Dell Inspiron 14 - N4050 User Manual - Page 32

Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly

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1 power-button board cable 2 touch-pad cable CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm rest from the computer base to avoid damage to the palm rest. 7. Using a plastic scribe, carefully pry out the palm-rest assembly and then ease the palm-rest assembly from the computer base 8. Lift the palm-rest assembly off the computer base. 1 palm-rest assembly 2 plastic scribe 9. Remove the power button board. See Removing the Power Button Board. Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin. 2. Replace the power button board. See Replacing the Power Button Board. 3. Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and gently snap the palm-rest assembly into place. 4. Slide the touch-pad cable and power-button board cable into the connectors on the system board and press down on the connector latches to secure them. 5. Replace the three screws on the palm-rest assembly. 6. Replace the keyboard. See Replacing the Keyboard. 7. Replace the eight screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base. 8. Replace the battery. See Replacing the Battery.

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7.
Using a plastic scribe, carefully pry out the palm-rest assembly and then ease the palm-rest assembly from the computer base
8.
Lift the palm-rest assembly off the computer base.
9.
Remove the power button board. See
Removing the Power Button Board
.
Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly
1.
Follow the instructions in
Before You Begin
.
2.
Replace the power button board. See
Replacing the Power Button Board
.
3.
Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and gently snap the palm-rest assembly into place.
4.
Slide the touch-pad cable and power-button board cable into the connectors on the system board and press down on the connector latches to secure
them.
5.
Replace the three screws on the palm-rest assembly.
6.
Replace the keyboard. See
Replacing the Keyboard
.
7.
Replace the eight screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.
8.
Replace the battery. See
Replacing the Battery
.
1
power-button board cable
2
touch-pad cable
CAUTION:
Carefully separate the palm rest from the computer base to avoid damage to the palm rest.
1
palm-rest assembly
2
plastic scribe