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Inspiron 7400 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 4-cell battery or the 6-cell battery, whichever applicable.
  4. Remove the fan (4-cell battery) or the fan (6-cell battery), whichever applicable.
  5. Remove the display assembly.
  6. Remove the fingerprint-reader board.
  7. Remove the power-adapter port.
  8. Remove the display assembly.
  9. Remove the fingerprint-reader board.
  10. Remove the coin-cell battery.
  11. Remove the antenna module, if applicable.
  12. Remove the touchpad.
  13. Remove the I/O board.
  14. Remove the power-button board.
  15. Remove the system board.
    NOTE The system board can be removed along with the heat sink.
  16. Remove the speakers.

About this task

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

Image: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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