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Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement

Introduction

This guide will show you how to gain access to and replace the track pad board in your Panasonic CF-29.

What you need

  1. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Locate the bay door for the battery on the left side of the laptop.

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    • Slide the latch to the right and then down to unlock it.

    • Pull out the battery.

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  3. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement, Hard Drive: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Locate the door for the hard drive on the right side of the laptop

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    • Push and slide the latch up to open the hard drive door.

    • Pull out the hard drive.

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  5. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement, Optical Drive: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Flip the device upside down with the handle facing away from you.

    • Open the optical drive bay by sliding its latch to the right.

    • Locate optical drive release mechanism on the bottom of the laptop.

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  6. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Slide the latch cover to the right.

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    • Push the exposed switch to the left to eject the optical drive.

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  9. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement, Back Cover: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Begin by turning the laptop upside down with the handle towards you.

    • Use a Phillips size 0 screwdriver to remove the 4 screws holding down the ram cover.

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  10. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the panel and set it aside.

    • Use a Phillips size 0 screwdriver to remove these 8 small screws.

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  11. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Use a Phillips size 1 screwdriver to remove the remaining 8 screws.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to release, but NOT remove, the back cover because it is sealed with adhesive.

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  13. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 12, image 1 of 1

    • Be careful when lifting the cover as you may damage some connections.

    • Slowly lift the cover so that you can disconnect the red and white wires connecting the speaker to the sound card.

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  14. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 13, image 1 of 1

    • Now the back cover should be off and you can access the inside of the casing.

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  15. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement, Trackpad Board: step 14, image 1 of 1

    • Locate the track pad chip near the handle.

    • Remove the upper right screw.

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  16. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 15, image 1 of 1

    • Use a pry bar to detach the white ribbon cable shown.

    • Push the brown tab to release the cable

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  17. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 16, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the screw that was previously concealed under the now removed ribbon cable.

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    • Remove the rightmost ribbon cable

    • Pry up the brown clip

    • Tug the cable out

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  19. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 18, image 1 of 1

    • Pull the track pad slightly up and to the right.

    • Do not completely remove the circuit board because it is still attached.

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  20. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 19, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the last ribbon cable.

    • Pry up on the brown part to release the ribbon cable.

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  21. Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Trackpad Board Replacement: step 20, image 1 of 1

    • You have successfully removed the track pad board.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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