Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 Owner's Manual

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Removing the touchpad

CAUTION:The information in this section is intended for authorized service technicians only.

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
    NOTE:Ensure that your computer is in Service Mode. For more information, see step 6 in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the battery.

About this task

NOTE:Before removing the base cover, ensure that there is no SD card installed in the SD card slot on your computer.

The following image(s) indicate the location of the touchpad and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Figure 1. Removing the touchpad
Image: Removing the touchpad

Steps

  1. Pry open the touchpad cable connector latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the touchpad cable connector on the system board.
  2. Pry open the touchpad cable connector latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the touchpad cable connector on the touchpad.
  3. Lift the touchpad cable off the system board.
  4. Remove the four screws (M2x1.8) and the five screws (M2x2.5) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  5. Peel back the tape on the upper right edge of the touchpad bracket.
  6. Lift the touchpad bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  7. Lift the touchpad off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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