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NOTICE:
Disconnect the computer and attached devices from electrical outlets and remove any installed batteries.
NOTICE:
To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer.
NOTICE:
The reserve battery provides power to the computer's RTC and NVRAM when the computer is turned off. Removing the palm rest disconnects
the reserve battery and causes the computer to lose the date and time information as well as all user-specified parameters in NVRAM. If possible, make
a copy of this information before you disconnect the reserve battery.
1. Follow the instructions in
"Preparing to Work Inside the
2. Remove the
hard drive
and the
3. Remove the
keyboard
assembly.
4. Remove the
hinge
cover.
5. Remove the display.
NOTICE:
To avoid damaging the palm rest assembly, you must first remove the display assembly.
6. Turn the computer over.
7. Remove the nine M2.5 x 20-mm screws (labeled with a "circle P") that secure the palm rest to the computer.
8. Turn the computer over.
9. Use the pull loop to disconnect the palm rest flex cable from the touch-pad connector on the system board.
10. Carefully lift out the palm rest assembly.
Computer."
fixed optical
drive.
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