Palm-Rest Assembly 35Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 9.2 Replace the hot-key board (see "Replacing the Hot-Key Board" onpage 38).3 Replace the power-button board (see "Replacing the Power-Button Board"on page 42).4 Align the tabs on the palm rest assembly with the slots on the computerbase and gently snap the palm rest assembly in place.5 Slide the touch-pad cable, power-button board cable, and hot-key boardcable into the connectors on the system board and press down on theconnector latches to secure them.6 Replace the four screws on the palm-rest assembly.7 Replace the keyboard (see "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 29).8 Close the display and turn the computer over.9 Replace the 11 screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computerbase.10 Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 5 in "Replacing the OpticalDrive" on page 19.11 Replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" on page 16).CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that nostray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in damage tothe computer.
