Service Manual

h. eDP cable
6. Close the right-display hinge and align the screw holes on the right-display hinge with the screw holes on the system board.
7. Replace the two (M2.5x5) screws to secure it to the palm-rest assembly.
Next steps
1. Install the display assembly.
2. Install the heat sink.
3. Install the fan.
4. Install the wireless card.
5. Install the memory modules.
6. Install the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive (whichever applicable).
7. Install the 3-cell battery or 4-cell battery (whichever applicable).
8. Install the base cover.
9. Install the SD card.
10. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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 SD card.
3. Remove the base cover.
4. Remove the 3-cell battery or 4-cell battery (whichever applicable).
5. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive (whichever applicable).
6. Remove the memory modules.
7. Remove the wireless card.
8. Remove the speakers.
9. Remove the fan.
10. Remove the heat sink.
11. Remove the I/O board.
12. Remove the hard drive assembly.
13. Remove the touchpad.
14. Remove the display assembly.
15. Remove the power-adapter port.
16. Remove the power button.
17. Remove the system board.
NOTE: The system board can be removed along with the heat sink.
About this task
NOTE:
For systems with a plastic chassis, both the left and right RF metal brackets MUST be transferred to the
replacement palm-rest.
The following image indicates the location of the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and provides a visual representation of the
removal procedure.
Removing and installing components
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