12. Lift the system-board assembly off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
13. Turn the system-board assembly over and place it on a clean and flat surface.
14. Remove the screw (M2x4) that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board.
15. Lift the two USB Type-C port brackets off the system board.
NOTE: The USB Type-C port brackets must be transferred to the system board that will be replaced.
16. Remove the
17. Turn the system board over.
18. After performing all the above steps, you are left with the system board.
CAUTION: Do not use alcohol wipes to clean the Element 31 thermal grease from the processor chip which is
surrounded by the processor barrier sheet. The alcohol solution from the wipes will dissolve the Element 31 thermal
grease into conductive metal particles. If these conductive metal particles come into contact with the surface of the
system board, it will cause the an electrical short when the computer is turned on.
NOTE: Before returning the faulty system board. Adhere the processor (CPU) sticker over the processor (CPU) chip and
ensure that it covers the entire surface of it.
Installing the system board
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process.
About this task
NOTE: When removing this component, please refer to the techsheet bundled with the service kit. This is only applicable for
computers with the following Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) configurations that have Element 31 grease is applied to the CPU.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board.
1. I/O-board cable
2. Display cable
3. Headset port cable
4. Left-fan cable
5. Power-button cable
6. Wireless-card slot
7. Speaker cable
8. Battery cable
9. Keyboard-controller board cable
10. Solid-state drive slot
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