turn over the palm rest and keyboard assembly and place it on a flat surface.
6. Using the pull tab, disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
7. Using the pull tab, disconnect the MCU cable from the connector on the system board.
8. Remove the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Right Thermal Fan

1. Identify the right thermal fan highlighted in blue.
2. Remove the screws that secure the right thermal fan to the base cover.
3. Lift the latch and disconnect the right thermal fan cable from the system board.
4. Slide and remove the right thermal fan from the base cover.

Right USB-C Module

1. Identify the right USB-C module highlighted in blue.
2. Remove the screws that secure the right USB-C module to the right I/O daughterboard.
3. Lift the right USB-C module from the right I/O daughterboard.

Right I/O Daughterboard

1. Identify the right I/O daughterboard highlighted in blue.
2. Remove the screw that secures the right PCBeam cable to the right I/O daughterboard.
3. Disconnect the right PCBeam cable from the right I/O daughterboard.
4. Remove the right PCBeam interposer board from the right I/O daughterboard, storing it carefully for reuse.
5. Remove the screw that secures the right I/O daughterboard to the base cover.
6. Hold the right I/O daughterboard by its short edges and lift it from the base cover.

Install

Right I/O Daughterboard

1. Identify the right I/O daughterboard location highlighted in blue.
2. Align with the screw holes and place the right I/O daughterboard into the base cover.
3. Install the screw that secures the right I/O daughterboard to the base cover.
4. Install the right PCBeam interposer on the right I/O daughterboard, ensuring it is seated firmly. Position it correctly using the mounting holes on the I/O board.
5. Connect the right PCBeam cable to the right I/O daughterboard.
6. Install the screw that secures the right PCBeam cable to the right I/O daughterboard.

Right USB-C Module

1. Identify the right USB-C module location highlighted in blue.
2. Align and place the right USB-C modules into the slot on the right I/O daughterboard.
3. Install the screws that secure the right USB-C module to the right I/O daughterboard.

Right Thermal Fan

1. Identify the right thermal fan location highlighted in blue.
2. Slide and install the right thermal fan into position on the base cover.
3. Install the screws that secure the right thermal fan to the base cover.
4. Connect the right thermal fan cable to the system board and close the latch.

Palm rest and Keyboard Assembly

1. Identify the palm rest and keyboard assembly location highlighted in blue.
2. Place the palm rest and keyboard assembly in front of the base cover.
3. Connect the MCU cable to the system board.
4. Connect the battery cable to the system board.
5. Flip the palm rest and keyboard assembly towards the base cover.
6. Align and snap the palm rest and keyboard assembly into position on the base cover.
7. Close the display and place the system as shown in the video.
8. Using the Torx 5H, install the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.