Removing the palm-rest assembly
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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/
regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery.
3 Remove the coin-cell battery.
4 Remove the wireless card.
5 Remove the display assembly.
6 Remove the I/O board.
7 Remove the power button with ngerprint reader. (if installed)
8 Remove the solid-state drive.
9 Remove the heat sink.
10 Remove the fan.
11 Remove the system board.
12 Remove the status-light board.
13 Remove the touchpad.
14 Remove the keyboard.
Procedure
After performing all the prerequisites, we are left with the palm rest.
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