Service Manual

Steps
1. Place the mechanical keyboard on the palm-rest assembly.
2. Replace the 25 (M1.2x2) screws that secure the mechanical keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
NOTE: The 25 screw holes are marked with an arrow.
3. Place the keyboard bracket on the keyboard.
4. Replace the 15 (M1.2x2.5) screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the keyboard.
5. Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard-controller board and close the latch.
6. Connect the keyboard-backlight cable to the keyboard, and close the latch.
Next steps
1. Follow step 3 to step 22 in installing the
system board.
2. Install the right I/O-board.
3. Install the
battery.
4. Install the rear I/O-cover.
5. Install the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed.
6. Install the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed.
7. Install the
2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed.
8. Install the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed.
9. Install the base cover.
10.Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Palmrest
Removing the palm rest
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed.
4. Remove the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed.
5. Remove the
2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed.
6. Remove the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed.
7. Remove the speakers.
8. Remove the rear I/O-cover.
9. Remove the battery.
10.Remove the
display assembly.
11. Remove the keyboard-controller board.
12. Remove the right I/O-board.
13. Follow step 1 to step 21 in removing the system board.
14. Remove the touchpad.
15.Remove the power-adapter port.
16.Remove the
power-button assembly.
17. Remove the keyboard.
Steps
After performing the pre-requisites, you are left with the palm rest.
69