Replacing The Palm-Rest Assembly - Dell Inspiron M5040 Owner's Manual

1 power-button board cable
CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm rest from the computer base to avoid damage to the palm rest.
7. Using a plastic scribe, carefully pry out the palm-rest assembly and then ease the palm-rest assembly from the computer base
8. Lift the palm-rest assembly off the computer base.
1 palm-rest assembly 2
9. Remove the power button board. See
Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Replace the power button board. See
3. Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and gently snap the palm-rest assembly into place.
4. Slide the touch-pad cable and power-button board cable into the connectors on the system board and press down on the connector latches to secure
them.
5. Replace the two screws on the palm-rest assembly.
6. Replace the keyboard. See
7. Replace the 11 screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.
8. Replace the battery. See Replacing the
2 touch-pad cable
plastic scribe
Removing the Power Button
Begin.
Replacing the Power Button
Replacing the Keyboard.
Battery.
Board.
Board.