
Latitude 5430 Chromebook Service Manual
Installing the system board
Prerequisites
About this task
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board for 2-in-1 configuration.

- Display touch cable
- Display cable
- Volume-control cable
- Keyboard-backlight cable
- Keyboard cable
- Battery cable
- Touchpad cable
- M.2 2230 solid-state drive
- Fingerprint reader cable
- Wireless card cable
- Power-button cable
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board for clamshell configuration.

- WWAN card slot
- Display touch cable
- Display cable
- Volume-control cable
- Keyboard-backlight cable
- Keyboard cable
- Battery cable
- Touchpad cable
- M.2 2230 solid-state drive
- Fingerprint reader cable
- Wireless card cable
- Power-button cable
The following images indicate the location of the system board and provide a visual representation of the installation procedure.


Steps
- Install the system board at an angle and ensure that the ports are properly aligned with the port openings.
NOTE:
Insert the system board at an angle for the system board connectors to fit into the port openings of the computer chassis. Gently lower the system board into the computer chassis and ensure not to cover the flexible cables such as the fingerprint reader cable, touchpad cable, keyboard cable, and keyboard-backlit cable near the cable routing.
- Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Replace the five screws (M2x2) that secure the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Replace the two screws (M2x4) that secure the left type-c bracket to the system board.
- Replace the two screws (M2x4) that secure the right type-c bracket to the system board.
- For 2-in-1 configurations, connect the power-button cable to the connector on the system board.
- Connect the fingerprint cable to the connector on the system board.
- Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
- Adhere the tapes that secure the antenna cables to the system board and also adhere the black adhesive tape to the M.2 solid-state drive slot to the system board.
- Connect the touchpad cable to the connector on the system board.
- Connect the keyboard cable to the connector on the system board.
- Connect the keyboard-backlight cable to the connector on the system board.
- For 2-in-1 configurations, connect the volume-control cable to the connector on the system board.
Next steps
- Install the display assembly.
- Install the fan.
- Install the heat sink.
- Install the touchpad.
- Install the speakers.
- Install the volume-control board.
- Install the power-button board
- Install the WWAN card.
- Install the wireless card.
- Install the M.2 2230 solid-state drive.
- Install the battery.
- Install the base cover.
- Install the SD card.
- Install the SIM card.
- Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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