dell latitude x200 User Manual

Memory Module and Mini PCI Card: Dell Latitude X200 Service Manual
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Keyboard: Dell Latitude X200 Service Manual
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Keyboard 
Dell™ Latitude™ X200 Service Manual
Removing the Keyboard 
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical 
outlets. 
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by 
touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. 
NOTICE: Read Preparing to Work Inside the Computer before performing the 
following procedure. 
1.  Remove the 
battery. 
2.  Remove the six M2 x 4-mm screws...

Keyboard: Dell Latitude X200 Service Manual
 
1 M2 x 4-mm screws (6)
NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time- 
consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard\
. 
3.  Turn the computer over, and insert a ¼-inch flat-blade screwdriver in\
to the slot  to the right of the keyboard locator tab. 
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1 keyboard locator tab
2 keyboard securing tabs 
(4)
4.  Pry up the keyboard locator tab, and the keyboard pops up. 
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Keyboard: Dell Latitude X200 Service Manual
5.  Pull the keyboard a small distance toward the front of the computer to r\
elease the four securing tabs located across the back edge of the keyboard. 
6.  Rotate the keyboard toward the front of the computer and place it face-d\
own on  the palm rest. 
NOTICE: Do not pull on the keyboard flex cable. 
7.  Open the ZIF connector on the system board by pulling the ZIF connector \
tabs  toward the back of the computer. 
 
1 keyboard flex cable
2 ZIF connector
3...

Keyboard: Dell Latitude X200 Service Manual
Replacing the Keyboard 
1.  Place the keyboard face-down on the palm rest, with the keyboard flex ca\
ble pointing toward the back of the computer. 
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the connector pins, insert the keyboard flex cable 
evenly into the ZIF connector on the system board, and do not reverse th\
e 
keyboard flex cable. 
2.  Ensure that the ZIF connector is open by pulling the ZIF connector tabs \
toward  the back of the computer. 
3.  Press the keyboard...

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Palm Rest: Dell Latitude X200 Service Manual
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Palm Rest 
Dell™ Latitude™ X200 Service Manual
Removing the Palm Rest 
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical 
outlets. 
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by 
touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. 
NOTICE: Read Preparing to Work Inside the Computer before performing the 
following procedure. 
1.  Remove the 
battery. 
2.  Remove the 
keyboard. 
3....

Palm Rest: Dell Latitude X200 Service Manual
 
1 M2 x 4-mm screws (4)
4.  Turn the computer over, and open the display (if you have not already r\
emoved  the display). 
5.  Lift the back edge of the palm rest, and rotate the palm rest forward. 
6.  Lift the ZIF connector, and disconnect the palm-rest flex cable from its\
 ZIF  connector on the system board. 
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1 palm-rest flex cable
2 ZIF connector
7.  Lift the palm rest up and out of the computer. 
Replacing the Palm Rest 
To aid with proper flex cable connection, a blue locator line has been a\
dded near the 
end of the palm-rest flex cable. When replacing the palm-rest flex cable\
, press the 
cable into the connector until the blue line aligns with the system boar\
d and hold it 
steady while you snap the ZIF connector down. (The blue line may reappe\
ar after...