User Manual

Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
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.
3 Remove the memory modules.
4 Remove the wireless card.
5 Remove the coin-cell battery.
6 Remove the fan.
7 Remove the solid-state drive/Intel Optane memory module.
8 Remove the hard drive.
9 Remove the I/O board.
10 Remove the touchpad.
11 Remove the speakers.
12 Remove the heat sink.
13 Remove the display assembly.
14 Remove the power-adapter port.
15 Remove the power button with ngerprint reader (optional).
16 Remove the system board.
Procedure
After performing the steps in the prerequisites, we are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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