Replacing the power-button board
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Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the power-button board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Replace the three screws (M2x3) that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.
3 Adhere the Mylar that covers the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the system board.
2 Replace the power-adapter port.
3 Replace the solid-state drive/Intel Optane.
4 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 7 in Replacing the heat sink.
5 Replace the wireless card.
6 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing the hard drive.
7 Replace the battery (half-length) or the battery (full-length), whichever applicable.
8 Replace the base cover.
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