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Alienware m17 R5 AMD Service Manual

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Removing the touchpad

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the battery.
  4. Remove the speakers.

About this task

The following image(s) indicate the location of the touchpad and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the touchpad

Steps

  1. Remove the two screws (M2x2) that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  2. Lift the touchpad bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  3. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the touchpad.
  4. Lift the keyboard-controller board cable to access the touchpad screw.
  5. Remove the two screws (M2x2) that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  6. Open the display and push the bottom side of the touchpad and remove the touchpad off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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