Introduction
Use this guide to replace the motherboard in the Dell XPS 13.
What you need
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Use opening picks or a plastic pry tool to pry open the case clips, beginning from the back edge.
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Pull the battery cable connector towards the battery to disconnect it from its socket.
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If the connector is stubborn, push a little at one side, then the other, to "walk" it out of its socket.
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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.
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Open the display and press the power button for five seconds to drain any remaining charge from the system.
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Use tweezers to remove the little white connector by pulling it out and away from its socket.
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Remove the 4 mm Phillips #0 screw that connects the fan to the motherboard.
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Remove the 4 mm Phillips #0 screw that connects the fan to the base of the computer.
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Use your right hand to lift up the larger section of the motherboard, closest to the fan.
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Use your left hand to pull the fan at a 30-degree angle out from underneath the motherboard.
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Locate the red and black cable connector at the bottom right of the motherboard.
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Use tweezers to slowly detach the cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right and up.
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Use tweezers to flip open the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connector.
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Use tweezers to detach the ribbon cable from the ZIF by pulling it towards yourself.
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Use tweezers to flip open the white ZIF connector.
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Use tweezers to detach the ribbon connector from the ZIF by pulling it towards yourself.
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Use tweezers to flip open the ZIF connector.
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Use tweezers to detach the orange ribbon connector from the ZIF by pulling it towards yourself.
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Use tweezers to detach the black cable connector out of its socket by pulling it to the right.
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Use tweezers to gently detach the black and white cable connector out of its socket by pulling it to the right.
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Locate the connector at the top right of the motherboard.
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Use tweezers to detach the cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right.
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Locate the last black cable connector.
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Use tweezers to detach the black cable connector from its socket by pulling it to the right.
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