Alienware 17 R1, P18E owner manual Replacing the Palm Rest, Procedure, Postrequisites

Replacing the Palm Rest

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1Replace the keyboard daughter board. See "Replacing the Keyboard Daughter Board" on page 65.

2Replace the status-light board. See "Replacing the Status-Light Board" on page 62.

3Replace the power-button board. See "Replacing the Power-Button Board" on page 59.

4Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 56.

5Connect the status-light board cable to the media-card reader.

6Align the palm-rest assembly over the computer base and snap the palm-rest assembly into place.

7Close the display and turn the computer over.

8Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.

9Connect the keyboard daughter-card cable to the system board and press down on the latch to secure the cable.

Postrequisites

1Replace the tertiary hard drive. See "Replacing the Third Hard Drive (Optional)" on page 30.

2Replace the secondary hard drive. See "Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive" on page 26.

3Replace the primary hard drive. See "Replacing the Primary Hard Drive" on page 23.

4Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 17.

5Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15.

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