Dell XPS 13 9350 Motherboard Replacement

Step 1 Back Cover



• Remove the eight 4 mm T5 Torx screws from the bottom cover.
Step 2



• 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.
Step 4
• 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.
Step 6 Fan
• Use tweezers to remove the little white connector by pulling it out and away from its socket.
Step 7
• Remove the black standard flat connector by lifting the tab up with your hand.
Step 8
• 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 9
• 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 10 Battery
• Remove the four 3 mm Phillips #0 screws located on each corner of the battery.
Step 11
• Pull the battery cable connector towards the battery to disconnect it from its socket.
• Do not pull up.
Step 12
• 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 13
• Remove the battery.
Step 14 Motherboard
• Remove the eight 4 mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.
Step 15
• 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 16
• 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 17
• 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 18
• 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 19
• Use tweezers to detach the black cable connector out of its socket by pulling it to the right.
Step 20
• Use tweezers to gently detach the black and white cable connector out of its socket by pulling it to the right.
Step 21
• 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 22
• Locate the last black cable connector.
• Use tweezers to detach the black cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right.
Step 23
• Use your hands to lift up the motherboard.

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