Base Cover; Removing The Base Cover - Dell Alienware m15 R3 Service Manual

Component
Right I/O-board cable
Right I/O-board
M.2 solid-state drive
(SSD) frame
Fan and heat-sink
assembly
Fan and heat-sink
assembly
System board
Left I/O-board
Left I/O-board
Fan and heat-sink
assembly
Power-adapter port
bracket
Power-button assembly
Keyboard bracket
Keyboard

Base cover

Removing the base cover

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
About this task
NOTE: Before removing the base cover, ensure that there is no micro-SD card installed in the micro-SD card slot on your
computer.
The following image(s) indicate the location of the base cover and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
10
Secured to
• System board
• Right I/O-board
Palm-rest assembly
System board
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
System board
System board
Palm-rest assembly
Palm-rest assembly
Keyboard
Palmrest
Before working inside your
Screw type Quantity
M2x3 2
M2x3 2
M2x4.5 3
M2x4.5 2
M2x3 3
M2x3 5
M2x3 2
M2x4.5 4
M2x3 10
M2x3 2
M2x1.9 3
M1.2x2.1 12
M1.2x1.6 19
computer.
Screw image