Service Manual

Removing the palm rest
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 (half-length) or the battery (full-length), whichever applicable.
3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive.
4 Remove the solid-state drive/Intel Optane.
5 Remove the I/O board.
6 Remove the coin-cell battery.
7 Remove the wireless card.
8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the heat sink.
9 Remove the speakers.
10 Remove the touchpad.
11 Remove the power-adapter port.
12 Remove the display assembly.
13 Remove the system board.
14 Remove the power-button board.
15 Remove the keyboard.
Procedure
After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, we are left with the palm rest.
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