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Button Board
Dell XPS M1530 Service Manual
Removing the Button Board
Replacing the Button Board
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CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. |
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NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer). |
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NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the computer. |
Removing the Button Board
- Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
- Remove the Center Control Cover and Hinge Covers (see Removing the
Hinge Covers and Center Control Cover).
- Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
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screw (2)
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button board
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button board cable
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black securing tabs
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- Remove the two screws securing the button board.
- To release the button board cable, pull the black securing tabs of the cable
connector with your fingertips and ease out the cable.
- Remove the button board from the system.
Replacing the Button Board
- Replace the button board.
- To reconnect the cable that attaches the button board to the system board,
place the cable inside the cable connector and push its black securing tabs
inside with your fingertips.
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NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard. |
- Replace the two screws that secure the button board to the system board.
- Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
- Replace the Hinge Covers and the Center Control Cover (see Replacing
the Hinge Covers and Center Control Cover).
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