Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
Ensure that your work surface is flat and clean to prevent the computer cover from being scratched.
Turn off your computer (see Turning Off Your Computer).
Removing the Palmrest:
Remove the:
battery
base cover
keyboard trim
keyboard
optical drive
primary hard drive
secondary hard drive (if available)
Peel back the adhesive tape that secures the smart card cable to the computer.
Disconnect the smart card cable from the computer.
Remove the screws at the bottom of the computer.
Peel the adhesive tape that secures the media board cable and speaker cable to the palmrest.
Disconnect the media board cable and the speaker cable from the system board.
Peel the adhesive tape that secures the touchpad cable to the palmrest.
Disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
Disconnect the power button cable from the system board.
Remove the screws that secure the palmrest to the computer.
Lift the left edge of the palmrest. Release the tabs on the right edge of the palmrest and remove the palmrest from the computer.
Installing the Palmrest:
Align the palmrest to its original position on the computer and press on the positions indicated until it snaps in place.
Tighten the screws that secure the palmrest to the computer.
Connect the following cables:
a. power button
b. touchpad
c. media board
d. speaker
Affix the adhesive tape that secures the media card cable, speaker cable and touchpad cable to the palmrest.
Tighten the screws at the bottom of the computer.
Connect the smart card cable and affix the adhesive tape that secures it to the computer.
Install the:
a. secondary hard drive (if available)
b. primary hard drive
c. optical drive
d. keyboard
e. keyboard trim
f. base cover
g. battery
Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer:
Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets.
Turn on your computer.
