10. Remove the wireless card.
11. Remove the speakers.
12. Remove the power adapter port.
13. Remove the power button.
14. Remove the system board.
NOTE: System board can be removed with the fan and heat-sink assembly, ethernet and audio board, and USB board
attached.
15. Remove the ethernet and audio board.
16. Remove the USB board.
17. Remove the fan and heat-sink assembly.
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, the solid-state drive holder, and the touchpad bracket must to be removed from the
existing palm rest and transferred to the replacement palm rest.
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
Place the palm-rest and keyboard assembly on a flat surface.
NOTE:
When replacing the palm rest, the solid-state drive holder must be transferred from the old palm rest to the
replacement palm rest.
50 Removing and installing components