Alienware M14XR2 owner manual Removing the Status-Lights Board

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Status-Lights Board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety 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.

Removing the Status-Lights Board

Prerequisites

1Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 15.

2Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 17.

3Remove the center-control cover.

See "Removing the Center-Control Cover" on page 33.

4Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 37.

5Remove the palm-rest assembly.

See "Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly" on page 41.

Procedure

1Turn the palm-rest assembly over.

2Note the routing of status-light board cable and remove the cable from the routing guides.

NOTE: If the status-light board cable is under the speakers cable, remove the speakers cable first and then remove the status-light board cable.

Status-Lights Board

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