Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Remove the WLAN card.
5. Remove the SSD-1 (M.2 2280 or M.2 2230).
6. Remove the SSD-2 (M.2 2280 or M.2 2230).
7. Remove the GPU fan.
8. Remove the system fan.
9. Remove the speakers.
10. Remove the I/O board.
11. Remove the heat sink - discrete or UMA based on the configuration selected.
12. Remove the DC-in port.
13. Remove the power button with fingerprint reader.
14. Remove the memory module.
15. Remove the system board.
16. Remove the display assembly.
NOTE: The system board can be removed along with the heat sink.
About this task
The figure indicates the location of the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, you are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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