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Latitude 7530 Service Manual

Removing the palm-rest assembly

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the microSIM-card tray.
  3. Remove the base cover.
  4. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or the M.2 2280 solid-state drive, whichever applicable.
  5. Remove the WWAN card, if applicable.
    NOTE This procedure applies only to computers shipped with a WWAN card installed.
  6. Remove the 3-cell battery or the 4-cell battery, whichever applicable.
  7. Remove the heat-sink.
  8. Remove the WLAN-antenna and tweeter-speakers module, if applicable.
    NOTE This procedure applies only to computers shipped with a WLAN-antenna module installed on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  9. Remove the display assembly.
  10. Remove the audio daughter-board.
  11. Remove the main-speakers daughter-board.
  12. Remove the main-speakers.
  13. Remove the tweeter speakers, if applicable.
    NOTE This procedure applies only to computers shipped with a WLAN-antenna module installed in the display assembly.
  14. Remove the system board.
  15. Remove the I/O daughter-board.
  16. Remove the power button with optional fingerprint reader.
  17. Remove the keyboard.

About this task

NOTE The palm-rest assembly cannot be further disassembled once all the pre-removal parts procedures are completed. If the keyboard is malfunctioning and is required to be replaced, replace the entire palm-rest assembly.

The image below shows the palm-rest assembly after the pre-removal parts procedures have been performed for any palm-rest assembly replacement.

Image of palm-rest and keyboard assembly

Steps

  1. For computers shipped with a carbon fiber palm-rest, use a fine-tipped instrument to push the microSIM filler outwards to remove it from its slot on the palm-rest assembly.
    NOTE The microSIM filler must be transferred to the new replacement palm-rest assembly.
  2. After performing the pre-requisites, you are left with the palm-rest assembly.

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