Alienware x15 R2 Service Manual

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Removing the display assembly

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the rear I/O-cover.

About this task

NOTE:The display assembly is a Hinge-Up Display (HUD) and cannot be further disassembled.

The following image(s) indicate the location of the display assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the display assembly

Steps

  1. Peel the tape that secures the camera cable to the system board and disconnect the camera cable from the system board.
  2. Disconnect the Alien head LED cable from the system board and peel the Alien head LED cable from the system board.
  3. Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the system board.
  4. Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board and peel the display cable off the system board.
  5. Turn the computer over.
  6. Remove the six screws (M2.5x3.5) that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  7. Remove the display cable from the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and remove it from the routing guides on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  8. Remove the camera cable and the Alien head LED cable from the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly and remove it from the routing guides on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  9. Slide the display assembly off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  10. After performing the steps above, you are left with the display assembly.
    Image: Display assembly
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