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Replacing the touchpad button board

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CHAPTER 3: Replacing notebook components
Tools you need to complete this task:
Flat-blade driver
Phillips #0 screwdriver
Screws removed during this task:
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2 black M2.5×3 (Keyboard cover)
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3 black M2.5x3 (Keyboard)
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2 long black (Keyboard)
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2 black M2.5×8 (Hinge bottom)
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2 black M2.5×8 (Hinge top)
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3 black M2.5×5 (Palm rest-top)
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2 chrome M2×3 (Touchpad button board bracket)
To replace the touchpad button board:
1
Complete the steps in
2
If the notebook has wireless networking built in, unplug the wireless antennas by
following the steps in
3
Remove the hard drive by following the steps in
page 69.
4
Remove the keyboard cover by following the steps in
cover" on page 75.
5
Remove the keyboard by following the steps in
page 78.
6
Remove the LCD assembly by following the steps in
on page 90.
7
Remove the palm rest by following the steps in
page 104.
8
Remove the touchpad board bracket by following the steps in
touchpad board" on page
- OR -
6 black M2.5×8 (LCD front panel)
8 black M2.5×8 (Palm rest-bottom)
6 black M2.5×8 (Palm rest-top)
4 black M2.5×3 (Touchpad board bracket)
"Preparing the notebook" on page

"Replacing the IEEE 802.11 wireless card" on page

108.
Scribe or non-marring tool
57.

"Replacing the hard drive" on

"Replacing the keyboard

"Replacing the keyboard" on

"Replacing the LCD assembly"

"Replacing the palm rest" on
"Replacing the
65.