Dell Alienware m15 R7 Service Manual - Page 63

Palm-rest and keyboard assembly

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Steps 1. Align and place the power button, along with its cable, into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 2. Align the screw holes on the power-button bracket to the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 3. Replace the three screws (M2x2) that secure the power-button bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. Next steps 1. Follow the procedure from step 6 to step 25 in Installing the system board. 2. Install the battery. 3. Install the rear-I/O cover. 4. Install the wireless card. 5. Install the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in slot one, whichever applicable. 6. Install the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in slot two, whichever applicable. 7. Install the base cover. 8. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. 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 slot one, whichever applicable. 4. Remove the 2230 solid state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in slot two, whichever applicable. 5. Remove the wireless card. 6. Remove the rear-I/O cover. 7. Remove the battery. 8. Remove the speakers. 9. Remove the power-adapter port. 10. Remove the touchpad. 63

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Steps
1.
Align and place the power button, along with its cable, into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2.
Align the screw holes on the power-button bracket to the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3.
Replace the three screws (M2x2) that secure the power-button bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Next steps
1.
Follow the procedure from step 6 to step 25 in
Installing the system board
.
2.
Install the
battery
.
3.
Install the
rear-I/O cover
.
4.
Install the
wireless card
.
5.
Install the
2230 solid-state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive
in slot one, whichever applicable.
6.
Install the
2230 solid-state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive
in slot two, whichever applicable.
7.
Install the
base cover
.
8.
Follow the procedure in
After working inside your computer
.
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 slot one, whichever applicable.
4.
Remove the
2230 solid state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive
in slot two, whichever applicable.
5.
Remove the
wireless card
.
6.
Remove the
rear-I/O cover
.
7.
Remove the
battery
.
8.
Remove the
speakers
.
9.
Remove the
power-adapter port
.
10.
Remove the
touchpad
.
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