Dell Xps 13 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

Back Cover
5 steps
Battery Disconnection
1 step
Fan
4 steps
Battery
4 steps
Motherboard
10 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover

Remove the eight 4 mm T5 Torx screws from the bottom cover.

Remove the eight 4 mm T5 Torx screws from the bottom cover.

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Step 2

Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the ‘XPS’ flap in the middle.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the ‘XPS’ flap in the middle.

Step 3

Remove the single Phillips screw hidden beneath the flap.

Remove the single Phillips screw hidden beneath the flap.

Step 4

Use opening picks or a plastic pry tool to pry open the case clips, beginning from the back edge.

Use opening picks or a plastic pry tool to pry open the case clips, beginning from the back edge.

Step 5

Remove the bottom cover.

Remove the bottom cover.

Step 6

              Battery Disconnection

Pull the battery cable connector towards the battery to disconnect it from its socket.
If the connector is stubborn, push a little at one side, then the other, to “walk” it out of its socket.
If you have trouble walking the connector out of the socket, use the point of a spudger to gently push on the connector indent to slide the connector out.
Do not pull up.
Open the display and press the power button for five seconds to drain any remaining charge from the system.

Pull the battery cable connector towards the battery to disconnect it from its socket.

If the connector is stubborn, push a little at one side, then the other, to “walk” it out of its socket.

If you have trouble walking the connector out of the socket, use the point of a spudger to gently push on the connector indent to slide the connector out.

Do not pull up.

Open the display and press the power button for five seconds to drain any remaining charge from the system.

Step 7

Fan

Use tweezers to remove the little white connector by pulling it out and away from its socket.

Use tweezers to remove the little white connector by pulling it out and away from its socket.

Step 8

Remove the black standard flat connector by lifting the tab up with your hand.

Remove the black standard flat connector by lifting the tab up with your hand.

Step 9

Remove the 4 mm Phillips #0 screw that connects the fan to the motherboard.
Remove the 4 mm Phillips #0 screw that connects the fan to the base of the computer.

Remove the 4 mm Phillips #0 screw that connects the fan to the motherboard.

Remove the 4 mm Phillips #0 screw that connects the fan to the base of the computer.

Step 10

Use your right hand to lift up the larger section of the motherboard, closest to the fan.
Use your left hand to pull the fan at a 30-degree angle out from underneath the motherboard.

Use your right hand to lift up the larger section of the motherboard, closest to the fan.

Use your left hand to pull the fan at a 30-degree angle out from underneath the motherboard.

Step 11

              Battery

Remove the four 3 mm Phillips #0 screws located on each corner of the battery.

Remove the four 3 mm Phillips #0 screws located on each corner of the battery.

Step 12

Pull the battery cable connector towards the battery to disconnect it from its socket.
Do not pull up.

Step 13

Peel up any tape securing the speaker cables to the battery.
You do not need to remove the speakers, only the tape, allowing the battery to be removed out under the speaker cables.

Peel up any tape securing the speaker cables to the battery.

You do not need to remove the speakers, only the tape, allowing the battery to be removed out under the speaker cables.

Step 14

Remove the battery.

Remove the battery.

Step 15

              Motherboard

Remove the eight 4 mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.

Remove the eight 4 mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.

Step 16

Locate the red and black cable connector at the bottom right of the motherboard.
Use tweezers to slowly detach the cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right and up.

Locate the red and black cable connector at the bottom right of the motherboard.

Use tweezers to slowly detach the cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right and up.

Step 17

Use tweezers to flip open the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connector.
Use tweezers to detach the ribbon cable from the ZIF by pulling it towards yourself.

Use tweezers to flip open the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connector.

Use tweezers to detach the ribbon cable from the ZIF by pulling it towards yourself.

Step 18

Use tweezers to flip open the white ZIF connector.
Use tweezers to detach the ribbon connector from the ZIF by pulling it towards yourself.

Use tweezers to flip open the white ZIF connector.

Use tweezers to detach the ribbon connector from the ZIF by pulling it towards yourself.

Step 19

Use tweezers to flip open the ZIF connector.
Use tweezers to detach the orange ribbon connector from the ZIF by pulling it towards yourself.

Use tweezers to flip open the ZIF connector.

Use tweezers to detach the orange ribbon connector from the ZIF by pulling it towards yourself.

Step 20

Use tweezers to detach the black cable connector out of its socket by pulling it to the right.

Use tweezers to detach the black cable connector out of its socket by pulling it to the right.

Step 21

Use tweezers to gently detach the black and white cable connector out of its socket by pulling it to the right.

Use tweezers to gently detach the black and white cable connector out of its socket by pulling it to the right.

Step 22

Locate the connector at the top right of the motherboard.
Use tweezers to detach the cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right.

Locate the connector at the top right of the motherboard.

Use tweezers to detach the cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right.

Step 23

Locate the last black cable connector.
Use tweezers to detach the black cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right.

Locate the last black cable connector.

Use tweezers to detach the black cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right.

Step 24

Use your hands to lift up the motherboard.

Use your hands to lift up the motherboard.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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