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Dell Latitude E7240 Owner's Manual

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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
  3. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest assembly and flip the computer.
  4. Perform the following steps as shown in the illustration:
    1. Disconnect the cable from the computer.
    2. Lift the latch that secures the keyboard cable to the computer [1].
    3. Disconnect the keyboard cable [2].
    4. Disconnect the touch cable from the computer [3].
    5. Unroute the cables from the slot [4].
    Figure displays removal of screws and disconnects the cable from the computer.
  5. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest assembly to the front of the computer. Pry the edges and lift the palmrest assembly from the computer.
    Figure displaying how to remove the palmrest from the computer.

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