Alienware x15 R2 Service Manual

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Removing the keyboard-controller board

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the battery.

About this task

The following image(s) indicate the location of the keyboard-controller board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the keyboard-controller board

Steps

  1. Remove the two screws (M2x1.9) that secure the keyboard-controller board bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  2. Peel the tape that secures the keyboard-controller board bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  3. Lift the keyboard-controller board bracket off the keyboard-controller board.
  4. Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable from the keyboard-controller board.
  5. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad-light cable from the keyboard-controller board.
    NOTE:Your computer may be shipped with an touchpad-light cable depending on the configuration you have ordered.
  6. Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard-controller board cable from the keyboard-controller board.
  7. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the keyboard-controller board.
  8. Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the keyboard-controller board.
  9. Remove the two screws (M1.6x1.6) that secure the keyboard-controller board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  10. Lift the keyboard-controller board off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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