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Steps
1. Align the system board on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE:
There is a screw hole on the system board that is marked "Inspiron 7300", only install a screw into this location
when installing system board for Inspiron 7300.
2. Connect the coin-cell battery cable, fingerprint-reader cable, I/O-board cable, touchpad cable, keyboard cable and keyboard-
backlit cable, speaker cable from the system board.
3. Connect the DC-IN cable.
4. Lift the protective tape and connect the EDP cable.
5. Lift the protective tape and Connect the wireless-card antennas from the wireless-card.
6. Place the wireless-card bracket on the wireless-card and replace the single (M2x2.5) screw to secure the wireless-card
bracket to the system board.
7. Push the display hinge down and replace the single (M2x3) screw to secure the left display hinge to the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the
display
assembly.
2. Install the
solid state
drive.
3. Install the
heat
sink.
4. Install the fan.
5. Install the
4-cell battery
6. Install the
base
cover.
7. Follow the procedure in
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the
base
cover.
3. Remove the
4-cell battery
4. Remove the speakers.
5. Remove the
system
board.
NOTE:
The system board can be removed with the heat sink attached.
6. Remove the
display
assembly.
7. Remove the
power-adapter
8. Remove the touchpad.
About this task
The following image indicates the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal
procedure.
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Disassembly and reassembly
or the
2-cell
battery.
After working inside your
Before working inside your
or the
3-cell
battery.
port.
computer.
computer.
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