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Palm Rest

Dell™ Inspiron™ 9400 Service Manual

  Removing the Palm Rest

  Replacing the Palm Rest


Removing the Palm Rest

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, 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 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.

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M2.5 x 5-mm screws (6)

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 to remove the coin-cell battery from the palm rest.
  1. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board.

  2. Remove the coin-cell battery, if appropriate (see Removing the Coin-Cell Battery).

  3. Turn the computer upside down and remove the 12 M2.5 x 8-mm screws from the bottom of the computer.

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M2.5 x 8-mm screws (12)

  1. Turn the computer top-side up and disconnect the touch-pad connector from the system board.

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touch-pad connector

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LED board connector

  1. Disconnect the LED board connector.

  2. Lift the palm rest and remove it from the computer.

Replacing the Palm Rest

  1. Align the palm rest with the bottom plastics and gently snap it into place.

  2. Reconnect the touch-pad connector to the system board.

  3. Replace the coin-cell battery (see Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery).

  4. Reconnect the LED board connector to the system board.

  5. Reconnect the coin-cell battery cable to the connector on the system board.

  6. Replace the six M2.5 x 5-mm screws on the top side of the palm rest.

  7. Turn the computer upside down, and replace the 12 M2.5 x 8-mm screws on the bottom of the computer.

  8. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly).

  9. Replace the keyboard (see Keyboard).

  10. Replace the hinge cover (see Replacing the Hinge Cover).

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