Service Manual

Removing the touchpad

NOTE: 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.

Topics:

• Prerequisites

• Procedure

Prerequisites

1. Remove the base cover.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Remove the status-light board.

Procedure

1. Open the latches and disconnect the keyboard daughter-board cable from the keyboard daughter-board and the system board.

2. Open the latches and disconnect the touchpad cable from the touch pad and the keyboard daughter-board.

Figure 19. Touchpad

system board 2. keyboard daughter-board cable

44 Removing the touchpad