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Dell G7 17 7700 Service Manual

Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the 3-cell battery or the 6-cell battery.
  4. Remove the coin-cell battery.
  5. Remove the rear cover.
  6. Remove the rear-cover bracket.
  7. Remove the display assembly.
  8. Remove the wireless card.
  9. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from the SSD1 slot.
  10. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from the SSD2 slot, if installed.
  11. Remove the hard drive.
  12. Remove the processor fan.
  13. Remove the graphics-card fan.
  14. Remove the power-adapter port.
  15. Remove the power button with fingerprint reader.
  16. Remove the light bar.
  17. Remove the I/O board.
  18. Remove the G key.
  19. Remove the system board.
    NOTE: The system board can be removed and installed along with the heat sink. This simplifies the removal and installation procedure and prevents damage to the thermal bond between the system board and heat sink.
  20. Remove the speakers.
  21. Remove the touchpad.

About this task

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

Image: Palm-rest and keyboard assembly


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