Power Button Board

Dell™ Inspiron™ N7010 Service Manual

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: 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 avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on your computer).

CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Removing the Battery) before working inside the computer.

Removing the Power Button Board

Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.
Remove the battery (see Removing the Battery).
Remove the module cover (see Removing the Module Cover).
Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 6 in Removing the Hard Drive.
Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive).
Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).
Turn the palm rest over.
Remove the two screws that secure the power button board to the palm rest.

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power button board

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screws (2)

NOTE: The power button board cable is affixed to the palm rest.

Carefully release the power button board cable from the palm rest.

CAUTION: Be extremely careful when removing the power button board. The board is very fragile.

Lift the power button board away from the palm rest.

Replacing the Power Button Board

Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.
Align the slots on the power button board with the alignment guides on the palm rest and carefully place the power button board.
Replace the two screws that secure the power button board to the palm rest.
Adhere the power button board cable on the palm rest.
Turn the palm rest over.
Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest).
Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
Replace the optical drive (see Replacing the Optical Drive).
Follow the instructions from step 5 to step 7 in Replacing the Hard Drive.
Replace the module cover (see Replacing the Module Cover).
Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).

CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in damage to the computer.

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