Base Cover; Removing The Base Cover - Dell Alienware m17 R2 Service Manual

Table 1. Screw list(continued)
Component
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
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
The following image indicates the location of the base cover and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Secured to
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
• Keyboard
Palm-rest assembly
Before working inside your
Screw type Quantity
M2x3 2
M2x3 2
M2x3 2
M2.5x5 4
M2x3 5
M2x3 6
M2x1.9 2
M2x1.9 4
M2x3 2
M2x1.9 3
M1.2x2.1 14
M1.2x1.6 39
computer.
Screw image
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