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Palm Rest
Dell™ Vostro™ 1710
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 that shipped with your
computer.
1. Follow the instructions in
Before Working on Your Computer
.
2. Remove the hard drive cover. See
Removing the Hard Drive
for an illustration of the hard drive cover.
3. Remove the WLAN card (see
Removing a WLAN Card
).
4. Remove any cards or blanks installed in the ExpressCard slot and the 8-in- 1 card slot.
5. Remove the hinge cover (see
Removing the Hinge Cover
).
6. Remove the keyboard (see
Removing the Keyboard
).
7. Remove the display assembly (see
Removing the Display Assembly
).
8. Remove the eight M2.5 x 8-mm screws from the bottom of the computer and one M2 x 3-mm screw from the fan.
NOTE:
The screw locations may vary slightly from the image shown below.
9. Turn the computer over and remove the eight M2.5 x 5-mm screws that secure the top of the palm rest. Use the "P"
symbols located on the palm rest to assist in finding the screw locations.
10. Remove the three cap screws located towards the display end of the palm rest.
