Vostro 3581 Service Manual

Installing the system board

1. Place the system board on the palmrest and keyboard assembly [1].
2. Connect the VGA daughterboard cable to the system board [2].
3. Flip the system board on the palmrest and keyboard assembly [3].
   
4. Align the screw hole on the system board with the screw hole on the palmrest and keyboard assembly.
5. Replace the single (M2x4) screw that secures the system board to the palmrest and keyboard assembly [1].
   
6. Place the optical drive connector and replace the single (M2x2) screw that secures it to the system board [1, 2].
   
7. Connect the following cables to the system board:
   1. Power button board cable [1].
   2. Finger print board cable [2].
   3. IO board cable [3].
   4. Hard drive cable [4].
   5. Touchpad cable [5].
   6. Keyboard cable [6].
      
8. Connect the power adapter port cable, optical drive cable and speaker cable to the system board [1, 2, 3].