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How to detach and reattach palmrest part (the plate with keyboard, touchpad, power button etc.)
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Flip the laptop
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Unlock and pull out the battery
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Locate and unscrew the screw under the rubber cover
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pop out the plastic cover
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unscrew 5 screws marked in the picture (keep the screws separated by length and color)
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pop out the rubbers plugs (7) around the laptop
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unscrew screws under the plugs
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remove 5 screws from the battery panel
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If you have removed screw C in step 3 (pointed at in the picture) you can pull out the optical drive
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remove all 3 screws revealed by removing the drive
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flip laptop
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pop open the speaker part
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unplug speakers
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remove 1 black screw on both sides
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using a plastic prying tool separate the front plate(keyboard) from the rest of the laptop
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gently lift the front plate
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detach all four ribbons connecting the front plate to the motherboard
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keep the light colored ribbon (it can be detached from the front plate as well)
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connect the new front plate in the same spots as the old one
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if needed reconnect the light colored ribbon on both the front plate and the motherboard
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push the new plate back in place, make sure all sides are in
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put back the black screws holding the front plate
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reconnect the speakers
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push in place the whole speaker panel
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screw back the 3 screws in the optical drive slot
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slide in the drive
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secure with screw C (circled in second picture)
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put in place all screws in the back panel
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the screw on the very left is the longest
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push back in the plastic cover
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return the silver screw covered by the rubber cover
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screw in the last 5 screws in the battery panel
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push back in the battery
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done!
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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what does the light ribbon do?
@Anthony+Massmann I don’t remember exactly. It’s most likely for the touch pad considering it’s location.
