Service Manual

Removing the palm rest and
keyboard assembly
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 Remove the battery.
3 Remove the memory modules.
4 Remove the coin-cell battery.
5 Remove the hard drive.
6 Remove the wireless card.
7 Remove the touchpad.
8 Remove the fan.
9 Remove the heat sink.
10 Remove the I/O board.
11 Remove the power and volume-buttons board.
12 Remove the status-light board.
13 Remove the speakers.
14 Remove the display assembly.
15 Remove the power-adapter port.
16 Remove the system board.
Procedure
After performing the steps in prerequisites we are left with the palm-rest and
keyboard assembly.
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