Removing The Right Bottom-Panel; Replacing The Right Bottom-Panel - Dell Alienware Area-51 Service Manual

Removing the Right Bottom-Panel

1. Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page
2. Remove the right side-panel (see "Removing the Right Side-Panel" on
page 16).
3. Disconnect the right bottom-panel cable from the SIDE_RIGHT connector on
the master I/O board.
4. Remove the hard-drive fans (see "Removing the Hard-Drive Fan(s)" on
page 51).
5. Press out to release the right bottom-panel clamps that secure the right
bottom-panel to the chassis.
6. Remove the right bottom-panel.

Replacing the Right Bottom-Panel

1. Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page
2. Route the right bottom-panel cable through the chassis and connect it to
the SIDE_RIGHT connector on the master I/O board.
3. Align the right bottom-panel clamps with the clamp inserts on the chassis.
4. Push the right bottom-panel towards the chassis until the right bottom-
panel clamps snap into place.
5. Replace the hard-drive fans (see "Replacing the Hard-Drive Fan(s)" on
page 52).
6. Replace the right side-panel (see "Replacing the Right Side-Panel" on
page 16).
7. Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn
them on.
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