Alienware 17 W510416MYWIN8 User Manual

Replacing the Palm Rest    |   

 

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Close the display and turn the computer over.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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