Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M6800 Owner's Manual

Removing the Palmrest

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. Remove the:
   1. battery
   2. base cover
   3. keyboard trim
   4. keyboard
   5. optical drive
   6. primary hard drive
   7. secondary hard drive (if available)
3. Peel back the adhesive tape that secures the smart card cable to the computer.
   
4. Disconnect the smart card cable from the computer.
   
5. Remove the screws at the bottom of the computer.

   

6. Peel the adhesive tape that secures the media board cable and speaker cable to the palmrest.
   
7. Disconnect the media board cable and the speaker cable from the system board.
   
8. Peel the adhesive tape that secures the touchpad cable to the palmrest.
   
9. Disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
   
10. Disconnect the power button cable from the system board.
    
11. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest to the computer.
    
12. Lift the left edge of the palmrest. Release the tabs on the right edge of the palmrest and remove the palmrest from the computer.