Status-Lights Board 53
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Status-Lights Board WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory
Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Status-Lights Board
Prerequisites
1
Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page15.
2
Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page17.
3
Remove the center-control cover.
See "Removing the Center-Control Cover" on page33.
4
Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page37.
5
Remove the palm-rest assembly.
See "Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly" on page41.
Procedure
1
Turn the palm-rest assembly over.
2
Note the routing of status-light board cable and remove the cable from the
routing guides.
NOTE: If the status-light board cable is under the speakers cable, remove the
speakers cable first and then remove the status-light board cable.