Vostro 3581 Service Manual

Removing the touch pad assembly

1. Open the latch and disconnect the hard drive cable and touch pad cable from the system board [1, 2].
2. Peel the tape that secures the touch pad to the palmrest and keyboard assembly [3].
   
3. Remove the two (M2x2) screws that secure the touch pad bracket to the palmrest and keyboard assembly [1].
4. Lift the touch pad bracket off the palm rest and keyboard assembly [2].
   
5. Remove the four (M2x2) screws that secure the touch pad to the palmrest and keyboard assembly [1].
6. Lift the touch pad off the palmrest and keyboard assembly [2].