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
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
Place the palm-rest assembly on a flat surface.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the power-button board.
2 Replace the power-adapter port.
3 Replace the keyboard.
4 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 16 in “Replacing the system board”.
5 Replace the speakers.
6 Replace the I/O board.
7 Replace the touch pad.
8 Replace the battery.
9 Replace the coin-cell battery.
10 Replace the computer base.
11 Replace the rear-I/O cover.
12 Replace the memory modules.
13 Replace the solid-state drive.
14 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in "Replacing the hard drive".
15 Replace the wireless card.
16 Replace the base cover.
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