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Palm Rest
Dell™Vostro™1710
Service Manual
Removing the Palm Rest
Replacing the Palm Rest
Removing the Palm Rest
1. Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer.
2. Remove the hard drive cover. See Removing the Hard Drive for an illustration of the hard drive cover.
3. Remove the WLAN card (see Removing a WLAN Card).
4. Remove any cards or blanks installed in the ExpressCard slot and the 8-in- 1 card slot.
5. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).
6. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
7. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).
8. Remove the eight M2.5 x 8-mm screws from the bottom of the computer and one M2 x 3-mm screw from the fan.
9. Turn the computer over and remove the eight M2.5 x 5-mm screws that secure the top of the palm rest. Use the "P" symbols located on the palm rest to
assist in finding the screw locations.
10. Remove the three cap screws located towards the display end of the palm rest.
11. Disconnect the multimedia-button pad connector from the system board.
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTE: The screw locations may vary slightly from the image shown below.