Alienware M17X R4 owner manual Removing the Display, Assembly

33	Removing the Display
	Assembly

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 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.

Prerequsites

1Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12.

2Remove the compartment door. See "Removing the Compartment Door" on page 14.

3Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 41.

4Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 45.

5Disconnect the antenna cables from the Mini-Card. See "Removing the Mini-Card" on page 49.

6Disconnect the wirelessHD card cable from the connector on the wirelessHD card. See "Removing the WirelessHD Card" on page 53.

Procedure

1Loosen the captive screws that secure the display cable to the system board.

2Using the pull-tab, pull the display cable to disconnect the display cable from the connector on the system board.

3Disconnect the camera cable and infrared cable from the respective system board connectors.

4Note the routing of the display cable, camera cable, infrared cable, wirelessHD card cable, Mini-Card antenna cables and remove the cables from the routing guides on the palm rest assembly.

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