Service Manual

Removing 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.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in “Removing the hard drive”.
3 Remove the wireless card.
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 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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