Service Manual

Removing the palm-rest and keyboard

assembly

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 memory modules.

4. Remove the coin-cell battery.

5. Remove the hard drive.

6. Remove the wireless card.

7. Remove the keyboard daughter-board.

8. Remove the touchpad.

9. Remove the fan.

10. Remove the heat sink.

11. Remove the I/O board.

12. Remove the power and volume-buttons board.

13. Remove the status-light board.

14. Remove the speakers.

15. Remove the display assembly.

16. Remove the power-adapter port.

17. Remove the system board.

Procedure

After performing the steps in prerequisites we are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

64 Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly