Removing the power-button board
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Topics:
• Prerequisites
• Procedure
Prerequisites
1. Remove the optical drive.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Remove the display assembly.
Procedure
1. Lift the latch and disconnect the power-button board cable from the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Remove the screw that secures the power-button board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Peel off the tape that secures the power-button board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Lift the power-button board off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
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latch 2. power-button board cable
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