TouchPad button board
Description Spare part number
TouchPad button board (includes cable) 732078-001
Before removing the TouchPad button board, follow these steps:
1. Turn off the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn
the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect the power from the computer by unplugging the power cord from the computer.
3. Disconnect all external devices from the computer.
4. Remove the battery (see
Battery on page 43), and then remove the following components:
a. Optical drive (see
Optical drive on page 48).
b. Service door (see
Service door on page 45).
c. WLAN module (see
WLAN module on page 47).
d. Memory module (see
Memory module on page 45).
e. Keyboard (see
Keyboard on page 55).
f. Top cover (see
Top cover on page 61).
Remove the TouchPad button board:
1. Turn the top cover upside down, with the front toward you.
2. Release the TouchPad ZIF connector, and then disconnect the TouchPad button board cable (1)
from the TouchPad board.
3. Remove the Phillips M2.0×3.5 screw (2) that secures the TouchPad button board bracket to
the top cover.
4. Remove the TouchPad button board (3) carefully lifting the cable from the guides (the cable
attached to the top cover was disconnected when removing the top cover).
5. Lift up the TouchPad button board (4).
Component replacement procedures
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