10. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
11. Open the latch and disconnect the power-button board cable from the system board.
12. Remove the four screws (M2x3) that secure the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
13. Gently lift the system board off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and turn over the system board to access the
power-adapter port cable.
14. Peel off the adhesive tape that secures the power-adapter port cable to the system board.
15. Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board.
Installing the system board
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process.
About this task
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board.
System board (front)
System board (back)
Removing and installing components
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