Removing the power-button board
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steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside
your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/
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Topics:
• Prerequisites
• Procedure
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery.
3 Remove the rear cover.
4 Remove the computer base.
5 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 17 in Removing the computer base.
Procedure
1 Close the display and turn the palm-rest assembly over.
2 Peel the tape that secures the ngerprint-reader board and the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.
3 Open the latch and disconnect the ngerprint-reader board cable from the ngerprint-reader board.
4 Peel the power-button board cable from the palm-rest assembly.
5 Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.
6 Lift the power-button board, along with the cable, o the palm-rest assembly.
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