Service Manual

Replacing 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:

• Procedure

• Post-requisites

Procedure

1. Place the touchpad on the palm-rest assembly.

2. Align the screw holes on the touchpad with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

3. Replace the four screws (M2x2.5) that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest assembly.

4. Align the screw holes on the touch-pad bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

5. Replace the four screws (M2x2) that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

6. Adhere the tapes that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest assembly.

7. Slide both ends of the touch-pad cable into their respective connectors on the touchpad and keyboard daughter-board and close the

latches to secure the cable.

8. Slide the keyboard daughter-board cable into their respective connectors on the system board and keyboard daughter-board and

close the latches to secure the cable.

Post-requisites

1. Replace the status-light board.

2. Replace the battery.

3. Replace the base cover.

46 Replacing the touchpad