Steps
1. Place the touchpad onto the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Place the touchpad bracket onto the touchpad and align the screw holes on the touchpad bracket to the screw holes on the
palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Replace the five screws (M2x2) and seven screws (M2x1.8) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and
keyboard assembly.
4. Adhere the tapes to secure the speakers (woofers) and antenna cables onto the touchpad.
5. Place the touchpad cable on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
6. Connect the touchpad cable to its connector on the touchpad and close the latch.
7. Connect the touchpad cable to its connector on the system board and close the latch.
Next steps
1. Install the battery.
2. Install the base cover.
3. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
CAUTION: The information in this section is intended for authorized service technicians only.
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
NOTE:
Ensure that your computer is in Service Mode. For more information see, step 6 in Before working inside your
computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Remove the wireless card.
Removing and installing Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)
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