Service Manual

Removing the power and
volume-buttons board
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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 coin-cell battery.
Procedure
1 Peel off the tape that secures the power and volume-buttons board-
cable to the palm-rest assembly.
2 Disconnect the power and volume-buttons board-cable from the I/O
board.
3 Remove the power and volume-buttons board-cable from the routing
guides on the palm-rest assembly.
4 Remove the screw that secures the power and volume-buttons board to
the palm-rest assembly.
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