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Palm Rest

Dell™ Vostro™ 1510 Service Manual

  Removing the Palm Rest

  Replacing the Palm Rest

Removing the Palm Rest

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 hard drive cover. See Removing the Hard Drive for an illustration of the hard drive cover.
   
   
3. Remove any cards or blanks installed in the ExpressCard slot and the 8-in- 1 card slot.
   
   
4. Remove the WLAN card (see Removing a WLAN Card).
   
   
5. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).
   
   
6. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
   
   
7. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).
   
   
8. Remove the M2.5 x 5-mm screw labeled with a "P" from the fan.
   
   
9. Remove the fourteen M2.5 x 8-mm screws from the bottom of the computer.
   
   

NOTE: The screw locations may vary slightly from the image shown below.

10. Turn the computer over and remove the three M2.5 x 5-mm screws that secure the top of the palm rest.
    
    

11. Disconnect the multimedia-button pad connector from the system board.
    
    
12. Disconnect the touch pad connector from the system board.
    
    
13. Disconnect the fingerprint reader connector 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. Disconnect the speaker connector from the palm rest. Remove tape as necessary.
    
    
15. Moving from left to right, carefully lift the palm rest along the rear edge, near the hinge brackets, and gently lift the palm rest.
    
    

Replacing the Palm Rest

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

NOTICE: Ensure that the touch pad cable and the cable for the internal card with Bluetooth® wireless technology are properly routed before snapping the palm rest into place.

This procedure assumes that you have completed the removal procedure Removing the Palm Rest.

1. Align the palm rest with the computer base and gently snap it into place.
   
   
2. Connect the speaker connector to the under side of the palm rest.
   
   
3. Connect the touchpad connector to the system board.
   
   
4. Connect the multimedia-button pad connector to the system board.
   
   
5. Connect the finger print reader connector to the system board.
   
   
6. Replace the three M2.5 x 5-mm screws on the top of the palm rest.
   
   
7. Turn the computer upside down and replace the fourteen M2.5 x 8-mm screws on the bottom of the computer to secure the palm rest.
   
   
8. Replace the M2.5 x 5-mm screw in the hole labeled with a "P" on the fan.
   
   
9. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly).
   
   
10. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
    
    
11. Replace the hinge cover (see Replacing the Hinge Cover).
    
    
12. Replace the WLAN card (see Replacing a WLAN Card).
    
    
13. Replace the hard drive cover. See Removing the Hard Drive for an illustration of the hard drive cover.
    
    
14. Replace any blanks you removed from in the ExpressCard slot and the 8- in-1 card slot.
    
    

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