Replacing the palm-rest assembly – Dell Inspiron 14 (N4120, Early 2011) User Manual
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Palm-Rest Assembly
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Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly
1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 9.
2 Replace the power button board (see "Replacing the Power Button Board"
3 Replace the hot-key board (see "Replacing the Hot-Key Board" on
4 Align the tabs on the palm-rest assembly with the slots on the computer
base and gently snap the palm-rest assembly in place.
5 Slide the power-button cable, touch-pad cable, and hot-key board cable
into the connectors on the system board and press down on the connector
latches to secure them.
6 Replace the five screws on the palm-rest assembly.
7 Replace the keyboard (see "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 29).
8 Turn the computer over and replace the ten screws at the bottom of the
computer.
9 Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 5 in "Replacing the Optical
10 Replace the module cover (see "Replacing the Module Cover" on page 18).
11 Replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" on page 16).
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.