Dell Alienware m17 R3 Service Manual - Page 62

Palmrest, Removing the palm rest

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Steps 1. Place the keyboard on the palm-rest assembly. 2. Replace the 28 (M1.2x1.6) screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly. NOTE: The 28 screw holes are marked with an arrow. 3. Place the keyboard bracket on the keyboard. 4. Replace the ten (M1.2x2.1) screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the keyboard. 5. Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard-controller board and close the latch. 6. Connect the keyboard-backlight cable to the keyboard, and close the latch. Next steps 1. Follow step 3 to step 22 in installing the system board. 2. Install the right I/O-board. 3. Install the battery. 4. Install the rear I/O-cover. 5. Install the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed. 6. Install the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed. 7. Install the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed. 8. Install the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed. 9. Install the base cover. 10. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Palmrest Removing the palm rest Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the base cover. 3. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed. 4. Remove the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed. 5. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed. 62

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Steps
1.
Place the keyboard on the palm-rest assembly.
2.
Replace the 28 (M1.2x1.6) screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
NOTE: The 28 screw holes are marked with an arrow.
3.
Place the keyboard bracket on the keyboard.
4.
Replace the ten (M1.2x2.1) screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the keyboard.
5.
Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard-controller board and close the latch.
6.
Connect the keyboard-backlight cable to the keyboard, and close the latch.
Next steps
1.
Follow step 3 to step 22 in installing the
system board
.
2.
Install the
right I/O-board
.
3.
Install the
battery
.
4.
Install the
rear I/O-cover
.
5.
Install the
2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two
, if installed.
6.
Install the
2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two
, if installed.
7.
Install the
2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one
, if installed.
8.
Install the
2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one
, if installed.
9.
Install the
base cover
.
10.
Follow the procedure in
After working inside your computer
.
Palmrest
Removing the palm rest
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
2.
Remove the
base cover
.
3.
Remove the
2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one
, if installed.
4.
Remove the
2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one
, if installed.
5.
Remove the
2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two
, if installed.
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