User Manual

Replacing the touch pad
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 Place the touch pad on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Slide the tabs on the touch-pad bracket into the slots on the palm-rest
assembly.
3 Slide the touch-pad cable into the connector on the touch pad and close
the latch to secure the cable.
4 Align the screw holes on the touch-pad bracket with the screw holes on
the palm-rest assembly.
5 Replace the screws that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm-rest
assembly.
6 Adhere the tape over the touch-pad bracket.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the heat sink.
2 Replace the I/O board.
3 Replace the wireless card.
4 Replace the memory module.
5 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in “Replacing the hard drive”.
6 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”.
7 Follow the procedures from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical
drive”.
8 Replace the keyboard.
9 Replace the battery.
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