Dell C540 Laptop User Manual


 
6. Turn the computer over, and remove the three M2 x 3-mm screws that secure the palm rest to the bottom case:
a. Remove the two M2 x 3-mm screws that are located on the back edge of the bottom case, underneath the
display assembly.
b. Remove the M2 x 3-mm screw located near the right side of the bottom case, next to the microprocessor
thermal cooling assembly and opposite the S-video TV-out connector.
7. Pull up on the pull-tab that is attached to the palm-rest flex cable connector to remove it from the interface connector
on the system board.
1 M2 x 3-mm screws (3)
2 palm rest
3 palm-rest flex cable
4 bottom case
5 interface connector for
palm-rest flex cable
6 back center of the palm
rest
NOTICE: Carefully separate the palm rest from the bottom case to avoid damage to the palm rest.
8. Starting at the back center of the palm rest, use your fingers to separate the palm rest from the bottom case by lifting
the inside of the palm rest while pushing in on the outside.
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