Steps
1. Place the keyboard-bracket on the keyboard.
2. Align the screw holes on the keyboard bracket with the screw holes on the keyboard.
3. Replace the 30 screws (M1.2x2) that secure the keyboard bracket to the keyboard.
4. Move the antenna cables over the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Adhere the tapes that secure the antenna cables to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
6. Move the keyboard cable over the keyboard.
7. Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard and close the latch.
8. Adhere the power-button cable to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Next steps
1. Install the I/O board.
2. Install the power button.
3. Install the system board.
4. Install the keyboard-controller board.
5. Install the touchpad.
6. Install the display assembly.
7. Install the heat pipe.
8. Install the left fan.
9. Install the right fan.
10. Install the speakers.
11. Install the headset port.
12. Install the power-adapter port.
13. Install the rear-I/O cover.
14. Install the battery.
15. Install the memory.
16. Install the base cover.
17. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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 memory.
4. Remove the battery.
5. Remove the rear-I/O cover.
6. Remove the power-adapter port.
7. Remove the headset port.
8. Remove the speakers.
9. Remove the left fan.
10. Remove the right fan.
11. Remove the heat pipe.
12. Remove the display assembly.
13. Remove the touchpad.
14. Remove the keyboard-controller board.
15. Remove the system board.
NOTE:
The system board can be removed and installed along with the heat sink, memory and solid-state drives. This
simplifies the removal and installation procedure and avoids breaking the thermal bond between the system board and
heat sink.
16. Remove the power button.
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