Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 Owners Manual - Page 80

Installing the touchpad, Removing the touchpad

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Figure 54. Removing the touchpad Steps 1. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from its connector on the touchpad. 2. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from its connector on the system board. 3. Remove the touchpad cable from the touchpad. 4. Peel up the adhesive tape that secures the touchpad and touchpad bracket. 5. Remove the five screws (M2x2.5) and the four screws (M2x1.8) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 6. Lift the touchpad bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 7. Lift the touchpad off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. Installing the touchpad Prerequisites CAUTION: The information in this section is intended for authorized service technicians only. If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process. 80 Removing and installing Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)

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Figure 54. Removing the touchpad
Steps
1.
Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from its connector on the touchpad.
2.
Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from its connector on the system board.
3.
Remove the touchpad cable from the touchpad.
4.
Peel up the adhesive tape that secures the touchpad and touchpad bracket.
5.
Remove the five screws (M2x2.5) and the four screws (M2x1.8) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and
keyboard assembly.
6.
Lift the touchpad bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
7.
Lift the touchpad off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Installing the touchpad
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
The information in this section is intended for authorized service technicians only.
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process.
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Removing and installing Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)