Removing The Touchpad; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Alienware Area-51m Service Manual

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Removing the touchpad

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in
in
After working inside your
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1
Remove the
base
cover.
2
Remove the battery.
3
Remove the
solid-state drive
4
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in
5
Remove the speakers.
6
Remove the
computer

Procedure

1
Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
2
Peel off the touchpad cable from the touchpad bracket.
3
Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad-button cable from the touchpad.
4
Remove the five screws (M2x2.5) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
5
Slide the touchpad bracket at an angle and lift it off the palm-rest assembly.
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Before working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
(in SSD2 slot).
base.
computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
Removing the hard
drive.

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