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Palm Rest: Dell XPS M1710 Service Manual
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Palm Rest
Dell™ XPS™ M1710 Service Manual
Removing the Palm Rest
Replacing the Palm Rest
Removing the Palm Rest
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, 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.
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Before Working Inside Your
Computer ) before working inside the computer.
1. Follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer .
2. Remove the optical drive (see Optical Drive ).
3. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover
).
4. Remove the keyboard (see Keyboard ).
5. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly
).
6. Remove the six M2.5 x 5-mm screws labeled "P" from the top side of the palm rest.
NOTE: The screw locations may vary slightly from the image shown below.
1 M2.5 x 5-mm screws (6)
7. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board.
NOTE: If you are installing a new palm rest, remove the coin-cell battery from the old palm rest so that you can install
it on the new palm rest. If you are removing the palm rest only to access other computer components, you do not need