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Vostro 3400 Service Manual

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Removing the palmrest and keyboard assembly

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the SD card.
  3. Remove the base cover.
  4. Remove the battery.
  5. Remove the WLAN.
  6. Remove the memory
  7. Remove the display assembly.
  8. Remove the SSD.
  9. Remove the hard drive assembly.
  10. Remove the speakers.
  11. Remove the coin-cell battery.
  12. Remove the system fan.
  13. Remove the heatsink.
    NOTE The system board can be removed along with the heat sink.
  14. Remove the IO board.
  15. Remove the touchpad.
  16. Remove the power adapter port.
  17. Remove the system board.

About this task

NOTE The system board can be removed and installed together with the heatsink still attached.

After performing the preceding steps, you are left with the palmrest and keyboard assembly.

Palmrest for systems with Realtek Audio:

Removing the palmrest and keyboard assembly

Palmrest for systems with Cirrus Logic audio:

Removing the palmrest and keyboard assembly

Next steps

  1. Install the system board.
  2. Install the power adapter port.
  3. Install the touchpad.
  4. Install the IO board.
  5. Install the heatsink.
  6. Install the system fan.
  7. Install the coin-cell battery.
  8. Install the speakers.
  9. Install the hard drive assembly.
  10. Install the SSD.
  11. Install the display assembly.
  12. Install the memory
  13. Install the WLAN.
  14. Install the battery.
  15. Install the base cover.
  16. Install the SD card.
  17. Follow the procedure in after working inside your computer.
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