Installing The System Board - Dell Inspiron 14 7435 2-in-1 Owner's Manual

Steps
1. Disconnect the fan cable from the connector on the system board.
2. Disconnect the speaker cable from the connector on the system board.
3. Lift the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
4. Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board.
5. Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable from the system board.
6. Lift the USB Type-C bracket off the system board.
7. Remove the two screws (M2x4) that secure the USB Type-C bracket to the system board.
8. Lift up the mylar that covers the I/O-board connector on the system board.
9. Peel the tape that secures the I/O-board connector latch to the system board.
10. Lift the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the system board.
11. Remove the two screws (M2x1.8) that secure the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
12. Lift the system board off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

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 process.
About this task
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board.
1. Touch-screen cable connector
2. Display-cable connector
3. Battery-cable connector
4. Keyboard-backlight cable connector
5. Keyboard-cable connector
6. Touchpad-cable connector
7. Speaker-cable connector
8. M.2 solid-state drive connector
9. M.2 wireless-card connector
10. I/O-board cable connector
11. Fan-cable connector
The following images indicate the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.
70 Removing and installing Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)