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Palm Rest

Dell™ Latitude™ D620  Service Manual

CAUTION: Before performing the following procedures, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

CAUTION: To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface.

1. Follow the instructions in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
   
   
2. Remove the hinge cover (see Hinge Cover).
   
   
3. Remove any devices installed in the media bay (see Media Bay Devices).
   
   
4. Remove the keyboard (see Keyboard).
   
   
5. Remove the display assembly (see Display Assembly).
   
   
6. Remove the internal card with Bluetooth® wireless technology (see Internal Card with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology).
   
   
7. Remove the coin-cell battery (see Coin-Cell Battery).
   
   
8. Remove the three screws labeled "P" from the top of the palm rest.
   
   
9. Turn the computer upside-down.
   
   
10. Remove the hard drive (see Hard Drive).
    
    
11. Loosen the two captive screws located at the front of the hard drive bay.
    
    

12. Remove the seven M2.5 x 8-mm screws from the bottom of the computer.
    
    

NOTICE: Carefully separate the palm rest from the base plastics to avoid damage to the palm rest.

13. Remove the palm rest.
    
    
    1. Starting at the back center of the palm rest, use your fingers to separate the palm rest from the base plastics by lifting the inside edge of the palm rest.
       
       
    2. After the back of the palm rest is unsnapped, push the palm rest forward to unhook the remainder of the palm rest from the front of the base.
       
       
14. Disconnect the touch pad connector from the system board.
    
    

1	touch pad connector

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