Installing The Smart Card Reader - Dell Latitude 7530 Service Manual

Steps
1. Disconnect the main-speaker cable from the connector on the main-speaker daughter-board.
2. Unroute and remove the main-speaker cable from the routing guides along the bottom side of the thermal fan.
3. Using a plastic scribe, pry the left speaker along with the cable off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Disconnect the touchpad flexible flat cable from the connector on the system board.
5. Disconnect the NFC flexible printed circuits (for computers shipped with an NFC module) and smart card reader flexible flat
cable from the respective connectors on the USH daughter-board.
6. Peel back the touchpad flexible flat cable from over the smart card reader flexible flat cable.
7. Peel back the NFC flexible printed circuits from over the smart card reader flexible flat cable.
NOTE: This step applies only to computers shipped with an NFC module installed.
8. Peel back the smart card reader flexible flat cable from the plam-rest and keyboard assembly.
9. Remove the four screws (M2x2.5) that secure the smart card reader to the plam-rest and keyboard assembly.
10. Remove the smart card reader along with the smart card reader flexible flat cable from the computer.

Installing the smart card reader

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
NOTE: If the rubber grommets are pushed out when removing the left speaker, push them back in before replacing the left
speaker.
The following images indicate the location of the smart card reader and provide a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
60 Removing and installing components