Replacing The Palm Rest; Procedure - Dell Alienware 17 Service Manual

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Procedure

• Post-requisites
Procedure
1 Replace the touch
2 Replace the keyboard.
3 Replace the status-light
4 Replace the power-button
5 Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.
6 Adhere the tape that secures the power-button board cable to the system
board.
7 Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable, and
macro-keys backlight cable through the slot on the computer base.
8 Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and snap it into place.
9 Close the display and turn the computer over.
10 Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.
11 Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable and
macro-keys backlight cable into their respective connectors and press down the
latches to secure the cables to the system board.

Replacing the palm rest

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