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Removing the touch pad, Prerequisites, Procedure, computer, follow the instructions

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Removing the touch pad WARNING: 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. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover. 2 Remove the wireless card. 3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive". 4 Remove the solid-state drive. 5 Remove the rear-I/O cover. 6 Remove the computer base. 7 Remove the battery. Procedure 1 Open the latch and disconnect the touch-pad cable from the system board. 2 Open the latches and disconnect the touch-pad cable and the touch-pad buttons cable from the touch pad. 3 Remove the five screws (M2x3) that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm-rest assembly. 50

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Removing the touch pad
WARNING: 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
.
Prerequisites
1
Remove the
base cover
.
2
Remove the
wireless card
.
3
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in
"Removing the hard drive"
.
4
Remove the
solid-state drive
.
5
Remove the
rear-I/O cover
.
6
Remove the
computer base
.
7
Remove the
battery
.
Procedure
1
Open the latch and disconnect the touch-pad cable from the system board.
2
Open the latches and disconnect the touch-pad cable and the touch-pad
buttons cable from the touch pad.
3
Remove the five screws (M2x3) that secure the touch-pad bracket to the
palm-rest assembly.
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