Power Button - Alienware x15 R1 Service Manual

Power button

Removing the power button
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Remove the wireless card.
5. Remove the solid-state
6. Remove the fans.
7. Remove the rear I/O-cover.
8. Remove the solid-state drive
9. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 16 in
NOTE: The system board can be removed and installed along with the heat sink. This simplifies the removal and installation
procedure and avoids breaking the thermal bond between the system board and heat sink.
About this task
The following image(s) indicate the location of the power button and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
1. Remove the two (M2x1.9) screws that secure the power-button bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Remove the two (M1.2x1.5) screws that secure the power-button bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Lift the power-button bracket off the power button.
4. Lift the power button, along with its cable, off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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