Replacing the keyboard – Dell Alienware M17x R3 (Early 2011) User Manual

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Keyboard

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Replacing the Keyboard

1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 9.
2 Slide the keyboard cable and backlit keyboard cable into their connectors

on the system board and press down on their connector latches to secure

the cables.

3 Slide the tabs on the keyboard into the slots on the palm rest assembly and

lower the keyboard into place.

4 Replace the five screws that secure the keyboard to the computer base.
5 Replace the center control cover (see "Replacing the Center Control

Cover" on page 52).

6 Replace the compartment door (see "Replacing the Compartment Door"

on page 16).

7 Replace the battery pack (see "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 14).

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keyboard cable

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backlit keyboard cable

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