Dell Alienware Area-51m Service Manual - Page 96

Removing the palm-rest assembly, Prerequisites, Procedure

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Removing the palm-rest assembly 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. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover. 2 Remove the battery. 3 Remove the memory modules. 4 Remove the wireless card. 5 Remove the solid-state drive. 6 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the hard drive. 7 Remove the audio daughter-board. 8 Remove the speakers. 9 Remove the coin-cell battery. 10 Remove the touchpad. 11 Remove the rear-I/O cover. 12 Remove the display assembly. 13 Remove the computer base. 14 Remove the heat-sink assembly. 15 Remove the right power-adapter port. 16 Remove the system board. 17 Remove the left power-adapter port. 18 Remove the keyboard. 19 Remove the macro keys. Procedure After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, we are left with the palm-rest assembly. 96

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Removing the palm-rest assembly
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
.
Prerequisites
1
Remove the
base cover
.
2
Remove the
battery
.
3
Remove the
memory modules
.
4
Remove the
wireless card
.
5
Remove the
solid-state drive
.
6
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in
Removing the hard drive
.
7
Remove the
audio daughter-board
.
8
Remove the
speakers
.
9
Remove the
coin-cell battery
.
10
Remove the
touchpad
.
11
Remove the
rear-I/O cover
.
12
Remove the
display assembly
.
13
Remove the
computer base
.
14
Remove the
heat-sink assembly
.
15
Remove the
right power-adapter port
.
16
Remove the
system board
.
17
Remove the
left power-adapter port
.
18
Remove the
keyboard
.
19
Remove the
macro keys
.
Procedure
After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, we are left with the palm-rest assembly.
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