Dell 1400, 1420 service manual Replacing the Palm Rest

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palm rest

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M2.5 x 5mm screws (3)

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Bottom of the system

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.Disconnect the touch pad cable.

Use a plastic scribe to release the locking clips on both sides of the system board connector, and then gently pull to disconnect the touch pad connector from the system board connector.

9.Disconnect the LED board cable.

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touch pad cable

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palm rest

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LED board cable

10.Moving from left to right, carefully lift the palm rest along the rear edge, near the hinge brackets, then rotate the palm rest forward to remove it from the computer.

Replacing the Palm Rest

CAUTION: Before you perform any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the back panel on the computer.

1.Follow the instructions in Before You Begin

2.Follow the instructions in Removing the Palm Rest.

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Contents Dell Inspiron 1420/Dell Vostro Recommended Tools Before You BeginTurning Off Your Computer Before Working Inside Your ComputerBack to Contents Dell Bios Flash window, click Continue Flashing the BiosInternal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Removing and Replacing the Camera Module Camera ModuleRemoving the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Back to Contents Removing the Microprocessor Module Microprocessor ModuleReplacing the Microprocessor Module Back to Contents Removing the Microprocessor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Microprocessor Thermal-Cooling AssemblyReplacing the Microprocessor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Follow the instructions in Before You Begin Display Removing the Display AssemblyFollow the instructions in Removing the Display Assembly Replacing the Display AssemblyRemoving the Display Bezel Removing the Display Panel Replacing the Display BezelReplacing the Display Panel Back to Contents Removing the Fan FanReplacing the Fan Back to Contents Removing the FCM Intel Turbo MemoryReplacing the FCM Back to Contents Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Removing the Keyboard Cover Keyboard CoverReplacing the Keyboard Cover Removing the Keyboard KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Back to Contents Removing the Memory Module MemoryReplacing the Memory Module Removing a Wlan Card Communication CardsRemoving a Mobile Broadband or Wwan Card Replacing a Wlan CardReplacing a Wwan Card Removing and Replacing the Modem ModemRemoving the Optical Drive Optical DriveReplacing the Optical Drive Removing the Palm Rest Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Back to Contents USB Connector Pin Assignments for I/O ConnectorsVideo Connector Video TV-Out ConnectorIeee 1394 Connector Removing the Speakers SpeakersReplacing the Speakers Back to Contents Removing the System Board System BoardReplacing the System Board Dell Inspiron 1420/Dell Vostro