Dell Vostro 15–3568 Owner's Manual

Removing the touchpad

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the:
   1. battery
   2. optical drive
   3. keyboard
   4. base cover
   5. hard drive assembly
   6. WLAN card
   7. memory module
   8. speaker
   9. heat sink
   10. system fan
   11. system board
3. To remove the screw support bracket:
   1. Remove the M2L3 screw that secures the screw support bracket to the computer [1].
   2. Remove the bracket from the computer [2].
      
4. To remove the touchpad support bracket:
   1. Remove the conductive tapes [1].
   2. Remove the two M2L3 screws that secure the touchpad support bracket to the touchpad board [2].
   3. Lift and remove the touchpad support bracket [3].
   
5. To remove the touchpad board:
   1. Remove the four M2L2 screws that secure the touchpad board to the computer [1].
   2. Lift and remove the touchpad board [2].