Removing the palm rest and
keyboard assembly
WARNING: 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.
3 Remove the power and volume-buttons board.
4 Remove the wireless card.
5 Follow the procedure from “Removing the hard drive” (Only for
computers shipped with a hard drive).
6 Remove the I/O board.
7 Remove the power-adapter port.
8 Remove the touch pad.
9 Remove the speakers.
10 Remove the processor fan and heatsink assembly.
11 Remove the system board.
12 Remove the display assembly.
Procedure
After performing the steps in prerequisites we are left with the palmrest and
keyboard assembly.
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