Dell Vostro 1710 (Early 2008) - Manual (Page 49)

Replacing the Palm Rest
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your
computer.
NOTICE: Ensure that the touch pad cable and the cable for the internal card with Bluetooth® wireless
technology are properly routed before snapping the palm rest into place.
This procedure assumes that you have completed the removal procedure Removing the Palm Rest .
1. Align the palm rest with the computer base and gently snap it into place.
2. Connect the touchpad connector to the system board.
3. Connect the multimedia-button pad connector to the system board.
4. Reconnect the finger print reader connector to the system board.
5. Replace the three cap screws located towards the display end of the palm rest.
6. Replace the eight M2.5 x 5-mm screws on the top of the palm rest.
7. Turn the computer upside down and replace the eight M2.5 x 8-mm screws on the bottom of the computer and the one
M2 x 3-mm screw on the fan to secure the palm rest.
8. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly ).
9. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard ).
10. Replace the hinge cover (see Replacing the Hinge Cover ).
11. Replace the WLAN card (see Replacing a WLAN Card ).
12. Replace the hard drive cover. See Removing the Hard Drive for an illustration of the hard drive cover.
13. Replace any blanks you removed from in the ExpressCard slot and the 8- in-1 card slot.
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