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Alienware m15 R6 Service Manual

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Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one, whichever applicable.
  4. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot two, whichever applicable.
  5. Remove the memory module.
  6. Remove the wireless card.
  7. Remove the display assembly.
  8. Remove the battery.
  9. Remove the rear I/O-cover.
  10. Remove the touchpad.
  11. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 18 in Removing the system board.
    NOTE The system board can be removed with the heat-sink assembly and USB board attached. This step applies to the computer, which is shipped with an audio and ethernet daughterboard that features a flexible flat cable (FFC).
    NOTE The system board can be removed with the heat-sink assembly, USB board, and audio and ethernet daughterboard attached. This step applies to the computer, which is shipped with an audio and ethernet daughterboard that features a M.2 interface.
  12. Remove the audio and ethernet daughterboard that features a flexible flat cable (FFC).
    NOTE This step applies to the computer, which is shipped with an audio and ethernet daughterboard that features a flexible flat cable (FFC).
  13. Remove the power button.

About this task

After we have performed the steps in the pre-requisites, we are left with the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE When you are replacing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly, the solid-state drive mounting brackets have to be removed from the existing palm-rest and keyboard assembly and transferred to the replacement palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

Image: Palm-rest and keyboard assembly

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