Installing The Palm-Rest And Keyboard Assembly - Dell Latitude 3440 Service Manual

12. Remove the speakers.
13. Remove the touchpad.
14. Remove the system board.
NOTE: The system board can be removed with the thermal heat-sink attached to it in order to simplify the procedure
and preserve the thermal bond between the system board and the thermal heat-sink.
15. Remove the power-adapter
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NOTE: The palm-rest assembly cannot be further disassembled once all the pre-removal parts procedures are completed. If
the keyboard is malfunctioning and is required to be replaced, replace the entire palm-rest assembly.
The image below shows the palm-rest assembly after the pre-removal parts procedures have been performed for any palm-rest
assembly replacement.
Steps
After performing the pre-requisites, you are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
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The following image indicates the location of the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and provides a visual representation of the
installation procedure.
74 Removing and installing components
port.