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Dell 14 Plus DB14250 Owner's Manual

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 7 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 no SD card is installed in the SD card slot on your computer.

The following image indicates 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 (TP) 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 two screws (M2x3) and the six screws (M1.6x1.5) 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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