Dell Inspiron 14z N411z: Palm-Rest Assembly
Palm-Rest Assembly: Dell Inspiron 14z N411z

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Palm-Rest Assembly
WARNING: 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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist
grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a
connector on your computer).
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your
computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty.
CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery
(see "Removing the Battery" on page 13) before working inside the computer.
Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly
1
Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 9.
2
Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 13.
3
Remove the module cover. See "Removing the Module Cover" on page 15.
4
Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 5 in "Removing the Optical
Drive" on page 23.
5
Remove the nine screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the
computer base.
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6
Turn the computer over.
7
Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 31.
CAUTION: Pull on the plastic tab on top of the connectors to avoid damaging the
connectors.
8
Lift the securing latches and disconnect the power button, touchpad, and
hot-key board cables from their connectors on the system board.
9
Remove the seven screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the
computer base.
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1 screws (7) 2 power-button cable connector
3 hot-key board cable connector 4 touchpad-cable connector
5 palm-rest assembly
CAUTION: Separate the palm-rest assembly from the computer base carefully to
avoid damage to the palm-rest assembly and the display.
10
Lift the palm-rest assembly off the computer base.
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2
5
4
3

1 palm-rest assembly
Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly
1
Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 9.
2
Align the tabs on the palm-rest assembly with the slots on the computer
base and gently snap the palm-rest assembly in place.
3
Slide the power button, touchpad, and hot-key board cables into the
respective connectors on the system board and press down the connector
latches to secure the cables.
4
Replace the seven screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the
computer base.
5
Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 33.
6
Turn the computer over and replace the nine screws that secure the
palm-rest assembly to the computer base.
7
Follow the instructions from step 5 to step 6 in "Replacing the Optical
Drive" on page 25.
8
Replace the module cover. See "Replacing the Module Cover" on page 16.
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Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 14.
CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no
stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in damage to
the computer.
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Оглавление
- Contents
- Before You Begin
- Battery
- Module Cover
- Coin-Cell Battery
- Hard-Drive Assembly
- Optical Drive
- Memory Module(s)
- Keyboard
- Palm-Rest Assembly
- Wireless Mini-Card
- Display
- DC-in Connector Assembly
- USB Board
- Camera Module
- Thermal Fan
- System Board
- Heat-Sink Assembly
- Media-Card Reader Board
- Speakers
- System Setup
- Flashing the BIOS