Removing The Power-Button Board; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Alienware 18 Owner's Manual

Removing the Power-Button Board

WARNING:
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1 Remove any installed card or blank from the Media-Card Reader.
2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14.
3 Remove the fans cover. See "Removing the Fans Cover" on page 29.
4 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 16.
5 Remove the hard drive. See "Removing the Hard Drive(s)" on page 25.
6 Remove the optical drive. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 22.
7 Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the Palm Rest.

Procedure

1 Lift the connector latch and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the power-button board
cable from its connector on the status-light board.
2 Remove the screws that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.
3 Lift the power-button board off the palm-rest assembly.
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1 screws (2)
3 power-button board cable
Before working inside your computer, read the safety
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