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Inspiron 14 3420 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 M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive from M.2 card slot, whichever applicable.
  4. Remove the battery.
  5. Remove the display assembly.
  6. Remove the heat sink.
  7. Remove the speakers.
  8. Remove the touchpad assembly.
  9. Remove the I/O board.
  10. Remove the I/O board cable.
  11. Remove the power button.
  12. Remove the system board.
    NOTE: The system board can be removed and installed together with the heat sink attached.

About this task

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

Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly

Steps

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

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