Removing the touchpad
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.
Procedure
1. Open the latch, and disconnect the status-light board cable from the system board.
2. Peel-off the status-light board cable from the touch-pad assembly and place it away from the palm-rest assembly.
3. Peel off the tapes that secure the touch-pad assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
Figure 17. Removing the touch pad cable
a. latch
b. status-light cable
c. tapes (2)
4. Open the latches, and then disconnect the touch-pad cable from the system board and the touch-pad assembly.
5. Remove the four screws (M2x2 Big Head) that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest assembly.
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