Removing the power-button
board
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Prerequisites
1 Remove the battery.
2 Remove the base cover.
3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Removing the hard drive”.
4 Remove the wireless card.
5 Remove the memory modules.
6 Remove the keyboard.
7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in “Removing the optical
drive”.
8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the computer
base”.
9 Remove the I/O board.
10 Remove the heat-sink assembly.
11 Remove the system board.
12 Remove the power-adapter port.
13 Remove the display assembly.
Procedure
1 Remove the screw that secures the power-button board to the palm-rest
assembly.
2 Peel off the tape that secures the power-button board to the palm rest.
3 Peel off the power-button board cable from the palm rest.
4 Slide the power-button board from under the tabs on the palm rest.
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