Replacing The Palm Rest; Procedure; Postrequisites - Alienware 18 P19E Owner's Manual

Replacing the Palm Rest

WARNING:
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Replace the power-button board. See "Replacing the Power-Button Board" on
page 46.
2 Replace the status-light board. See "Replacing the Status-Light Board" on page 49.
3 Align the palm-rest assembly with the computer base and gently snap the palm-rest
assembly into place.
4 Turn the computer over and replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly
to the computer base.
5 Slide the media-card reader cable and keyboard cable into the respective connectors
on the palm-rest assembly, and press down on the connector latches to secure the
cables.
6 Slide the macro-keyboard cable and macro-keyboard backlight cable into the
respective connectors on the system board, and press down on the connector
latches to secure the cables.

Postrequisites

1 Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 24.
2 Replace the hard drive(s). See "Replacing the Hard Drive(s)" on page 28.
3 Replace the fans cover. See "Replacing the Fans Cover" on page 30.
4 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 17.
5 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15.
6 Replace any card or blank that you removed from the Media-Card Reader.
7 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.
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