Removing The Palm-Rest Assembly - Dell Inspiron N5110 Service Manual

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Palm-Rest Assembly
Dell™ Inspiron™ N5110 Service Manual
Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly
Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is
not covered by your warranty.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface (such as a connector on your computer).
CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Remove the battery (see Removing the
3. Remove the six screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.
4. Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
5. Remove the keyboard (see
6. Remove the four screws on the palm-rest assembly.
CAUTION: Pull on the plastic tab on top of the connectors to avoid damaging the connectors.
7. Disconnect the power-button board cable, touch-pad cable, and hot-key board cable from the connectors on the system board.
Begin.
Battery).
Removing the Keyboard).
Removing the Battery) before working inside the