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3. Connect the touchpad cable, the keyboard-backlight cable, and the keyboard cable to their respective connectors on the
system board and close the respective latches.
4. Connect the coin-cell battery cable and the speaker cable to the connectors on the system board.
5. Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board and close the latch.
6. Connect the I/O-board cable to the system board and close the latch.
Next steps
1. Install the
display
assembly.
2. Install the
heat sink (for integrated graphics)
3. Install the
wireless
card.
4. Install the
memory
module.
5. Install the
solid-state
6. Install the battery.
7. Install the
base
cover.
8. 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 battery.
4. Remove the
memory
module.
5. Remove the
solid-state
6. Remove the
wireless
card.
7. Remove the
I/O
board.
8. Remove the touchpad.
9. Remove the fan.
10. Remove the
display
assembly.
11. Remove the
coin-cell
12. Remove the speakers.
13. Remove the
power-adapter
14. Remove the
power-button board
15. Remove the
system
board.
NOTE:
The system board is removed and installed with the heat sink attached, when replacing the palm-rest and
keyboard assembly. This simplifies the procedure and avoids breaking the thermal bond between system board and the
heat sink.
About this task
After performing the preceding steps, you are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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Removing and installing components
or the
drive.
After working inside your
Before working inside your
drive.
battery.
port.
or the
power-button with fingerprint
heat sink (for discrete
computer.
computer.
reader.
graphics).
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