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Replacing the Palm Rest

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8. Lift the connector latch and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the touch pad cable from the system board connector. CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm rest from the computer base to avoid damage to the palm rest. 9. Starting with the right side of the palm rest, carefully pull up to disengage the tabs on the palm rest from the computer base. 10. Lift the palm rest off the computer base. 1 palm rest 3 pull-tab 2 connector latch 4 touch pad cable Replacing the Palm Rest 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin. 2. Align the palm rest on the computer base and gently snap the palm rest into place. 3. Slide the touch pad cable into the system board connector. Press down on the connector latch to secure the cable. 4. Replace the four screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base. 5. Turn the computer over and replace the fourteen screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base. 6. Replace the Mini-Card cover (follow the instructions from step 7 to step 8 in Replacing the Mini-Card(s)). 7. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard). 8. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery). CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in damage to the computer. Back to Contents Page

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8.
Lift the connector latch and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the touch pad cable from the system board connector.
9.
Starting with the right side of the palm rest, carefully pull up to disengage the tabs on the palm rest from the computer base.
10.
Lift the palm rest off the computer base.
Replacing the Palm Rest
1.
Follow the procedures in
Before You Begin
.
2.
Align the palm rest on the computer base and gently snap the palm rest into place.
3.
Slide the touch pad cable into the system board connector. Press down on the connector latch to secure the cable.
4.
Replace the four screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.
5.
Turn the computer over and replace the fourteen screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.
6.
Replace the Mini-Card cover (follow the instructions from
step 7
to
step 8
in
Replacing the Mini
-
Card(s)
).
7.
Replace the keyboard (see
Replacing the Keyboard
).
8.
Replace the battery (see
Replacing the Battery
).
Back to Contents Page
CAUTION:
Carefully separate the palm rest from the computer base to avoid damage to the palm rest.
1
palm rest
2
connector latch
3
pull-tab
4
touch pad cable
CAUTION:
Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may
result in damage to the computer.