Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one, whichever applicable.
4. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot two, whichever applicable.
5. Remove the
I/O board.
6. Remove the memory module.
7. Remove the wireless card.
8. Remove the display assembly.
9. Remove the battery.
10.Remove the
rear I/O-cover.
11. Remove the touchpad.
12. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 16 in Removing the system board.
NOTE: System board can be removed with the heat sink and USB board attached.
13. Remove the power button.
About this task
After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, we are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE: When replacing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly, the solid-state drive mounting brackets have to be removed from
the existing palm-rest and keyboard assembly and transferred to the replacement palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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