Alienware m17 P37E, Service Manual

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Replacing the keyboard
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 Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Replace the 32 screws (M1.2x1.9) that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
3 Replace the eight screws (M1.2x2.4) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the system board .
2 Replace the coin-cell battery .
3 Replace the solid-state drive/Intel Optane .
4 Replace the I/O board .
5 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in Replacing the heat sink .
6 Replace the wireless card .
7 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing the hard drive .
8 Replace the battery (half-length) or the battery (full-length) , whichever applicable.
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