Installing The Touchpad - Dell Inspiron 5590 Service Manual

Steps
1. Peel the tapes that secure the antenna cables to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
3. Gently slide the touchpad-cable connector under the antenna cables so that the touchpad cable is over the antenna cables.
4. Peel the tapes that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Remove the three screws (M2x2) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
6. Lift the touchpad bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
7. Remove the four screws (M2x2) that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
8. Lift the touchpad, along with the cable, off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

Installing the touchpad

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of touchpad and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.
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