Inspiron 17 5000 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Open the latches and disconnect the hard-drive cable and I/O-board cable from the system board.
2. Open the latch and disconnect the touch-pad cable.

   

   1. hard-drive cable
   2. latch
   3. latch
   4. I/O-board cable
   5. touch-pad cable
   6. latch

3. Remove the screws that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Remove the screws that secure the touch pad to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Gently peel the tape, and lift the touch pad off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
6. 
   

   

   1. M2x2 screws (4)
   2. M2x2 screws (3)
   3. touch-pad bracket
   4. palm rest and keyboard assembly
   5. touch pad
   6. tape