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Removing the palm-rest assembly

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

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the display assembly.
  4. Remove the battery.
  5. Remove the fans.
  6. Remove the heat sink.
  7. Remove the Type-C brackets.
  8. Remove the system board.
    NOTE:The system board can be removed along with the solid state drive.
  9. Remove the speakers.
  10. Remove the keyboard.
  11. Remove the power button with fingerprint reader.

About this task

NOTE:The replacement palm-rest assembly comes preassembled with these components:
  • Palm rest
  • Touchpad
  • Haptic touch-panel module
  • Keyboard-control board
The following image indicates the location of the palm-rest assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Figure 1. Palm-rest assembly
Image: Palm-rest assembly

Steps

After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, you are left with the palm-rest assembly.

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