Dell Alienware m15 R6 Service Manual - Page 72

Palm-rest and keyboard assembly

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Palm-rest and keyboard assembly Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the base cover. 3. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one, whichever applicable. 4. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot two, whichever applicable. 5. Remove the I/O board. 6. Remove the memory module. 7. Remove the wireless card. 8. Remove the display assembly. 9. Remove the battery. 10. Remove the rear I/O-cover. 11. Remove the touchpad. 12. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 16 in Removing the system board. NOTE: System board can be removed with the heat sink and USB board attached. 13. Remove the power button. About this task After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, we are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. NOTE: When replacing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly, the solid-state drive mounting brackets have to be removed from the existing palm-rest and keyboard assembly and transferred to the replacement palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 72

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Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
2.
Remove the
base cover
.
3.
Remove the
2230 solid-state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
, whichever applicable.
4.
Remove the
2230 solid-state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot two
, whichever applicable.
5.
Remove the
I/O board
.
6.
Remove the
memory module
.
7.
Remove the
wireless card
.
8.
Remove the
display assembly
.
9.
Remove the
battery
.
10.
Remove the
rear I/O-cover
.
11.
Remove the
touchpad
.
12.
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 16 in
Removing the system board
.
NOTE:
System board can be removed with the heat sink and USB board attached.
13.
Remove the
power button
.
About this task
After performing the steps in the pre-requisites, we are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE:
When replacing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly, the solid-state drive mounting brackets have to be removed from
the existing palm-rest and keyboard assembly and transferred to the replacement palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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