Dell Inspiron 1545 Palm Rest Replacement

はじめに

The palm rest is the top cover for the laptop which is responsible for holding the laptop's touch pad. You can use this guide to clean the touch pad or to replace a broken touch pad by purchasing a new palm rest.

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手順1 Battery

Dell Inspiron 1545 Palm Rest Replacement, Battery: 手順 1、 1の画像 1

Before attempting to remove the battery ensure that the laptop is disconnected from all power sources and turned off.
Turn the laptop over to its back.

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手順2

Slide the release latch while simultaneously pulling backwards on the battery.

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手順3

Slide the battery out of the battery bay.

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手順4 Base Cover

Dell Inspiron 1545 Palm Rest Replacement, Base Cover: 手順 4、 1の画像 1

Unscrew the four screws (3mm Phillips #1) that hold the base cover in place.
The top 3 screws are "captive" (held in by a retaining ring) and will not come out.

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手順5

Carefully lift the base cover vertically away from the laptop.

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手順6 Center Control Cover

Dell Inspiron 1545 Palm Rest Replacement, Center Control Cover: 手順 6、 1の画像 1

After removing the battery, remove the two screws (3mm Phillips #1) beneath it. These screws hold the Center Control Cover in place.

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手順7

Flip the laptop over to the front and open the display as far as possible.

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手順8

Dell Inspiron 1545 Palm Rest Replacement: 手順 8、 3の画像 3

The Center Control Cover is VERY fragile, be careful when using prying tools.
Pry the Center Control Cover from the laptop. On the right there is a small divot, it is advised that you start removing the panel from here.
Carefully lift the Center Control Cover away from the laptop.

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手順9 Keyboard

Dell Inspiron 1545 Palm Rest Replacement, Keyboard: 手順 9、 1の画像 1

Remove the two screws (5mm Phillips #1) at the top of the keyboard.

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手順10

Slide the keyboard out and away from the laptop and lift it up to access the keyboard connector.
Do not pull hard on the keyboard while removing it, you may damage the keyboard or the keyboard connector.

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手順11

Lift the connector latch that secures the keyboard cable to the connector on the motherboard and remove the cable.

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手順12

Lift the keyboard up and away from the laptop.

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手順13 Palm Rest

Dell Inspiron 1545 Palm Rest Replacement, Palm Rest: 手順 13、 1の画像 1

Remove the 11 screws (5mm Phillips #1) from the back of the laptop as marked. One screw is in the middle, by the RAM.

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手順14

Remove black and white wires from the WLAN that lead to the display by pulling straight up.
Unwind the wires from the routing guides.

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手順15

Turn the laptop back over to its normal resting position and pull the black and white wires previously connected to the WLAN through the hole.
Remove the 4 smaller screws (5mm Phillips #1) and one screw on the top left (3mm Phillips #1) from the palm rest.

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手順16

Disconnect the Bluetooth card cable, Wed cable, Camera1 cable, power cable, and touchpad cable from the respective Motherboard connectors as marked. For the Bluetooth cable and Camera1 cable, pull the plugs towards the screen. For the touchpad and power cable, lift the black tab and then pull them out. For the Wed cable, pull the blue tab up.
Unsecure the wires from the routing guides so they are loose.
Pull on the plastic tabs for each connector to help prevent causing damage to the connectors.

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手順17

To separate the palm rest from the rest of the computer, use a plastic opening tool to lift up the plastic. It is best to start at one point and work your way around.

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