Base Cover; Removing The Base Cover - Dell Alienware m15 R2 Service Manual

Component
Left I/O-board
connector
Left I/O-board
Right I/O-board
connector
Right I/O-board
Fans
System board
Fan and heat-sink
assembly
Solid-state drive support
bracket
Touchpad
Solid-state drive
support-bracket
Power-adapter port
bracket
Power-button assembly
Keyboard bracket
Keyboard

Base cover

Removing the base cover

Prerequisite
1 Follow the procedure in
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the base cover and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Secured to
• System board
• Left I/O-board
Palm-rest assembly
• System board
• Right I/O-board
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
System board
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
• Palm-rest assembly
• Keyboard
Palm-rest assembly
Before working inside your
Screw type Quantity
M2x3 2
M2x3 1
M2x3 2
M2x3 2
M2.5x5 5
M2x3 4
M2x3 6
M2x1.9 2
M2x1.9 4
M2x1.9 2
M2x3 2
M2x1.9 3
M1.2x2.1 9
M1.2x1.6 33
computer.
Screw image
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