Figure 43. Removing the system board
Steps
1. Disconnect the speaker cable, fingerprint reader cable (for computers shipped with a fingerprint reader), touchpad cable,
keyboard cable, keyboard backlight cable (for computers shipped with keyboard backlight), and fan cable from the system
board.
2. Remove the screw (M2x1.7), three screws (M2x3), and two screws (M2x3.5) that secure the system board to the palm-rest
and keyboard assembly.
NOTE:
The two USB Type-C brackets on the left and right side of the system board are secured in place by a single
M2x3.5 screw each. They are bundled with the system board as a service part and must not be removed from the
system board.
68 Removing and installing Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)