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Inspiron 7501 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 battery (3 cell) or battery (6 cell).
  4. Remove the WLAN.
  5. Remove the memory module.
  6. Remove the SSD-1 (M.2 2280) or SSD-1 (M.2 2230).
  7. Remove the SSD-2.
  8. Remove the speakers.
  9. Remove the GPU fan.
  10. Remove the system fan.
  11. Remove the I/O board.
  12. Remove the heat sink (discrete) or heat sink (UMA).
  13. Remove the coin-cell battery.
  14. Remove the power button with fingerprint reader.
  15. Remove the DC-in port.
  16. Remove the touchpad.
  17. Remove the display assembly.
  18. Remove the system board.
NOTE The system board can be removed along with the heat sink.

About this task

The figure indicates the location of the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Palmrest and keyboard assembly

Steps

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

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