Replacing The Keyboard; Procedure - Dell Alienware Area-51m Service Manual

Replacing the keyboard

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Procedure

1 Insert the tabs on the top side of the keyboard into the slots on the palm-rest assembly. Ensure that the openings at the
bottom of the keyboard fit into the studs on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Adhere the macro-keys cable and the macro-keys backlight cable to the keyboard.
3 Connect the macro-keys backlight cable to the keyboard and close the latch to secure the cable.
4 Connect the macro-keys cable to the keyboard and close the latch to secure the cable.
5 Slide the keyboard bracket into the slots on the palm-rest assembly.
6 Replace the three screws (M2.5x2.5) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
7 Replace the 15 screws (M2x3) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
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