Replacing the palm rest
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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Replace the touchpad.
2 Replace the status-light board.
3 Replace the power-button board.
4 Replace the keyboard.
5 Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.
6 Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and snap it into place.
7 Close the display and turn the computer over.
8 Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.
9 Connect the keyboard cable and the keyboard-backlight cable to the system board.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the solid-state drive” .
2 Replace the base panel.
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