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Vostro 15 3530 Owner's Manual

Installing the I/O daughter-board

CAUTION:The information in this section is intended for authorized service technicians only.

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the I/O daughter-board and provide a visual representation of the installation procedure.

Image of installing the I/O daughter-board

Steps

  1. Align the ports on the I/O daughter-board to the port openings on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  2. Carefully slide and place the I/O daughter-board at an angle, on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  3. Align the screw holes on the I/O daughter-board to the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  4. Replace the two screws (M2x3.5) to secure the I/O daughter-board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  5. Connect the fingerprint reader cable to the connector on the I/O daughter-board and close the latch.
    NOTE:This step applies only to computers shipped with a fingerprint reader installed.
  6. Connect the I/O daughter-board cable to the connector on the I/O daughter-board and close the latch.
  7. Close the left display hinge downwards to align the screw holes on the left display hinge to the screw holes on the I/O daughter-board and the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  8. Replace the two screws (M2.5x5) to secure the left display hinge to the I/O daughter-baord and the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

Next steps

  1. Install the base cover.
  2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

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