Dell 1710 Fingerprint Reader

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 Fingerprint Reader
Dell™Vostro™1710
Service Manual
Removing the Fingerprint Reader
Replacing the Fingerprint Reader
Removing the Fingerprint Reader
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1. Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer.
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2. Remove the hard drive cover. See Removing the Hard Drive for an illustration of the hard drive cover.
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3. Remove the WLAN card (see Removing a WLAN Card).
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4. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).
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5. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
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6. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).
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7. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).
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8. On the underside of the palm rest, remove the M2 x 3-mm screw from the fingerprint reader cover, and lift the fingerprint reader cover out of the palm
rest.
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9. Rotate the retaining bracket on the fingerprint reader connector on the palm rest upward to release the fingerprint-reader cable connector.
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10. Slide the fingerprint reader cable out of the fingerprint reader connector.
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11. Remove the fingerprint reader from the palm rest.
Replacing the Fingerprint Reader
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This procedure assumes that you have completed the removal procedure Removing the Fingerprint Reader.
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
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M2 x 3-mm screw
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fingerprint reader cover
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underside of palm rest
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fingerprint reader cable
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fingerprint reader connector with retaining bracket
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fingerprint reader
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: Ensure that the touch pad cable and the cable for the internal card with Bluetooth®wireless technology are properly routed before
snapping the palm rest into place.