Replacing The Palm-Rest Assembly - Dell Inspiron 14 N4120 Service Manual

Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly

1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 9.
2 Replace the power button board (see "Replacing the Power Button Board"
on page 42).
3 Replace the hot-key board (see "Replacing the Hot-Key Board" on
page 38).
4 Align the tabs on the palm-rest assembly with the slots on the computer
base and gently snap the palm-rest assembly in place.
5 Slide the power-button cable, touch-pad cable, and hot-key board cable
into the connectors on the system board and press down on the connector
latches to secure them.
6 Replace the five screws on the palm-rest assembly.
7 Replace the keyboard (see "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 29).
8 Turn the computer over and replace the ten screws at the bottom of the
computer.
9 Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 5 in "Replacing the Optical
Drive" on page 21.
10 Replace the module cover (see "Replacing the Module Cover" on page 18).
11 Replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" on page 16).
CAUTION:
Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no
stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in damage to
the computer.
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