Palm rest, Removing the palm rest – Dell Latitude E5400 (Mid 2008) User Manual
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Palm Rest
Dell™ Latitude™ E5400 Discrete Service Manual
Removing the Palm Rest
1.
Follow the procedures in
Before Working Inside Your Computer
.
2.
Remove the
battery
from the computer.
3.
Remove the
access panel
from the computer.
4.
Remove the
hinge cover
from the computer.
5.
Remove the
keyboard
from the computer.
6.
Remove the
display assembly
from the computer.
7.
Turn the computer upside-down and remove the twelve palm rest screws from the bottom of the computer.
8.
Turn the computer right-side up and disconnect the fingerprint reader data cable from the system board.
9.
Disconnect the touch pad data cable from the system board.
10.
Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
11.
Disconnect the display data cable from the system board.
12.
Remove the three palm rest screws located along the top edge of the computer.
13.
Remove the four remaining palm rest screws from the computer.
14.
Starting in the back right corner of the palm rest, carefully release the palm rest from the bottom plastics of the computer. Work your way around the
computer until the palm rest is completely free.
WARNING:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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