Service Manual

Removing the keyboard

NOTE: 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. Remove the solid-state drive.

4. Remove the memory modules.

5. Remove the

rear-I/O cover.

6. Remove the computer base.

7. Remove the coin-cell battery.

8. Remove the I/O board.

9. Remove the

subwoofer.

10.Remove the power-adapter port.

11. Remove the battery.

Procedure

1. Remove the 17 screws (M2x3) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

2. Lift the keyboard bracket off the palm-rest assembly.

3. Lift the keyboard at an angle and remove it from the tabs on the palm-rest assembly.