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# EMI Shield, Video Board, and Palm Rest

Dell™ Latitude™ V710/V740 Service Manual

EMI Shield

Video Board

Palm Rest

## EMI Shield

| NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries.

| NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer.

| NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before performing the following procedure.

1. Remove the keyboard.
2. Remove the two M2.5 x 5-mm screws that secure the display-feed flex cable to the system board.

| NOTICE: When reconnecting the display-feed flex cable connector to the system board, push down on the top left and right ends of the connector. Pressing on the center of the connector may damage resistors and compromise EMI protection in the computer.

1. Pull up on the pull tab that is attached to the display-feed flex cable connector to remove the connector from the system board.
2. Remove the three M2.5 x 12-mm screws that secure the EMI shield to the bottom case, and pull the EMI shield out of the bottom case.

1 | EMI shield
2 | M2.5 x 12-mm screws (3)

## Video Board

### Removing the Video Board

| NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries.

| NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer.

| NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before performing the following procedure.

1. Remove the keyboard.
2. Remove the EMI Shield.
3. Remove the screw that secures the video board to the system board:
   - For V710, the screw is M2.5 x 5 mm.
   - For V740, the screw is M2.5 x 8mm.
4. Pull the video board out of the bottom case:
   - For V710, pull the video board by the edges toward the front of the computer.
   - For V740, pull the video board by the pull tab toward the front of the computer.

V710 Video Board

1 | M2.5 x 5-mm screw (1)
2 | V710 video board

V740 Video Board

1 | V740 video board
2 | M2.5 x 8-mm screw (1)
3 | pull tab

### Replacing the Video Board

1. Align the top right corner of the video board with the guide on the system board, and slide the top edge of the video board under the palm rest.

V710 Video Board

1 | M2.5 x 5-mm screw (1)
2 | palm rest
3 | top right corner of the V710 video board
4 | guide

V740 Video Board

1 | M2.5 x 8-mm screw (1)
2 | palm rest
3 | top right corner of the V740 video board
4 | guide

| NOTICE: For V740 only, before you connect the video board to the system board, ensure that you route the power- board flex cable under the memory module.

1. Lay the video board flat on the system board, and connect the video board connector to the interface connector on the system board.

V710 Video Board Connector

1 | bottom of V710 video board
2 | video board connector
3 | system board
4 | interface connector

| NOTICE: For V740 only, before you connect the video board to the system board, ensure that you route the power- board flex cable under the memory module.

V740 Video Board Connector

1 | bottom of V740 video board
2 | video board connector
3 | system board
4 | interface connector
5 | power-board flex cable
6 | memory module

1. Reinstall the screw that secures the video board to the bottom case:
   - For V710, reinstall the M2.5 x 5-mm screw.
   - For V740, reinstall the M2.5 x 8-mm screw.
2. Replace the EMI Shield.
3. Replace the keyboard.

## Palm Rest

| NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries.

| NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer.

| NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before performing the following procedure.

1. Remove the keyboard.

| NOTICE: You must remove the display assembly before you remove the palm rest; the display hinges pass through the back of the palm rest.

1. Remove the display assembly.
2. Remove the EMI Shield.
3. Remove the video board.
4. Remove the two M2.5 x 5-mm screws from the top of the palm rest.

1 | M2.5 x 5-mm screws (2)
2 | top of the palm rest

1. Turn the computer over and remove the twelve M2.5 x 8-mm screws labeled "circle P."

1 | M2.5 x 8-mm screws (12)

1. Turn the computer over, and disconnect the touch pad connector and power board connector from the system board.

1 | back center of the palm rest
2 | touch pad connector
3 | power board connector

| NOTICE: Carefully separate the palm rest from the bottom case to avoid damage to the palm rest.

1. Starting at the back center of the palm rest, use your fingers to separate the palm rest from the bottom case by lifting the inside of the palm rest while pushing in on the outside.

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