Dell Vostro 14–3468 Owner's Manual

Removing the touchpad

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the:
   1. battery
   2. optical drive
   3. keyboard
   4. base cover
   5. hard drive assembly
   6. WLAN card
   7. memory module
   8. speaker
   9. heat sink
   10. system fan
   11. system board
3. To remove the screw support bracket:
   1. Remove the two M2L3 screws that secure the screw support bracket to the chassis [1].
   2. Lift and remove the screw support bracket [2].
      
4. To remove the touchpad support bracket:
   1. Remove the three M2L3 screws that secure the touchpad support bracket to the touchpad board [1].
   2. Lift and remove the touchpad support bracket [2].
   3. Gently fold the IO board connector cable [3].
      
5. To remove the touchpad board:
   1. Peel the conductive tapes [1].
   2. Remove the four M2L2 screws that secure the touchpad board to the chassis [2].
   3. Lift and remove the touchpad board [3].