Dell Vostro 1310 (Early 2008) - Manual (Page 45)

11. Disconnect the fingerprint reader connector and the touch pad connector from the system board.
12. Moving from left to right, carefully lift the palm rest along the rear edge, near the hinge brackets, and gently lift the palm rest.
Replacing the Palm Rest
1. Align the palm rest with the computer base and gently snap into place.
2. Connect the fingerprint reader connector and the touch pad connector to the system board.
3. Connect the multimedia-button pad connector to the system board.
4. Replace the nine M2.5 x 5-mm screws and two M2 x 3-mm screws on the top of the palm rest.
5. Turn the computer upside down and replace the thirteen M2.5 x 8-mm screws on the computer base to secure the palm rest.
6. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly ).
7. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard ).
8. Replace the hinge cover (see Replacing the Hinge Cover ).
9. Replace the memory cover (see Replacing a Memory Module ).
10. Replace the WLAN card (see Replacing a WLAN Card ).
11. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive ).
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1 multimedia-button pad connector 2 palm rest
3 touch pad connector 4 computer base
5 fingerprint reader connector
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: Ensure that the touch pad cable and the cable for the internal card with Bluetooth® wireless technology are properly routed before
snapping the palm rest into place.
NOTE: This procedure assumes that you have completed the removal procedure first.