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Palm Rest Assembly

Dell™ Latitude™ E6400 and E6400 ATG and
Mobile Workstation Precision™ M2400 Service Manual

  Removing the Palm Rest Assembly

  Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly

Removing the Palm Rest Assembly

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 bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
   
   
3. Remove the heatsink assembly (see Removing the Processor Heatsink Assembly).
   
   
4. Remove the hinge covers (see Removing the Hinge Covers).
   
   
5. Remove the modular drive (see Removing the Modular Drive).
   
   
6. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly (E6400 and M2400) or Removing the Display Assembly (E6400 ATG)).
   
   
7. Remove the LED cover (see Removing the LED Cover).
   
   
8. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
   
   
9. Remove the right speaker grill (see Removing the Right Speaker Grill/Fingerprint Reader Assembly).
   
   
10. Turn the computer over and remove seven M2.5 x 5-mm screws.
    
    

11. Turn the computer topside up and remove four M2.5 x 5-mm screws labeled "P".
    
    
12. Disconnect the wireless switch cable, the speaker cable, and the touch pad cable from the system board.
    
    
13. Lift the touch pad cable to reveal the contactless smart card cable underneath. Disconnect the contactless smart card cable from the system board.
    
    

NOTICE: Do not use force to separate the palm rest from the computer. If you encounter resistance, gently flex or apply pressure to the palm rest, or move along the edge, working away from the area of resistance, until the palm rest is free.

14. Lift the left side of the palm rest, then push in on the right side to release the palm rest tabs from the base assembly. Pull the palm rest forward, then carefully lift it up from the computer.
    
    

Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

1. Holding the palm rest at an angle, connect the front of the palm rest to the computer, securing all snaps.
   
   
2. Lower and snap the left side into place.
   
   
3. Connect the contactless smart card cable, the touchpad cable, the speaker cable, and the wireless switch cable to the system board.
   
   
4. Replace the four M2.5 x 5-mm screws in the holes labeled "P".
   
   
5. Turn the computer upside down, and replace the seven M2.5 x 5.5-mm screws on the bottom of the computer.
   
   
6. Replace the right speaker grill (see Replacing the Right Speaker Grill/Fingerprint Reader Assembly).
   
   
7. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
   
   
8. Replace the LED cover (see Replacing the LED Cover).
   
   
9. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly (E6400 and M2400) or Replacing the Display Assembly (E6400 ATG)).
   
   
10. Replace the modular drive (see Replacing the Modular Drive).
    
    
11. Replace the hinge covers (see Replacing the Hinge Covers).
    
    
12. Replace the heatsink assembly (see Replacing the Processor Heatsink Assembly).
    
    
13. Replace the bottom of the base assembly (see Replacing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
    
    
14. Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer.
    
    

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