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Palm Rest
Dell Inspiron™ 6000 Service Manual
Removing the Palm Rest
Replacing the Palm Rest
Removing the Palm Rest
1.
Follow the instructions in "
Preparing to Work Inside the Computer
."
2.
Remove the
Mini PCI card
(if applicable) and the
optical drive
.
3.
Remove the
hard drive
.
4.
Remove the
hinge cover
.
5.
Remove the
keyboard
.
6.
Remove the
display assembly
.
7.
Turn the computer over and remove the thirteen M2.5 x 8-mm screws from the computer base.
8.
Turn the computer top-side up and remove the M2.5 x 5-mm screw and loosen the captive screw from the palm rest.
CAUTION:
Before you perform the following procedures, see 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.
NOTICE:
To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you begin working inside the computer.
1 M2.5 x 8-mm screws (13)
