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Palm Rest
Dell™ Inspiron™ 8200
NOTICE:
Disconnect the computer and attached devices from electrical outlets and remove any installed batteries.
NOTICE:
To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching unpainted metal on the computer.
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pull loop
NOTICE:
The reserve battery provides power to the computer's time RTC and NVRAM when the computer is turned off. Removing the palm rest
disconnects the reserve battery and causes the computer to lose the date and time information as well as all user-specified parameters in NVRAM. If
possible, copy the information before you disconnect the reserve battery.
Removing the Palm Rest
1. Follow the instructions in
"Preparing to Work Inside the
2. Remove the
hard drive
and the
3. Remove the keyboard.
4. Remove the
hinge
cover.
5. Remove the
display
assembly.
NOTICE:
To avoid damaging the palm rest, you must first remove the display assembly.
6. Turn the computer over.
7. Remove the nine M2.5 x 20-mm screws (labeled "circle P") that secure the palm rest to the computer.
Computer."
fixed optical
drive.