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Vostro 15 3530 Owner's Manual

Removing the I/O daughter-board

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

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.

About this task

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

Image of removing the I/O daughter-board

Steps

  1. Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the left display hinge to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  2. Using a plastic scribe, lift the left display hinge away from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly to access the I/O daughter-board.
  3. Open the latch and disconnect the I/O daughter-board cable from the connector on the I/O daughter-board.
  4. Open the latch and disconnect the fingerprint reader cable from the I/O daughter-board.
    NOTE:This step applies only to computers shipped with a fingerprint reader installed.
  5. Remove the two screws (M2x3.5) that secure the I/O daughter-board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  6. Carefully slide and remove the I/O daughter-board at angle, from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly, to clear the ports from the port openings.

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