Palm rest, Removing the palm rest – Dell Inspiron 1721 (Mid 2007) User Manual
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Palm Rest
Dell™ Vostro™ 1700 and Inspiron™ 1720/1721 Service Manual
Removing the Palm Rest
1.
Follow the instructions in
Before You Begin
.
2.
Remove the optical drive (see
Removing the Optical Drive
).
3.
Remove the hard drive (see
Removing a Hard Drive
).
4.
Remove the hinge cover (see
Removing the Hinge Cover
).
5.
Remove the keyboard (see
Removing the Keyboard
).
6.
Remove the display assembly (see
Removing the Display Assembly
).
7.
Remove the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology, if installed (see
Removing the Bluetooth Card
).
8.
Remove the sixteen M2.5 x 8-mm screws from the bottom of the computer.
9.
Turn the computer over and remove the six M2.0 x 3-mm screws that secure the top of the palm rest.
10.
Disconnect the touch pad connector from the system board.
CAUTION:
Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTE:
It is not necessary to remove the Bluetooth cable connector from the system board connector.
NOTE:
The screw locations may vary slightly from the image shown below.