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This guide will show you how to gain access to and replace the track pad board in your Panasonic CF-29.
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Locate the bay door for the battery on the left side of the laptop.
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Slide the latch to the right and then down to unlock it.
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Pull out the battery.
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Locate the door for the hard drive on the right side of the laptop
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Push and slide the latch up to open the hard drive door.
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Pull out the hard drive.
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Flip the device upside down with the handle facing away from you.
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Open the optical drive bay by sliding its latch to the right.
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Locate optical drive release mechanism on the bottom of the laptop.
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Push the exposed switch to the left to eject the optical drive.
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Begin by turning the laptop upside down with the handle towards you.
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Use a Phillips size 0 screwdriver to remove the 4 screws holding down the ram cover.
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Remove the panel and set it aside.
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Use a Phillips size 0 screwdriver to remove these 8 small screws.
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Use a Phillips size 1 screwdriver to remove the remaining 8 screws.
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Use a plastic opening tool to release, but NOT remove, the back cover because it is sealed with adhesive.
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Slowly lift the cover so that you can disconnect the red and white wires connecting the speaker to the sound card.
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Now the back cover should be off and you can access the inside of the casing.
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Locate the track pad chip near the handle.
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Remove the upper right screw.
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Use a pry bar to detach the white ribbon cable shown.
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Push the brown tab to release the cable
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Remove the screw that was previously concealed under the now removed ribbon cable.
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Remove the rightmost ribbon cable
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Pry up the brown clip
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Tug the cable out
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Pull the track pad slightly up and to the right.
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Remove the last ribbon cable.
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Pry up on the brown part to release the ribbon cable.
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You have successfully removed the track pad board.
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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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