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Palm-rest and keyboard assembly

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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 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive, as applicable. 6. Remove the solid-state drive bracket. 7. Remove the processor fan. 8. Remove the graphics-card fan. 9. Remove the rear I/O-cover. 10. Remove the power-adapter port. 11. Remove the headset port. 12. Remove the display assembly. 13. Remove the speakers. 14. Remove the touchpad. 15. Remove the keyboard-controller board. 16. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 19 in Removing 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. 17. Remove the I/O board. 18. Remove the power button. Steps After performing the pre-requisites, you are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. NOTE: The replacement palm-rest and keyboard assembly will be shipped with speakers. Install the speakers onto the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. For removal and installation procedures, see Removing the speakers and Installing the speakers. 81

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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
2230 solid-state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive
, as applicable.
6.
Remove the
solid-state drive bracket
.
7.
Remove the
processor fan
.
8.
Remove the
graphics-card fan
.
9.
Remove the
rear I/O-cover
.
10.
Remove the
power-adapter port
.
11.
Remove the
headset port
.
12.
Remove the
display assembly
.
13.
Remove the
speakers
.
14.
Remove the
touchpad
.
15.
Remove the
keyboard-controller board
.
16.
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 19 in
Removing 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.
17.
Remove the
I/O board
.
18.
Remove the
power button
.
Steps
After performing the pre-requisites, you are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE:
The replacement palm-rest and keyboard assembly will be shipped with speakers. Install the speakers onto the palm-rest
and keyboard assembly. For removal and installation procedures, see
Removing the speakers
and
Installing the speakers
.
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