Dell Latitude E7270 Motherboard Removal

Written By: Jacob Clement

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Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

25 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to replace a broken motherboard on your Dell Latitude E7270.

The motherboard is what links all your components together to move information around. They are susceptible to age, shortages, and physical damage. A broken motherboard may leave your computer not working at all.

Before using this guide, check out the troubleshooting page to see if your symptoms match any that represent a bad motherboard.

This replacement requires a #00 Phillips head screwdriver.

NOTE: This guide requires removal of the back panel, battery, and cooling fan. The extra prerequisite guide steps are included in this guide.

Tools

Phillips #00 Screwdriver

Step 1

Place the device top down in front of you so that the vents are visible and are furthest from the user.
Please be sure that the device is powered off and unplugged before removing parts or deconstructing anything.

Step 2

Remove all eight M2.5 X 8MM screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

are you sure they are M2.5x8mm? they look more like M2x8mm

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Step 3

Lift and remove the panel.

Step 4

Remove the three M2.5 X 5MM screws, located above the battery, with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 5

Disconnect the battery wire by using your fingers to pull diagonally left on the tab.

Step 6

Remove the battery completely by grabbing an edge and pulling up on the battery.

Step 7

Remove the 4 pin fan power connector from the motherboard by using your finger and pulling up.
Remove the four M2.5 X 5MM screws that hold on the rectangular bracket located towards the center of the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the three M2.5 X 5MM screws that hold down the circular fan bracket using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 8

Lift and remove fan by pulling gently straight up using your fingers

Step 9

Before replacing fan, make sure to place a small amount of thermal paste to ensure proper heat dissipation and long term life.

Step 10

Remove the 10 wire connections by using your fingers to separate the connections.
Remove the thirteen M2.5 X 5MM screws that fasten the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the two M2.5 X 8MM external screws that fasten the motherboard from outside using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

If your system has a M.2 SSD, you'll have to remove that as well. The LCD and WLAN connectors have metal securing brackets that must be unscrewed. You'll also have to remove the antenna wires from the rubber guides.

Not all the places shown are for motherboard screws; three are for the case screws. The motherboard screws are numbered on the motherboard from 1-9. Positions 2 and 3 are under the rear metal bracket. The rear metal bracket has 2 long screws and 2 short screws on the bottom, plus the 2 long screws from the rear.

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