Removing the palm rest and
keyboard assembly
WARNING: 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.
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.
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