Prerequisites
Remove the battery.
Remove the keyboard.
Remove the Base Cover.
Remove the Optical Drive.
Removing the Palm Rest:
Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.
Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.
Lift the connector latches and pull the pull-tabs to disconnect the hot-key board cable, power-button board cable, and touch-pad cable from the connectors on the system board.
CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm rest from the display assembly to avoid damage to the display assembly.
Using your fingertips, push the palm rest up from the slot in the optical-drive bay.
Carefully pry out the palm rest and then ease the palm rest from the computer base.
