Palmrest Assembly and Palmrest Assembly Component Removal: Dell Inspiron 7000
Palmrest Assembly and Palmrest Assembly Component Removal: Dell™ Inspiron™ 7000
MPEG-2 Card Removal | Palmrest Assembly Removal
| Palmrest Assembly Component Removal
MPEG-2 Card Removal
To remove the MPEG-2 card, follow these steps:
- Gently pull the carrier tray off of connector JP19 on the system board.
Do not rock the card to remove it, because this may damage the connectors.
- Remove the carrier tray by sliding it toward the back of the computer
- Remove the MPEG-2 card from the carrier tray.
Palmrest Assembly Removal
This procedure assumes that you have removed the keyboard, thermal shield, and display assembly. To remove
the palmrest assembly, follow these steps:
- Turn the unit over and place it face down.
- Remove the (2) 4-mm screws from the top inside of
the combo bay.
- Remove the (2) 4-mm screws from the top inside of
the battery bay.
- Remove the (2) 4-mm screws from the top inside of
the hard-disk drive bay.
- Turn the unit back over.
- Remove the (3) 6-mm screws from the top of the base
assembly, along the back edge.
- Remove the 6-mm screw from the DC-DC board.
- Remove the 4-mm screw and the washer securing the grounding strap to the
PC Card heat shield.
- Disconnect the speaker wire harness from connector JP18 on the left side
of the system board.
This wire harness also contains wiring for the touch pad and the
touch pad buttons.
- Disconnect the LED cable from connector JP10 on the system board.
- Remove the palmrest assembly from the base assembly.
Start at the back right of the computer and move forward around the
computer. Carefully lift the palmrest assembly up and pull it forward to unsnap the hidden
tabs spaced around the sides and along the top of the battery bay and options bay.
When replacing the palmrest assembly, orient the assembly in its
original position on the base assembly and press firmly near each tab until the palmrest
assembly snaps into place. Start at the front to align those tabs first. Make sure that
all the tabs are aligned.
Palmrest Assembly Component Removal
IR Board Removal
Hard-Disk Drive Heat Shield Removal
Touch Pad Assembly Removal
Speaker Removal
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