Replacing The Keyboard; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Alienware 15 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
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in After working inside your
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

CAUTION: Make sure that no cables are under the keyboard.
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
Align the screw holes on the keyboard bracket with the screw holes on the
palm-rest assembly and snap the keyboard bracket into place.
5 Replace the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest
assembly.
6 Adhere the touch-pad cable and status-light cable to the keyboard bracket.
7
Slide the touch-pad cable and the status-light cable into the power-button
board and press down on the latches to secure the cables.

Post-requisites

1 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 12 in "Replacing the
2 Replace the solid-state
3
Replace the memory
4 Replace the base
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