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Palm Rest Bracket

Dell™ Inspiron™ 1011 Service Manual

  Removing the Palm Rest Bracket

  Replacing the Palm Rest Bracket

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface.

CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is not covered by your warranty.

CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Removing the Battery) before working inside the computer.

Removing the Palm Rest Bracket

1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Remove the battery (see Removing the Battery).
   
   
3. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
   
   
4. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).
   
   
5. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).
   
   
6. Remove the five screws that secure the palm rest bracket to the computer base.
   
   

7. Turn the computer over and open the display.
   
   
8. Remove the four screws that secure the palm rest bracket.
   
   

9. Disconnect the power button cable, Bluetooth card cable, power/battery status light cable, and speaker cable from their respective system board connectors.
   
   

1	power button cable connector	2	palm rest bracket
3	Bluetooth cable connector	4	speaker cable connector
5	power/battery status light cable connector

10. Carefully lift the palm rest bracket along the rear edge, near the hinge brackets, then gently lift the palm rest bracket to remove it from the computer.
    
    

Replacing the Palm Rest Bracket

1. Place the palm rest bracket on the computer base and snap it into place.
   
   
2. Replace the four screws that secure the palm rest bracket.
   
   
3. Connect the power button cable, Bluetooth card cable, power/battery status light cable, and speaker cable to their respective system board connectors.
   
   
4. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive).
   
   
5. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest).
   
   
6. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
   
   
7. Replace the five screws that secure the palm rest bracket to the computer base.
   
   
8. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).
   
   

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