Installing The Audio Daughter-Board - Dell Alienware Area-51m R2 Service Manual

Installing the audio daughter-board

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
NOTE: After replacing the audio daughter-board, you must set up the keyboard language and color.
The following image indicates the location of the audio daughter-board and provides a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
Steps
1. Place the audio daughter-board in the slot on the palm-rest assembly.
2. Replace the three screws (M2.5x2.5) that secure the audio daughter-board to the palm-rest assembly.
3. Connect the speaker cable to the audio daughter-board.
4. Connect the keyboard-controller cable to the audio daughter-board and close the latch to secure the cable.
5. Connect the keyboard-backlight cable to the audio daughter-board and close the latch to secure the cable.
6. Connect the keyboard cable to the audio daughter-board and close the latch to secure the cable.
7. Connect the audio daughter-board cable to the audio daughter-board and close the latch to secure the cable.
Next steps
1. Install the solid-state drive interposer
2. Install the solid-state drive from M.2 slot
3. Install the solid-state drive from M.2 slot
4. Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 8 in
5. Install the base cover.
6. Follow the procedure in
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Installing the hard
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