Removing The Touchpad; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 5580 Service Manual

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Prerequisites

1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery.

Procedure

1 Peel off the tapes that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2 Open the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
3 Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
4 Remove the three screws (M2x3) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
5 Lift the touchpad bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
6 Remove the four screws (M2x2 Big Head) that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
7 Lift the touchpad off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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Removing the touchpad

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Removing the touchpad
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