Touchpad; Removing The Touchpad - Dell P117F001 Service Manual

Steps
1. Align the screw holes on the I/O board with the screw holes on the system board and palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Align the ports on the I/O board to the slots on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Place the I/O board on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the I/O board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Connect the I/O board cable to the I/O board.
6. Close the latch and replace the clear adhesive tape.
7. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the I/O board.
8. Connect the optional fingerprint-reader cable to the I/O board and close the latch to secure the cable.
9. Align the screw holes on the RJ-45 Network Port assembly with the screw holes of the I/O board.
10. Replace the three screws (M2x5) that secure the RJ-45 Network Port assembly to the I/O board.
11. Close the right-display hinge.
12. Replace the three screws (M2.5x5) that secure the right-display hinge of the display assembly to the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the base cover.
2. Follow the procedure in

Touchpad

Removing the touchpad

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
NOTE: Ensure that your computer is in Service Mode. For more information see, step 6 in
computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the 3-cell battery
About this task
The following image(s) indicate the location of the touchpad and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
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