Alienware 13 R2

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.
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in After working inside your computer. For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Replace the touchpad.
2 Replace the status-light board.
3 Replace the power-button board.
4 Replace the keyboard.
5 Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.
6 Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and snap it into place.
7 Close the display and turn the computer over.
8 Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer
base.
9 Connect the keyboard cable and the keyboard-backlight cable to the
system board.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the solid-state
drive”.
2 Replace the base panel.
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