Removing The Palm Rest - Dell Inspiron 1564 Service Manual

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Palm Rest
Dell™ Inspiron™ 1564 Service Manual
Removing the Palm Rest
Replacing the Palm Rest
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practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface.
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 help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
Removing the Palm Rest
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the battery (see Removing the
3. Remove the optical drive (see
4. Remove the module cover (see
5. Disconnect the Mini-Card antenna cables (see
6. Note of the routing of the Mini-Card antenna cables and remove them from the routing guides on the bottom of the computer.
7. Remove the fourteen screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.
1 screws (14) 2 Mini-Card antenna cable routing
8. Remove the power button panel (see
9. Remove the keyboard (see
10. Lift the connector latch, then pull the pull-tab to disconnect the touch pad cable from the connector on the system board.
11. Pull the Mini-Card antenna cables up through the slot in the computer base.
12. Note the routing of the Mini-Card antenna cables and remove them from the routing guides on the palm rest.
13. Remove the six screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.
Begin.
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Removing the Optical Drive).
Removing the Module Cover).
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Removing the Power Button
Removing the Keyboard).
Removing the
Mini-Card).
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