Dell 5423 owner manual Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly

10 Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1Align the palm-rest assembly over the computer base.

2Press down on the palm-rest assembly to snap it into place.

3Slide the status-lights board cable, touchpad cable, touchpad status-light cable, and the hot-key board cable into the connectors on the system board and press down on the connector latches to secure the cables.

4Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the system board.

5Close the display and turn the computer over.

6Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.

7Replace the rubber screw caps that cover the screws on the computer base.

Postrequisites

1Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 23.

2Replace the optical drive. 

See "Replacing the Optical-Drive Assembly" on page 17.

3Replace the memory module(s). 

See "Replacing the Memory Module(s)" on page 13.

4Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.

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