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Palm Rest

Dell™ XPS™ M1530 Service Manual

  Removing the Palm Rest

  Replacing the Palm Rest


CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back panel) on the computer.

Removing the Palm Rest

  1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

  2. Remove any installed ExpressCards from the ExpressCard slot.

  3. Remove any installed memory modules or Mini Cards (see Memory and Communication Cards).

  4. Remove the hinge covers and center control cover (see Removing the Hinge Covers and Center Control Cover).

  5. Remove the internal card with Bluetooth® wireless technology (see Removing the Card).

  6. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).

  7. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).

  8. Turn the computer upside down and remove the eleven M2.5 x 5-mm screws from the computer base.

  1. Turn the computer top side up and remove the single screw from the top of the palm rest.

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screw

2

bluetooth cable connector

3

touch pad cable connector

4

palm rest

5

biometric cable connector

 

 

NOTICE: Pull on the plastic tab on top of the connectors to avoid damaging the connectors.
  1. Disconnect the bluetooth cable connector, touch pad cable connector and the biometric cable connector from the system board.

  2. Starting at the back center of the palm rest, use your fingers to gently ease the palm rest from the computer base by lifting the inside of the palm rest while pushing in on the outside.

  3. Ease up the palm rest until you see the suspend switch cable connector.

NOTICE: Be extremely careful when easing up the palm rest. The palm rest, along with the cable that attaches it to the computer base are very fragile.

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palm rest

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suspend switch cable connector

  1. Disconnect the suspend switch cable to separate the palm rest from the computer base.

NOTICE: Carefully separate the palm rest from the computer base to avoid damage to the palm rest.

Replacing the Palm Rest

  1. Align the palm rest with the computer base and connect the suspend switch cable.

  2. Gently snap the palm rest into place.

  3. Connect the bluetooth cable, touch pad cable and the biometric cable to the system board.

  4. Replace the screw on the top of the palm rest.

  5. Turn the computer upside down and replace the eleven screws in the computer base.

  6. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly).

  7. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).

  8. Replace the internal card with Bluetooth® wireless technology (see Replacing the Card).

  9. Replace the hinge covers and center control cover (see Replacing the Hinge Covers and Center Control Cover).

  10. Reinstall the memory modules or Mini Cards, if any.

  11. Reinstall the ExpressCards in the ExpressCard slot, if any.


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