Replacing the power-button
board
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Topics:
• Procedure
• Post-requisites
Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the power-button board with the screw holes on the
palm-rest assembly.
2 Replace the screws that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest
assembly.
3 Connect the power-button board cable to the power-button board.
4 Slide the touch-pad cable and the status-light cable into their respective
connectors on the power-button board and press down the latches to secure
the cables.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 11 in “Replacing the palm rest”.
2 Replace the base panel.
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