Dell Inspiron 1750 (Mid 2009) - Manual (Page 45)

16. Starting at the right or left of the palm rest, use your fingers to separate the palm rest from the computer base.
17. 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. Replace the three screws on the palm rest.
4. Connect the power button board cable and touch pad cable to the respective system board connectors.
5. Route the Mini-Card antenna cables, and guide the cables to the bottom of the computer through the cable routing slot.
6. Connect the display cable, camera cable, and Bluetooth board cable to the respective system board connectors.
7. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard ).
8. Replace the center control cover (see Replacing the Center Control Cover ).
9. Replace the eleven screws at the bottom of the computer.
10. Route the Mini-Card antenna cables through the routing guides at the bottom of the computer, and replace the Mini-Card (see Replacing the Mini-Card ).
11. Replace the memory module(s) (see Replacing the Memory Module(s) ).
12. Replace the module cover (see Replacing the Module Cover ).
13. Replace the optical drive (see Replacing the Optical Drive ).
14. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive ).
15. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery ).
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1 power button board cable connector 2 screws (3)
3 palm rest 4 touch pad cable connector
CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm rest from the computer base to avoid damage to the palm rest.
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.