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Palm Rest Assembly

Dell™ Latitude™ E6500 Service Manual

  Removing the Palm Rest Assembly

  Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly

Removing the Palm Rest Assembly

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.

1. Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer.
   
   
2. Close the display and turn the computer over.
   
   
3. Remove the bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
   
   
4. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).
   
   
5. Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive).
   
   
6. Remove the fan with the thermal-cooling assembly (see Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly).
   
   
7. Remove the LED cover (see Removing the LED Cover)
   
   
8. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
   
   
9. Remove the hinge covers (see Removing the Hinge Covers).
   
   
10. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).
    
    
11. Turn the computer over and remove the 10 M2.5 x 5-mm screws and one M2.5 x 8 screw.
    
    

12. Turn the computer top-side up and remove the four M2.5 x 5-mm screws labeled "P".
    
    
13. Lift off the thermal plate.
    
    

14. Use the blue pull tab to disconnect the wireless catcher cable from the system board.
    
    
15. Lift the lever up to disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
    
    
16. Use the black pull tab to disconnect the touch pad cable from the system board.
    
    
17. Lift the lever up to disconnect the contact-less smart-card cable from the system board.
    
    
18. Lift the lever up to disconnect the fingerprint reader cable from the system board (optional).
    
    

CAUTION: 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.

19. Remove the silk-screen bar.
    
    
20. Lift the left side of the palm rest, push in on the right side to release the palm rest, then gently lift it from the computer.
    
    

Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly

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.

1. Angle and connect the right side of the palm rest, then lower and snap the left side into place.
   
   
2. Replace the right speaker (see Replacing the Right-Speaker and Fingerprint Reader Cover).
   
   
3. Replace the silk-screen bar.
   
   
4. Connect the contactless smart-card cable, the touch pad cable, the speaker cable, the wireless switch cable, and the fingerprint reader cable (optional) to the system board.
   
   
5. Replace the four M2.5 x 5-mm screws, two on the silk-screen bar and two on the palm rest.
   
   
6. Turn the computer over and replace the eleven M2.5 x 5-mm screws on the bottom of the computer to secure the palm rest.
   
   
7. Replace the fan (see Replacing the Fan).
   
   
8. Replace the optical drive (see Replacing the Optical Drive).
   
   
9. Turn the computer top-side up and replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
   
   
10. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly).
    
    
11. Replace the hinge covers (see Replacing the Hinge Covers).
    
    
12. Replace the bottom of the base assembly (see Replacing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
    
    
13. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).
    
    

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