Removing the status-light board
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.
Prerequisites
1. Remove the base cover.
2. Remove the battery.
Procedure
1. Open the latch and disconnect the status-light board cable from the keyboard daughter-board.
2. Peel off the tape that secures the speaker cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Note the speaker-cable routing and remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Figure 16. Removing the status-light board
1.
latch 2. status-light board cable
3. palm rest and keyboard assembly 4. speaker cable
5. tape
4. Peel off the foam that secures the status-light board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Peel off the status-light board cable from the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
6. Lift the status-light board along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
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