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Palm Rest

Dell™ 500 Service Manual

Removing the Palm Rest

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

1.Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

2.Remove the center control cover (see Removing the Center Control Cover).

3.Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).

4.Remove the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology, if installed (see Removing the Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology).

NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the Bluetooth cable connector from the system board connector.

5.Disconnect the button board cable from the system board.

6.Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.

7.Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).

8.Remove the nine screws from the bottom of the computer.

NOTE: The screw locations may vary slightly from the image shown below.

9.Turn the computer over and remove the two screws securing the top of the palm rest.

10.Disconnect the touch pad connector and the device status lights connector from the system board.

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500 specifications

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