Dell Alienware 17 R2 (Early 2015) - Manual (Page 41)

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
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Replace the touch pad .
2 Replace the keyboard .
3 Replace the status-light board .
4 Replace the power-button board .
5 Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.
6 Adhere the tape that secures the power-button board cable to the system
board.
7 Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable, and
macro-keys backlight cable through the slot on the computer base.
8 Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and snap it into place.
9 Close the display and turn the computer over.
10 Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer
base.
11 Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable and
macro-keys backlight cable into their respective connectors and press
down the latches to secure the cables to the system board.
Post-requisites
Replace the base panel .
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