Dell Inspiron 7786 - 36 Removing the Touchpad; Prerequisites; Procedure

Removing the touchpad
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Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery.
Procedure
1 Remove the three screws (M2x2) that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
2 Lift the touch-pad bracket o the palm-rest assembly.
3 Open the latch, and disconnect the touch-pad cable from touch-pad assembly.
4 Peel o the tapes that secure the touch-pad assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
5 Remove the four screws (M2x2) that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest assembly.
6 Lift the touchpad o the palm-rest assembly.
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