Power button with optional fingerprint reader
Removing the power-button with optional fingerprint reader
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the I/O board.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the power-button with optional fingerprint reader and provides a visual
representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
1. Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the power-button with optional fingerprint reader to the palm-rest and
keyboard assembly.
2. Open the latch and disconnect the power-button cable from the fingerprint-reader board, if applicable.
NOTE: This step is only applicable if your computer was shipped with the optional fingerprint reader.
3. Peel the Mylar that secures and grounds the power-button cable to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly, if applicable.
NOTE: This step is only applicable if your computer was shipped with the optional fingerprint reader.
4. Lift the power-button, along with its cable, off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Removing and installing components
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