11. Remove the
power adapter
12. Remove the
power
button.
13. Remove the
system
board.
NOTE:
System board can be removed with the fan and heat-sink assembly, I/O board, and USB board attached.
14. Remove the
I/O
board.
15. Remove the
USB
board.
16. Remove the
fan and heat-sink
About this task
After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, we are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE:
When replacing the palm rest, the solid-state drive holder. USB Type-C bracket, and the touchpad bracket must to
be removed from the existing palm rest and transferred to the replacement palm rest.
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
Place the palm-rest and keyboard assembly on a flat surface.
NOTE:
When replacing the palm rest, the solid-state drive holder has to be transferred from the old palm rest to the
replacement palm rest.
port.
assembly.
Removing and installing components
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