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Palm-rest and keyboard assembly

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Steps 1. Align and place the power button, along with its cable, into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 2. Align the screw holes on the power-button bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 3. Replace the two screws (M1.2x1.6) that secure the power-button bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. Next steps 1. Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 19 in Replacing the system board. NOTE: The system board can be removed and installed along with the heat sink. This simplifies the removal and installation procedure and avoids breaking the thermal bond between the system board and heat sink. 2. Install the rear I/O-cover. 3. Install the wireless card. 4. Install the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive, as applicable. 5. Install the battery. 6. Install the base cover. 7. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Palm-rest and keyboard assembly Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the base cover. 3. Remove the battery. 4. Remove the wireless card. 5. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive, as applicable. 6. Remove the rear I/O-cover. 7. Remove the headset port. 8. Remove the display assembly. 9. Remove the speakers. 55

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Steps
1.
Align and place the power button, along with its cable, into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2.
Align the screw holes on the power-button bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3.
Replace the two screws (M1.2x1.6) that secure the power-button bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Next steps
1.
Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 19 in
Replacing the system board
.
NOTE:
The system board can be removed and installed along with the heat sink. This simplifies the removal and installation
procedure and avoids breaking the thermal bond between the system board and heat sink.
2.
Install the
rear I/O-cover
.
3.
Install the
wireless card
.
4.
Install the
M.2 2230 solid-state drive
or
M.2 2280 solid-state drive
, as applicable.
5.
Install the
battery
.
6.
Install the
base cover
.
7.
Follow the procedure in
After working inside your computer
.
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
2.
Remove the
base cover
.
3.
Remove the
battery
.
4.
Remove the
wireless card
.
5.
Remove the
M.2 2230 solid-state drive
or
M.2 2280 solid-state drive
, as applicable.
6.
Remove the
rear I/O-cover
.
7.
Remove the
headset port
.
8.
Remove the
display assembly
.
9.
Remove the
speakers
.
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