Palm Rest Assembly and Track Ball Assembly

(HP Authorized Service Providers Only)

Before removing the Palm Rest Assembly or Track Ball Assembly the battery and the floppy disk drive modules (a second battery may be installed in to the floppy disk drive bay) must be removed. See instructions for removal of these two modules.

In the floppy disk drive and battery bays are four Phillips screws, two in each bay. Remove these screws while the unit is upside down. If the keyboard is to be removed withdraw the two Phillips screws under the Hard Disk Drive as shown in the illustration below.

HDD/Keyboard

Screws (2)

Palm Rest

Screws (4)

Figure 7 - Lower Case Screws

Turn the unit right side up, open the lid and lift up on the Palmrest. Disconnect the cable attaching the Palmrest to the Track Ball Assembly.

To remove the Track Ball Assembly, disconnect the Track Ball Assembly cable and remove the one screw that holds the Track Ball Assembly in place (see illustration below). The Track Ball Assembly then lifts out.

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