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Inspiron 16 7610 Service Manual for computers with three fans

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Removing the touchpad

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive from M.2 slot one, whichever applicable
  4. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive from M.2 slot two.
  5. Remove the wireless card.
  6. Remove the battery.
  7. Remove the left fan.
  8. Remove the right fan.
  9. Remove the heat sink.
  10. Remove the system board.
    NOTE The system board can be removed with the heat sink, solid-state drives, and memory installed.

About this task

The following image(s) indicate the location of the touchpad and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Removing the touchpad

Steps

  1. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the touchpad.
  2. Remove the two screws (M2x2) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  3. Lift the touchpad bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  4. Remove the two screws (M2x2) that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  5. Peel the tapes that secure the speaker cable to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  6. Move the speaker cables off the touchpad.
  7. Peel the tapes that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  8. Lift the touchpad off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

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