Gateway E-155c Laptop User Manual


 
Replacing Convertible Notebook Components
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15 Flip the brown connector clip up, then remove the touchpad cable.
16 Make sure that the brown connector clip on the new palm rest is in the raised position, lay
the cable into the connector, then flip the connector down onto the cable.
17 Place the new palm rest assembly onto the convertible notebook, then snap the assembly
into place.
18 Reconnect the speaker cable.
19 Make sure the brown touchpad connector clips are slid to the front of the convertible
notebook, insert the cable into the connector, then slide the brown connector clips back to
lock the cable in place.
20 Replace the three top palm rest screws removed in Step 10.
21 Replace the keyboard by following the instructions in “Replacing the keyboard” on page 20.
22 Turn the convertible notebook over so the bottom is facing up.
23 Replace the 15 bottom palm rest screws removed in Step 6.
24 Replace the hard drive by following the steps in “Replacing the hard drive” on page 17.
25 Replace the DVD drive by following the steps in “Replacing the DVD drive” on page 14.
26 Replace the wireless bay cover by following the steps in “Replacing the IEEE 802.11 wireless
card” on page 10.
27 Replace the memory bay cover by following the steps in “Adding or replacing memory
modules” on page 6.
Tip
The cable is correctly oriented if the blue side is showing.
Clip