Replacing The Keyboard; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Alienware 17 R2 Service Manual

Replacing the keyboard

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, follow the instructions in
Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Slide the keyboard under the tabs on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-
rest assembly.
3 Replace the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
4 Route the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable
and macro-keys backlight cable through the slots on the keyboard
bracket.
5 Align the screw holes on the keyboard bracket with the screw holes on
the palm-rest assembly.
6 Replace the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest
assembly.
7 Adhere the touch-pad cable and status-light cable to the keyboard
bracket.
8 Slide the touch-pad cable and the status-light cable into their respective
connectors on the power-button board and press down the latches to
secure the cables.

Post-requisites

1 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 11 in "Replacing the
2 Replace the base
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Computer. After working inside your
panel.
After Working Inside Your
palm rest".