Replacing The Palm Rest - Dell Inspiron 1370 Service Manual

8. Lift the connector latch and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the touch pad cable from the system board connector.
CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm rest from the computer base to avoid damage to the palm rest.
9. Starting with the right side of the palm rest, carefully pull up to disengage the tabs on the palm rest from the computer base.
10. Lift the palm rest off the computer base.
1 palm rest 2
3 pull-tab 4
Replacing the Palm Rest
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Align the palm rest on the computer base and gently snap the palm rest into place.
3. Slide the touch pad cable into the system board connector. Press down on the connector latch to secure the cable.
4. Replace the four screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.
5. Turn the computer over and replace the fourteen screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.
6. Replace the Mini-Card cover (follow the instructions from
7. Replace the keyboard (see
8. Replace the battery (see Replacing the
CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may
result in damage to the computer.
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touch pad cable
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Replacing the Keyboard).
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