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Maintenance & Service Guide
Presario Series
Models: 1246, 1247, 1277, 1278, and 1279

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Removal and Replacement Procedures

 

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Removing the Palmrest Cover with Touch Pad, continued

5. Turn the computer over (right side up), pull forward on the display latches to release, and open the display assembly.

6. Lift up the front end of the palmrest cover with touch pad and remove it from the groove in the chassis.

7. Tilt the palmrest cover with touch pad, allowing it to rest on top of the keyboard, and disconnect the flex cable from the LIF connector on the palmrest cover.

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CAUTION: When replacing the palmrest cover with touch pad, ensure that the cable is fully inserted into the LIF connector on the system board.
If the metal end come
s in contact with the keyboard, damage may occur to the computer.

To replace the palmrest cover with touch pad, reverse the previous procedures.

NOTE:

When replacing the palmrest cover, ensure that the cable is properly routed through the slot on the Upper CPU cover. 

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