Service Manual

Replacing the palm rest
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
Place the palm rest on a at surface.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the power-button board.
2 Replace the power-adapter port.
3 Replace the keyboard.
4 Replace the display assembly.
5 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 16 in “Replacing the system board”.
6 Replace the speakers.
7 Replace the I/O board.
8 Replace the touch pad.
9 Replace the touchpad bracket.
10 Replace the battery.
11 Replace the coin-cell battery.
12 Replace the computer base.
13 Replace the rear-I/O cover.
14 Replace the memory modules.
15 Replace the solid-state drive.
16 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive".
17 Replace the wireless card.
18 Replace the base cover.
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