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Dell G3 15 3500 Service Manual

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Removing the touchpad

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the memory module.
  4. Remove the WLAN card.
  5. Remove the solid-state drive in M.2 slot one.
  6. Remove the solid-state drive in M.2 slot two.
  7. Remove the battery.
  8. Remove the coin-cell battery.
  9. Remove the left fan.
  10. Remove the right fan.
  11. Remove the heat sink.
  12. Remove the power-adapter port.
  13. Remove the system board.
    NOTE The system board can be removed along with the heat sink.

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the touchpad and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the touchpad

Steps

  1. Remove the three (M2x2) screws that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  2. Lift the touchpad bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  3. Peel off the tape from the touchpad.
  4. Remove the four (M2x2) screws that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  5. Lift the touchpad off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

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