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Palm Rest
Dell™Inspiron™9400ServiceManual
Removing the Palm Rest
Replacing the Palm Rest
Removing the Palm Rest
1. Follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. Remove the optical drive (see Optical Drive).
3. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).
4. Remove the keyboard (see Keyboard).
5. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).
6. Remove the six M2.5 x 5-mm screws labeled "P" from the top side of the palm rest.
7. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board.
8. Remove the coin-cell battery, if appropriate (see Removing the Coin-Cell Battery).
9. Turn the computer upside down and remove the 12 M2.5 x 8-mm screws from the bottom of the computer.
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, see the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such
as the back panel) on the computer.
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Before Working Inside Your Computer) before working inside the
computer.
NOTE: The screw locations may vary slightly from the image shown below.
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M2.5 x 5-mm screws (6)
NOTE: If you are installing a new palm rest, remove the coin-cell battery from the old palm rest so that you can install it on the new palm rest. If you are
removing the palm rest only to access other computer components, you do not need to remove the coin-cell battery from the palm rest.