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20Lift the palm rest assembly up from the notebook.
21Remove the speakers and microphone from the old palm rest and install them on the new palm rest by following the instructions in “Replacing the microphone and speakers” on page 103.
22Remove the touchpad button board/fingerprint assembly from the old palm rest and install it on the new palm rest by following the instructions in “Replacing the touchpad button board/fingerprint assembly” on page 106.
<Athena: Do we transfer the green square touchpad board that is on the back side of the touchpad area?>
23Remove the button board from the old palm rest and install it on the new palm rest by following the instructions in “Replacing the button board” on page 109.
24Route the microphone and speaker cables under the system board.
25Place the new palm rest assembly onto the notebook, then snap the assembly into place.
26Replace the screws removed in Step 13.
27Make sure the black power 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.
28Make 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.
29Make sure the black touchpad cable 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.
30Connect the finger print reader cable to the system board.
31Replace the keyboard plate removed in Step 8.
32Turn the notebook over so the bottom is facing up.
33Replace the screws removed in Step 17.
34Connect the microphone and speaker cables to the system board.
35Replace the LCD assembly by following the steps in “Replacing the LCD assembly” on page 84.
36Replace the keyboard by following the steps in “Replacing the keyboard” on page 80.
37Replace the keyboard cover by following the steps in “Replacing the keyboard cover” on page 78.
38Replace 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.
39If 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.
40Replace the wireless bay cover by following the steps in “Replacing the IEEE 802.11 wireless card” on page 67.
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