Dell 9400 owner manual Removing the Palm Rest

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Palm Rest

Dell™ Inspiron™ 9400 Service Manual

Removing the Palm Rest

Replacing the Palm Rest

Removing the Palm Rest

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, see 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.

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Before Working Inside Your Computer) before working inside the computer.

1.Follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

2.Remove the optical drive (see Optical Drive).

3.Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).

4.Remove the keyboard (see Keyboard).

5.Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).

6.Remove the six M2.5 x 5-mm screws labeled "P" from the top side of the palm rest.

NOTE: The screw locations may vary slightly from the image shown below.

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M2.5 x 5-mm screws (6)

NOTE: If you are installing a new palm rest, remove the coin-cell battery from the old palm rest so that you can install it on the new palm rest. If you are removing the palm rest only to access other computer components, you do not need to remove the coin-cell battery from the palm rest.

7.Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board.

8.Remove the coin-cell battery, if appropriate (see Removing the Coin-Cell Battery).

9.Turn the computer upside down and remove the 12 M2.5 x 8-mm screws from the bottom of the computer.

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Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms Battery Latch Assembly Removing the Battery Latch AssemblyReplacing the Battery Latch Assembly Back to Contents Before You Begin Recommended ToolsTurning Off Your Computer Before Working Inside Your ComputerComputer Orientation Screw IdentificationPage Back to Contents Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology ExpressCard Cage Mini-Card Back to Contents Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Back to Contents System Components Processor Module Removing the Processor ModuleReplacing the Processor Module Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Processor Thermal-Cooling AssemblyReplacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Back to Contents Display Assembly DisplayReplacing the Display Assembly Display Bezel Removing the Display Bezel Display Panel Replacing the Display BezelPage Display Latch Replacing the Display PanelBack to Contents System Fans Back to Contents Flashing the Bios Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Returning a Hard Drive to Dell Removing the Hinge Cover Hinge CoverReplacing the Hinge Cover Keyboard Memory Modules Removing the Memory ModulesReplacing the Memory Modules Modem Removing the ModemReplacing the Modem Optical Drive Palm Rest Removing the Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Replace the hinge cover see Replacing the Hinge Cover Pin Assignments for I/O Connectors USB ConnectorVideo Connector Video TV-Out ConnectorIeee 1394 Connector Removing the Speakers SpeakersReplacing the Speakers Back to Contents Subwoofer System Board Removing the System BoardPage Replacing the System Board Remove the processor see Removing the Processor ModuleBack to Contents Back to Contents Removing the USB Port Board USB Port BoardReplacing the USB Port Board Back to Contents Removing the Video Card/Thermal-Cooling Assembly Video Card/Thermal-Cooling AssemblyReplacing the Video Card/Thermal-Cooling Assembly Back to Contents
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9400 specifications

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