Removing The Power Button Board; Replacing The Power-Button Board - Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 Service Manual

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Power Button Board
Dell™ Inspiron™ 1012 Service Manual
Removing the Power Button Board
Replacing the Power Button Board
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practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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: 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 help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
Removing the Power Button Board
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the battery (see Removing the
3. Remove the keyboard (see
4. Remove the hard-drive assembly (see
5. Remove the palm rest assembly (see
6. Note the routing of the power button cable and remove the cable from the routing guide on the palm rest assembly.
7. Turn the palm rest assembly over and remove the screw that secures the power button board to the palm rest assembly.
1 power button board
3 power button cable
8. Lift the power button board off the palm rest assembly.
Replacing the Power Button Board
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Place the power button board on the palm rest assembly and replace the screw that secures the power button board to the palm rest assembly.
3. Route the power button cable through the routing guide on the palm rest assembly.
4. Turn and replace the palm rest assembly (see
Begin.
Battery).
Removing the Keyboard).
Removing the Hard-Drive
Removing the Palm Rest
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Replacing the Palm Rest
Removing the
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