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Inspiron 15 5501 Service Manual

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Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the battery.
  4. Remove the memory modules.
  5. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from M.2 slot one.
  6. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from M.2 slot two.
  7. Remove the wireless card.
  8. Remove the fan.
  9. Remove the heat sink.
  10. Remove the display assembly.
  11. Remove the power-adapter port.
  12. Remove the speakers.
  13. Remove the power button with optional fingerprint reader.
  14. Remove the touchpad.
  15. Remove the I/O board.
  16. Remove the system board.
NOTE: The system board can be removed along with the heat sink.

About this task

The figure indicates the location of the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image:Palm-rest and keyboard assembly

Steps

After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, we are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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