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Palm Rest
Dell™ Inspiron™ 1440 Service Manual
Removing the Palm Rest
Replacing the Palm Rest
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 www.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.
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
computer.
Removing the Palm Rest
1. Follow the procedures in
Before You
2. Remove the battery (see
Removing the
3. Remove the module cover (see
4. Remove the memory module(s) (see
5. Remove the hard drive (see
6. Remove the optical drive (see
7. Disconnect the antenna cables from the Mini-Card (see
8. Remove the five screws from the computer base.
9. Make note of the Mini-Card cables routing and remove the cables from the routing guides.
Begin.
Battery).
Removing the Module
Cover).
Removing the Memory
Module(s)).
Removing the Hard
Drive).
Removing the Optical
Drive).
Removing the
Removing the
Mini-Card).
Battery) before working inside the