User Manual

Replacing the power-button
board
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.
Procedure
1 Slide the power-button board under the tab on the palm-rest assembly
and align the screw hole on the power-button board with the screw hole
on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Replace the screw that secures the power-button board to the palm-rest
assembly.
3 Adhere the tape that secures the power-button board to the palm-rest
assembly.
4 Adhere the power-button board cable to the palm-rest assembly.
5 Slide the power-button board cable through the slot on the palm-rest
assembly.
6 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
7 Slide the power-button board cable into its connector on the system
board and close the latch to secure the cable.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”.
2 Replace the keyboard.
3 Follow the procedures from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical
drive”.
4 Replace the battery.
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