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16 Locate the small gaps on the top side of the palm rest and insert a small
flat-blade screwdriver or non-marring scribe into each gap to separate the
palm rest from the base enclosure.
17 Once the top side is separated, pry loose the left and right sides of the palm
rest, and finally the bottom side until all the palm rest retaining tabs have
been released.
18 Lift the palm rest assembly from the base enclosure.
19 Place the new palm rest assembly on top of the base enclosure and press
it down on all sides until it snaps into place.
20 Reconnect the speaker, multimedia, and touchpad cables to their respective
system board connectors.
21 Secure the palm rest assembly with the screws removed in steps 13 and 15.
22 Reinstall the LCD panel assembly by performing steps 16–23 of the
“Replacing the LCD panel assembly” procedure on page 64.
23 Reinstall the keyboard and the keyboard cover by performing steps 5–8 of
the “Replacing the keyboard” procedure on page 62.
24 Return the optical screw drive in its place.
25 Reinstall the hard drive by performing steps 8 and 9 of the “Replacing the
hard drive” procedure on page 54.
26 If you have disconnected any wireless antennas, reconnect them now.
27 Reinstall the bay cover.