Skip to main content
Sign Out

Welcome to Dell

My Account
  • Place orders quickly and easily
  • View orders and track your shipping status
  • Enjoy members-only rewards and discounts
  • Create and access a list of your products
  • Manage your Dell EMC sites, products, and product-level contacts using Company Administration.
Sign In Create an Account Dell Financial Services Premier Sign In Partner Program Sign In
Contact Us

Your Dell.com Carts

Vostro 15 3530 Owner's Manual

PDF

Installing the system 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

NOTE:When installing the system board to replace/access other parts, the system board can be installed with the heat sink attached to it in order to simplify the procedure and preserve the thermal bond between the system board and heat sink.

The following image indicates the connectors on your system board.

Image of system board connectors of Vostro 15 3530

  1. Fan cable connector
  2. I/O daughter-board FFC connector
  3. eDP connector
  4. Power-adapter port connector
  5. Memory module connector
  6. Keyboard FFC connector
  7. Keyboard-backlight FPC connector
  8. Battery connector
  9. Touchpad FFC connector
  10. Wireless card connector
  11. Speaker cable connector
  12. M.2 solid-state drive connector

The following images indicate the location of the system board and provide a visual representation of the installation procedure.

Image of installing the system board

Steps

  1. Align the ports on the system board to the port openings on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  2. At an angle, carefully slide and place the system board on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  3. Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  4. Replace the screw (M2x2) and the four screws (M2x3.5) to secure the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  5. Connect the following cables to the system board:
    1. I/O daughter-board FFC
    2. eDP cable
    3. Power-adapter port cable
    4. Keyboard FFC
    5. Keyboard-backlight FPC
      NOTE:This step applies only to computers shipped with a keyboard backlight installed.
    6. Battery cable
    7. Touchpad FFC
    8. Speaker cable
  6. Close the right display hinge downwards to align the screw holes on the right display hinge to the screw holes on the system board and the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  7. Replace the two screws (M2.5x5) to secure the right display hinge to the system board and the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

Next steps

  1. Install the heat sink - integrated or the heat sink - discrete, whichever applicable.
  2. Install the fan.
  3. Install the wireless card.
  4. Install the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or the M.2 2280 solid-state drive, whichever applicable.
  5. Install the memory module.
  6. Install the base cover.
  7. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

Rate this content

Accurate
Useful
Easy to understand
Was this article helpful?
0/3000 characters
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
  Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\