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 optical drive assembly
4. Remove the base cover
5. Remove the battery
6. Remove the memory
7. Remove the WLAN
8. Remove the SSD
9. Remove the speakers
10. Remove the coin-cell battery
11. Remove the hard drive assembly
12. Remove the system fan
13. Remove the heatsink
14. Remove the IO board
15. Remove the touchpad
16. Remove the display assembly
17. Remove the power button board
18. Remove the power button with fingerprint reader
19. Remove the display hinges
20. Remove the power adapter port
21. 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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