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Alienware Area-51m R2 Service Manual

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Installing the keyboard

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the keyboard and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.

Image: Replacing the keyboard

Steps

  1. Place the keyboard in the slots on the palm-rest assembly.
  2. Replace the 57 screws (M1.2x2.5) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
  3. Connect the keyboard cable to the audio daughter-board and close the latch to secure the cable.
  4. Connect the keyboard backlight cable to the audio daughter-board and close the latch to secure the cable.

Next steps

  1. Install the system board.
  2. Install the left power-adapter port.
  3. Install the heat-sink assembly.
  4. Install the computer base.
  5. Install the display assembly.
  6. Install the rear-I/O cover.
  7. Install the solid-state drive interposer board, if applicable.
  8. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot four, if applicable.
  9. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot three, if applicable.
  10. Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 8 in Installing the hard drive, if applicable.
  11. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot two.
  12. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot one.
  13. Install the wireless card.
  14. Install the memory modules.
  15. Install the battery.
  16. Install the base cover.
  17. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

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