Alienware 15 R2, Quick Start Manual

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UPMIDIAS
Replacing the palm rest
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the
safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in Before working inside your computer .
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in After working inside your computer . For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in "Replacing the touch pad ”.
2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Replacing the status-light
board ”.
3
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Replacing the power-button
board ”.
4
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in "Replacing the keyboard ”.
5 Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.
6 Carefully turn the palm-rest assembly over and slide the keyboard cable,
keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable, and macro-keys backlight
cable into the slot on the computer base.
7 Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and snap it into place.
8 Close the display and turn the computer over.
9
Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer
base.
10 Slide the keyboard-backlight cable, keyboard cable, macro-keys cable, and
macro-keys backlight cable into the system board and press down on the
latches to secure the cables.
11
Route the keyboard-backlight cable, keyboard cable, and macro-keys cable
through the routing guides on the computer base.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the solid-state drives .
2
Replace the memory modules .
3 Replace the base panel .
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