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Alienware Area-51m Service Manual

Procedure

  1. Insert the tabs on the top side of the keyboard into the slots on the palm-rest assembly. Ensure that the openings at the bottom of the keyboard fit into the studs on the palm-rest assembly.
  2. Adhere the macro-keys cable and the macro-keys backlight cable to the keyboard.
  3. Connect the macro-keys backlight cable to the keyboard and close the latch to secure the cable.
  4. Connect the macro-keys cable to the keyboard and close the latch to secure the cable.Image: Replacing the keyboard
  5. Slide the keyboard bracket into the slots on the palm-rest assembly.
  6. Replace the three screws (M2.5x2.5) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
  7. Replace the 15 screws (M2x3) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
  8. Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard and close the latch to secure the cable.Image: Replacing the keyboard bracket

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