Installing The System Board - Dell Inspiron 15 3530 Owner's Manual

Steps
1. Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the right display hinge to the system board and the palm-rest and keyboard
assembly.
2. Using a plastic scribe, lift the right display hinge away from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Disconnect the following cables from the system board:
a. I/O daughter-board FFC
b. eDP cable
c. Power-adapter port cable
d. Keyboard FFC
e. Keyboard-backlight FPC
NOTE: This step applies only to computers shipped with a keyboard backlight installed.
f. Battery cable
g. Touchpad FFC
h. Speaker cable
i. Fan cable
4. Remove the screw (M2x2) and the three screws (M2x3.5) that secure the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard
assembly.
5. Carefully lift and remove the system board from 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 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/system board thermal plate attached to it in order to simplify the procedure and preserve the thermal bond between
the system board and heat sink/system board thermal plate.
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board.
104 Removing and installing Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)