Service Manual

Replacing the touchpad
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.
Procedure
NOTE: Clean the adhesive thoroughly on the palm-rest assembly to avoid having gap between the touchpad and
the palm-rest assembly.
Using the alignment posts on the palm-rest assembly, place the touchpad to the palm-rest assembly.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the touchpad bracket.
2 Replace the battery.
3 Replace the computer base.
4 Replace the rear-I/O cover.
5 Replace the wireless card.
6 Replace the solid-state drive.
7 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive".
8 Replace the base cover.
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