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Latitude 7430/Latitude 7430 2-in-1 Service Manual

Removing the I/O daughter-board

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the microSIM-card tray.
  3. Remove the base cover.
  4. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or the M.2 2280 solid-state drive, whichever applicable.
  5. Remove the 4G WWAN card or the 5G WWAN card, whichever applicable.
    NOTE This procedure applies only to computers shipped with a WWAN card installed.
  6. Remove the 3-cell battery or the 4-cell battery, whichever applicable.
  7. Remove the heat-sink.
  8. Remove the system board.

About this task

CAUTION Remove the system board before removing the I/O daughter-board as a part of the I/O daughter-board is underneath the system board.

Image of removing the system board before removing the I/O daughter-board

CAUTION Do not try to remove the I/O daughter-board along with the system board.

Image of caution to not remove the I/O daughter-board along with system board

The following image indicates the location of the I/O daughter-board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image of removing the I/O daughter-board

Steps

  1. Remove the two screws (M2x4) that secure the I/O daughter-board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  2. Using a plastic scribe, pry the I/O daughter-board starting from the bottom-right side.

    Image of prying and removing the I/O daughter-board

  3. Lift and remove the I/O daughter-board from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

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