Removing The Power Button With Fingerprint Reader; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell XPS 15 Service Manual

Removing the power button with fingerprint
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NOTE: Applicable only for computers that are shipped with fingerprint reader.
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Prerequisites

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Procedure

Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the I/O-board interposers.
3 Remove the battery.
4 Remove the I/O board.
Procedure
NOTE: Step 1, 2, and 4 are applicable only for the computers that are shipped with fingerprint reader.
1 Open the latch and disconnect the fingerprint-reader cable from the system board and peel the fingerprint-reader cable from the
palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2 Peel the tape that secures the power button cable to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3 Remove the screw (M2x1.7) that secures the power button to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4 Remove the screw (M1.6x1.8) that secures the fingerprint-reader to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
5 Peel and lift the power button and fingerprint reader (optional), along with its cable, off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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