Dell XPS 9530, XPS 15, P31F001 owner manual Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly

Removing 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 Working Inside Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1Remove the base-cover assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10.

2Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 16.

3Remove the hard drive. See "Removing the Hard Drive" on page 20.

4Remove the speakers. See "Removing the Speakers" on page 24

5Remove the wireless card. See"Removing the Wireless Card" on page 26.

6Remove the coin-cell battery. See "Removing the Coin-Cell Battery" on page 28.

7Remove the mSATA card. See "Removing the mSATA Card" on page 30.

8Remove the fans. See "Removing the Fans" on page 33.

9Remove the thermal-cooling assembly. See "Removing the Thermal-Cooling Assembly" on page 35.

10Remove the power-adapter port. See "Removing the Power-Adapter Port" on page 37.

11Remove the I/O board. See "Removing the I/O Board" on page 39.

12Remove the memory modules. See "Removing the Memory Module(s)" on page 42.

13Remove the system board. See "Removing the System Board" on page 44.

14Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 50.

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