Alienware x15 R2 Service Manual

Installing the keyboard-controller board

1. Using the alignment posts, place the keyboard-controller board into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Replace the two screws (M1.6x1.6) that secure the keyboard-controller board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Slide the keyboard cable into the connector on the keyboard-controller board and close the latch to secure the cable.
4. Slide the touchpad cable into the connector on the keyboard-controller board and close the latch to secure the cable.
5. Slide the keyboard-controller board cable into the connector on the keyboard-controller board and close the latch to secure the cable.
   NOTE:The replacement keyboard-controller board may come with the keyboard-controller board-cable pre-attached. In that case, connect the keyboard-controller board-cable to the connector on the system board instead after disconnecting the old keyboard-controller board-cable from the system board.
6. Slide the touchpad-light cable into the connector on the keyboard-controller board and close the latch to secure the cable.
   NOTE:Your computer may be shipped with an touchpad-light cable depending on the configuration you have ordered.
7. Slide the keyboard-backlight cable into the connector on the keyboard-controller board and close the latch to secure the cable.
8. Align the screw holes on the keyboard-controller board bracket with the screw holes on the keyboard-controller board and palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
9. Replace the two screws (M2x1.9) that secures the keyboard-controller board bracket to the keyboard-controller board and palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
10. Adhere the tape that secures the keyboard-controller board bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.