Service Manual

Removing the touchpad bracket
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the wireless card.
3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive".
4 Remove the solid-state drive.
5 Remove the rear-I/O cover.
6 Remove the computer base.
7 Remove the battery.
Procedure
1 Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
2 Open the latches and disconnect the other end of the touchpad cable and the touchpad-buttons cable from the
touchpad.
3 Remove the ve screws (M2x3) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
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