Dell L502X manual Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly

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palm-rest assembly

CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm-rest assembly from the top cover to avoid damage to the palm-rest assembly.

7.Without pulling hard on the palm-rest assembly, place it away from the display as shown in the following illustration.

8.Lift the connector latches and pull the pull-tabs to disconnect the touch- pad cable and the power button cable from their system-board connectors.

9.Lift the palm-rest assembly off the top cover.

1	power-button cable connector	2	touch-pad cable connector

3	palm-rest assembly

Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly

1.Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

2.Slide the touch-pad cable and the power button cable into their system-board connectors and press down on the connector latches to secure the cables.

3.Align the tabs on the palm-rest assembly with the slots on the top cover and gently snap the palm-rest assembly into place.

4.Close the display and turn the computer over.

5.Replace the screw that secures the palm-rest assembly to the base cover.

6.Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).

CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in damage to the computer.

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Contents Regulatory model P11F series Regulatory type P11F003 Replacing the Battery BatteryRemoving the Battery Turning Off Your Computer Before You BeginRecommended Tools Before Working Inside Your ComputerBack to Contents Flashing the Bios Click Enter a TagReplacing the Camera Module Camera ModuleRemoving the Camera Module Back to Contents Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryRemoving the Coin-Cell Battery Replacing the USB Board USB BoardRemoving the USB Board Back to Contents AC-Adapter Connector Removing the AC-Adapter ConnectorReplacing the AC-Adapter Connector Display Assembly DisplayPage Replacing the Display Assembly Display BezelDisplay Panel Replacing the Display BezelReplacing the Display Panel Display Cable Display-Panel BracketsReplacing the Display-Panel Brackets Replacing the Fan FanRemoving the Fan Back to Contents Hard Drive Removing the Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Replacing the Heat Sink Heat SinkRemoving the Heat Sink Back to Contents Keyboard Removing the KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Replacing the Memory Modules Memory ModulesRemoving the Memory Modules Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Security→ System Wireless Mini-Cards Removing the Mini-CardsReplacing the Mini-Cards Wwan 2 antenna cablesPage Replacing the Module Cover Module CoverRemoving the Module Cover Page Replacing the Optical Drive Optical DriveRemoving the Optical Drive Back to Contents Palm-Rest Assembly Removing the Palm-Rest AssemblyReplacing the Palm-Rest Assembly Processor Module Removing the Processor ModuleReplacing the Processor Module Replacing the Power-Button Board Power-Button BoardRemoving the Power-Button Board Back to Contents Replacing the Speakers SpeakersRemoving the Speakers Back to Contents System Board Removing the System BoardReplacing the System Board Entering the Service Tag in the Bios Back to Contents Top Cover Removing the Top CoverReplacing the Top Cover Back to Contents Replacing the TV Tuner Connector TV Tuner ConnectorRemoving the TV Tuner Connector Back to Contents Replacing the Subwoofer SubwooferRemoving the Subwoofer Back to Contents