Dell Inspiron 14, Service Manual

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Replacing the touch pad
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your computer . After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your
computer . For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the touch pad with the screw holes on the
palm-rest assembly and keep the touch pad in place.
2 Adhere the tape that secures the touch pad to the palm-rest assembly.
3 Align the screw holes on the touch-pad bracket with the screw holes on
the palm-rest assembly.
4 Replace the screws that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm-rest
assembly.
5 Turn the palm-rest assembly over.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 11 in “ Replacing the palm rest ”.
2 Replace the keyboard .
3 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in “ Replacing the hard drive ”.
4 Replace the base cover .
5 Replace the battery .
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