Removing The Palm Rest - Dell Studio 1450 Service Manual

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Palm Rest
Removing the Palm Rest
Replacing the Palm Rest
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: 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, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the
computer.
Removing the Palm Rest
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Remove any installed cards from the ExpressCard slot or the 8-in-1 Media Card Reader.
3. Remove the battery (see Removing the
4. Remove the base cover (see
5. Remove the hard drive (see
6. Remove any installed Mini-Cards (see
7. Remove the memory modules (see
8. Remove the keyboard (see
9. Turn the computer over.
10. Remove the ten screws from the base of the computer.
1 screws (10)
CAUTION: Pull on the plastic tab on top of the connectors to avoid damaging the connectors.
NOTE: Make note of the cable routing before disconnecting the cables.
Begin.
Battery).
Removing the Base Cover).
Removing the Hard Drive).
Removing the Mini-Card).
Removing the Memory Module(s)).
Removing the Keyboard).