42 Removing and Replacing Parts
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NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before performing
the following procedure.
1Remove the hard drive.
2Remove the keyboard.
NOTICE: You must remove the display assembly before you remove the
palmrest assembly; the display assembly hinges pass through the back of the
palmrest assembly.
3Remove the display hinge cover and display assembly.
4Turn the computer over and remove the three M2.5 x 12-mm screws
that are labeled with a "circle P."
5Remove the two M2 x 3-mm screws that are located in the hard drive
bay labeled with a "circle P."
6Turn the computer over, and remove the three M2 x 3-mm screws that
secure the palmrest to the bottom case assembly.
• Remove the two M2 x 3-mm screws that are located on the back
edge of the bottom case assembly, underneath the display
assembly.
• Remove the M2 x 3-mm screw located underneath the keyboard,
on the right side of the bottom case assembly, next to the
microprocessor thermal cooling assembly.
7Pull up on the pull tab that is attached to the palmrest flex cable
connector to remove it from the touch pad connector on the system
board assembly.