Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Removing the palmrest and keyboard assembly
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer
2. Remove the SD memory card
3. Remove the base cover
4. Remove the battery
5. Remove the memory
6. Remove the WLAN
7. Remove the SSD
8. Remove the speakers
9. Remove the coin-cell battery
10. Remove the hard drive assembly
11. Remove the system fan
12. Remove the heatsink
13. Remove the IO board
14. Remove the touchpad
15. Remove the display assembly
16. Remove the power button board
17. Remove the power button
18. Remove the display hinges
19. Remove the power adapter port
20. Remove the system board
About this task
After performing the preceding steps, you are left with the palmrest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE: The system board can be removed and installed together with the heatsink still attached.
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