Palmrest Assembly: Dell Latitude CP and CPi
Palmrest Assembly: Dell™ Latitude™ CP and CPi
Exploded View of
Components | Removing the
Palmrest | Field-Replaceable
Components
The palmrest assembly consists of the touch pad and the
palmrest.
- Remove the keyboard.
- Disconnect the touch-pad cable from ZIF connector JP2 on
the system board.
- Remove the back cover assembly.
- Remove the following screws securing the palmrest to the
computer:
- (1) 5-mm screw inside the computer, adjacent to
the thermal cooling assembly
- (2) 5-mm screws inside the upper edge of the
hard-disk drive bay (you must remove the
hard-disk drive to access these screws)
- (3) 12-mm screws underneath the front edge of the
computer
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NOTE: Support the display assembly
with a book or similar object so that the display
assembly does not open beyond 180 degrees. |
- Turn the computer right-side up on the work
surface and open the display assembly 180 degrees.
- Carefully remove the palmrest assembly from the bottom
case assembly.
The palmrest assembly is secured in the
bottom case assembly by 4 snaps and tabs on the right and
left ends of the palmrest. Take care not to damage the
snaps when removing the palmrest.
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NOTE: When replacing the palmrest,
ensure that the vertical tab at the back of the palmrest
fits on the outside of
the system board assembly, near the parallel port
connector. Also, check that the microphone boot is
properly located in its slot on the top EMI shield and is
fitted within the palmrest assembly. |
The palmrest assembly consists of the following
field-replaceable components:
Touch-Pad Interface Module
Power Button
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