Removing the power button with fingerprint
reader
NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the 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 wireless card.
3. Remove the fan.
4. Remove the heat sink.
5. Remove the display assembly.
6. Remove the I/O board.
Procedure
1. Disconnect the fingerprint-reader cable from the system board and peel the fingerprint-reader cable off the palm-rest
assembly.
2. Remove the screw (M3x3) that secures the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.
3. Using a plastic scribe, peel the power-button board from the palm-rest assembly.
4. Lift the power-button board, along with its cable, off the palm-rest assembly.
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