Replacing the palm rest, Procedure, Post-requisites – Dell Inspiron 14 (3443, Early 2015) User Manual

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Replacing the Palm Rest

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

Before Working Inside Your Computer

. After working inside your

computer, follow the instructions in

After Working Inside Your

Computer

. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory

Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1

Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Replacing the

Touchpad

”.

2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in “Replacing the

Power-

Button Board

”.

3 Align the palm rest over the computer base.
4 Press down on the edges of the palm rest to snap it into place.
5 Replace the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.
6 Slide the touchpad cable and the power-button cable into the

connectors on the system board and press down on the latches to

secure the cables.

7

Adhere the tape back on the power-button cable.

8 Close the display and turn the computer over.
9 Replace the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer base.

Post-requisites

1

Replace the

hard drive

.

2 Replace the

base cover

.

3 Replace the

keyboard

.

4 Replace the

battery

.

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