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Palm Rest
Alienware M18x Service Manual
Removing the Palm Rest
Replacing the Palm Rest
WARNING:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION:
To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface (such as a connector on your computer).
CAUTION:
Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is
not covered by your warranty.
CAUTION:
To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
Removing the Palm Rest
1. Follow the instructions in
Before You
2. Remove any installed card or blank from the Media-Card Reader.
3. Remove the battery pack (see
4. Remove the base cover (see
5. Follow the instruction from
step 4
6. Remove the center control cover (see
7. Remove the keyboard (see
8. Remove the macro keyboard (see
9. Remove the display assembly (see
10. Disconnect the power-button cable, status-light board cable, speaker-LED board cable, touch-pad cable, and video-card connector cable from the
connectors on the system board.
1 power button-board cable
connector
3 speaker LED-board cable
5 video-card connector cable
Begin.
Removing the Battery
Pack).
Removing the Base
Cover).
to
step 6
in
Removing the Hard
Removing the Center Control
Removing the
Keyboard).
Removing the Macro
Keyboard).
Removing the Display
Assembly).
2 status-light board cable
connector
4 touch-pad cable connector
Removing the Battery
Drive(s).
Cover).
Pack) before working inside the
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