Alienware M17X R4

Removing the Palm Rest Assembly | 65

7Remove the power button board. See "Removing the Power Button Board" on

page 55.

8Remove the display assembly. See "Removing the Display Assembly" on page 57.

9Remove the status light board. See "Removing the Status Light Board" on page 61.

Procedure

1Disconnect the touch pad cable, LVDS cable, and Media Card Reader cable from the

connectors on the system board.

2Remove the screws that secure the palm rest assembly to the computer base.

3Carefully pry out the palm rest assembly along the rear edge and then ease the palm

rest assembly from the computer base.

CAUTION: Carefully separate the palm rest assembly from the

computer base to avoid damage to the palm rest assembly.

4Lift the palm rest assembly off the computer base.

1 palm rest assembly 2 LVDS cable

3 touch pad cable 4 Media Card Reader cable

5 screws (3)