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Dell Latitude E5440 Series Owner's Manual

Removing the Palmrest

  1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer .
  2. Remove:
    1. SD card
    2. battery
    3. base cover
    4. keyboard trim
    5. keyboard
    6. memory
    7. optical drive
    8. hard drive
    9. display hinge
  3. Remove the screws at the bottom of the computer.
    Figure displaying the removal of screws that secure the palmrest.
  4. Disconnect:
    1. media-buttons cable
    2. touch-pad cable
    3. fingerprint-scanner cable
    4. power-button cable
    Figure displaying how to disconnect all the cables connected to the system board.
  5. Perform the following steps:
    1. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest of the computer.
    2. Lift and remove the palmrest from the computer
      Figure displaying how to remove the palmrest from the computer.

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