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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Replace the touch pad.
2 Replace the keyboard.
3 Replace the status-light board.
4 Replace the power-button board.
5 Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.
6 Adhere the tape that secures the power-button board cable to the
system board.
7 Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable,
and macro-keys backlight cable through the slot on the computer base.
8 Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and snap it into
place.
9 Close the display and turn the computer over.
10 Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer
base.
11 Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable
and macro-keys backlight cable into their respective connectors and
press down the latches to secure the cables to the system board.
Post-requisites
Replace the base panel.
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