Service Manual

5. Lift the latch and connect the keyboard FPC and the keyboard backlight FPC to their connectors on the touchpad module.
NOTE: For models shipped with a keyboard backlight.
Next steps
1. Install the system board.
2. Install the inner frame.
3. Install the heat-sink for integrated graphics or heat-sink for discrete graphics.
4. Install the secondary solid-state drive.
5. Install the solid-state drive.
6. Install the interposer board module.
7. Install the CAMM module or long CAMM module or memory module.
8. Install the battery.
9. Install the SIM card.
10. Install the base cover.
11. Follow the procedure in after working inside your computer.
Palm rest
Removing the palmrest
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the SIM card.
4. Remove the battery.
5. Remove the CAMM module or long CAMM module or memory module.
6. Remove the interposer board module.
7. Remove the solid-state drive.
8. Remove the secondary solid-state drive.
9. Remove the heat-sink for integrated graphics or heat-sink for discrete graphics.
10. Remove the GPU card.
11. Remove the GPU power cable.
12. Remove the power-button board.
13. Remove the power-button.
14. Remove the speakers.
15. Remove the inner frame.
16. Remove the SD card reader.
17. Remove the system board.
18. Remove the coin-cell battery.
19. Remove the display assembly.
20. Remove the power-adapter port.
21. Remove the smart card reader.
22. Remove the keyboard.
About this task
The figure below shows the palmrest after performing the pre-removal parts procedures for any palm rest replacement.
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Removing and installing components