Dell Inspiron 7000 Service Manual page 82

5. Turn the unit back over.
6. Remove the three 6-mm screws from the top of the base assembly, along
the back edge.
7 . Remove the 6-mm screw from the DC-DC board.
8. Remove the 4-mm screw and the washer securing the grounding strap to
the PC Card heat shield.
9. Disconnect the speaker wire harness from connector JP18 on the left side
of the system board.
This wire harness also contains wiring for the touch pad and the touch pad
buttons.
10. Disconnect the LED cable from connector JP10 on the system board.
11. Remove the palmrest assembly from the base assembly.
Start at the back right of the computer and move forward around the com-
puter. Carefully lift the palmrest assembly up and pull it forward to unsnap
the hidden tabs spaced around the sides and along the top of the battery
bay and options bay.
When replacing the palmrest assembly, orient the assembly in its original posi-
tion on the base assembly and press firmly near each tab until the palmrest
assembly snaps into place. Start at the front to align those tabs first. Make
sure that all the tabs are aligned.
The following subsections provide removal and replacement procedures for
the components of the palmrest assembly.
Removing and Replacing Parts 4-47