Removing the palm rest and keyboard
assembly
NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After
working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Topics:
• Prerequisites
• Procedure
Prerequisites
1. Remove the base cover.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the coin-cell battery.
4. Remove the memory module.
5. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in “Removing the hard drive”.
6. Remove the wireless card.
7. Remove the fan (for computer with integrated graphics card)
8. Remove the heat sink (for computer with integrated graphics card).
9. Remove the heat-sink assembly (for computer with discrete graphics card).
10. Remove the touch pad.
11. Remove the I/O board.
12. Remove the speakers.
13. Remove the status-light board.
14. Remove the solid-state drive.
15. Remove the display assembly.
16. Remove the system board.
17. Remove the power-adapter port.
Procedure
After performing the steps in prerequisites we are left with the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
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