Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 119)

Video Board Removal: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3500 Portable Computer
You can remove the video board without removing the palmrest. To remove the video board, see the exploded view of the base assembly and perform the following
steps:
1. Remove the display assembly .
2. Remove the keyboard .
3. Remove the LVDS board .
4. Remove the modem card , if present.
5. Remove (and save for installation) any Kapton tape securing the modem cable to the video board and lift the cable out of the way.
6. Remove the two 4-mm jack screws on either side of the display connector that hold the video board to the I/O bracket.
7. Disconnect the touch-pad FPC cable from the side-lift ZIF connector J4 on the video board.
8. Remove the 14-mm screw holding the system-board retaining clip.
Remove both the screw and the retaining clip.
9. Remove the video board from connectors JP2 and JP3/JP4 on the system board.
Lift the end toward the touch pad up, and then lift up and pull back the other end to free it from the I/O bracket.
When you install the board, put pressure only on the areas where the connectors on the video board and on the system board fit together. Pressing on other areas may
flex the board and break connections.
Type of Screw Torque
jack 2.5 x 4 (2) 3.0–3.5 kgf-cm
FPH 2.5 x 14 (1) 3.0–3.5 kgf-cm