Palm-Rest Assembly; Removing The Palm-Rest Assembly - Dell P12F Service Manual

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Palm-Rest Assembly

WARNING:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information,
see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION:
Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your
computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is not covered
by your warranty.
CAUTION:
To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist
grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a
connector on your computer).
CAUTION:
To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery
(see "Removing the Battery" on page 17) before working inside the computer.

Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly

1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 9.
2 Remove the base cover (see "Removing the Base Cover" on page 13).
3 Remove the battery (see "Removing the Battery" on page 17).
4 Follow the instructions from step 5 to step 16 in Removing the System
Board.
5 Remove the keyboard (see "Removing the Keyboard" on page 69).
6 Remove the speakers (see "Removing the Speakers" on page 73).
7 Remove the power-button board (see "Removing the Power-Button Board"
on page 43).
8 Remove the ac-adapter connector (see "Removing the AC-Adapter
Connector" on page 39).
9 Remove the audio board (see "Removing the Audio Board" on page 47).
10 Remove the battery status-light board (see "Removing the Battery Status-
Light Board" on page 51).
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