Inspiron 3595 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Slide the palm-rest and keyboard assembly at an angle.
2. Close the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
   
3. Using the alignment posts, press the hinges down on the system board and the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Replace the five screws (M2.5x5) that secure the left and the right hinges to the system board and the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
   NOTE: For computers shipped without optical drive, there is an additional screw on the left hinge.
   
5. Route the display cable through the routing guides on the fan and the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
6. Slide the display cable to the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
   
   NOTE: The following steps are applicable only to computers that are shipped with optical drive.
7. Press down on the latch to connect the optical-drive connector board cable to the optical-drive connector board.
8. Press down on the latch to connect the optical-drive connector board cable to the system board.