Dell Alienware m15 R3 Service Manual - Page 10

Base cover, Removing the base cover

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Table 1. Screw list (continued) Component Secured to Keyboard-controller board Palm-rest assembly Right I/O-board cable • System board • Right I/O-board Right I/O-board Palm-rest assembly M.2 solid-state drive (SSD) frame Fan and heat-sink assembly Fan and heat-sink assembly System board System board Palm-rest assembly Palm-rest assembly Palm-rest assembly Left I/O-board Palm-rest assembly Left I/O-board System board Fan and heat-sink assembly Power-adapter port bracket Power-button assembly System board Palm-rest assembly Palm-rest assembly Keyboard bracket Keyboard Keyboard Palmrest Screw type M2x1.9 M2x3 M2x3 M2x4.5 M2x4.5 M2x3 M2x3 M2x3 M2x4.5 M2x3 M2x3 M2x1.9 M1.2x2.1 M1.2x1.6 Quantity 2 2 2 3 2 3 5 2 4 10 2 3 12 19 Screw image Base cover Removing the base cover Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. About this task NOTE: Before removing the base cover, ensure that there is no micro-SD card installed in the micro-SD card slot on your computer. The following image(s) indicate the location of the base cover and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure. 10

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Table 1. Screw list
(continued)
Component
Secured to
Screw type
Quantity
Screw image
Keyboard-controller
board
Palm-rest assembly
M2x1.9
2
Right I/O-board cable
System board
Right I/O-board
M2x3
2
Right I/O-board
Palm-rest assembly
M2x3
2
M.2 solid-state drive
(SSD) frame
System board
M2x4.5
3
Fan and heat-sink
assembly
Palm-rest assembly
M2x4.5
2
Fan and heat-sink
assembly
Palm-rest assembly
M2x3
3
System board
Palm-rest assembly
M2x3
5
Left I/O-board
Palm-rest assembly
M2x3
2
Left I/O-board
System board
M2x4.5
4
Fan and heat-sink
assembly
System board
M2x3
10
Power-adapter port
bracket
Palm-rest assembly
M2x3
2
Power-button assembly
Palm-rest assembly
M2x1.9
3
Keyboard bracket
Keyboard
M1.2x2.1
12
Keyboard
Palmrest
M1.2x1.6
19
Base cover
Removing the base cover
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
About this task
NOTE: Before removing the base cover, ensure that there is no micro-SD card installed in the micro-SD card slot on your
computer.
The following image(s) indicate the location of the base cover and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
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