Replacing The Keyboard; Procedure - Dell Alienware 17 Service Manual

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Procedure

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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.

Replacing the keyboard

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