10. Connect the front-speaker cable to the system board.
11. Route the front-speaker cable through the routing guides on the system board.
12. Connect the battery cable to the system board.
13. Adhere the tape that secures the battery cable to the system board.
14. Connect the touchpad cable to the system board and close the latch.
15. Connect the keyboard cable to the system board and close the latch.
16. Connect the keyboard-backlight cable to the system board and close the latch.
17. Place the USB Type-C bracket on the system board.
18. Align the screw holes on the USB Type-C bracket to the screw holes on the system board.
19. Replace the two screws (M2x4) that secure the USB Type-C bracket to the system board.
20. Adhere the tape that covers the USB Type-C bracket.
21. Connect the display cable to the system board and close the latch.
22. Adhere the tape that secures the display-cable connector latch to the system board.
23. Close the right-display hinge and align the screw holes on the right-display hinge with the screw holes on the system board.
24. Replace the three screws (M2.5x4) that secure the right-display hinge to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
25. Connect the display-backlight cable to the system board and close the latch.
26. Adhere the tape that secures the display-backlight cable to the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the display board.
2. Install the heat sink without discrete graphics or heat sink with discrete graphics, whichever applicable.
3. Install the wireless card.
4. Install the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive, whichever applicable.
5. Install the memory.
6. Install the base cover.
7. 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 wireless card.
4. Remove the coin-cell battery.
5. Remove the side speakers.
6. Remove the front speakers (4-cell battery) or front speakers (6-cell battery), whichever applicable.
7. Remove the 4-cell battery (64 Wh) or the 6-cell battery (87 Wh), whichever applicable.
8. Remove the fan.
9. Remove the IO board.
10. Remove the power-button board.
11. Remove the power button.
12. Remove the display assembly.
13. Remove the display board.
14. Remove the system board.
NOTE:
The system board can be removed with the following components attached:
● heat sink
● memory
● solid-state drive
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