10Remove the screws securing the button board assembly to the palm rest.

Screw

Screw

Screw

11Separate the old button board from the metal bracket and install the new board into the bracket.

12Replace the button board assembly, then replace the screws removed in Step 10.

13Make sure the black button board connector clip is swung upward, insert the cable into the connector, then swing the clip down to lock the connector in place.

Important: The cable is correctly oriented if it is not twisted and the blue band is facing up.

14Replace the palm rest by following the steps in “Replacing the palm rest” on page 96.

15Replace the LCD assembly by following the steps in “Replacing the LCD assembly” on page 84.

16Replace the keyboard by following the steps in “Replacing the keyboard” on page 80.

17Replace the keyboard cover by following the steps in “Replacing the keyboard cover” on page 78.

18Replace the hard drive(s) by following the steps in “Replacing the primary hard drive” on page 64 and “Replacing the secondary hard drive” on page 73.

19If the notebook has wireless networking built in, reconnect the wireless antennas by following the steps in “Replacing the IEEE 802.11 wireless card” on page 67.

20Replace the wireless bay cover by following the steps in “Replacing the IEEE 802.11 wireless card” on page 67.

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