Alienware 17 R4 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Replace the heat-sink assembly.
2. Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
3. Replace the seven screws (M2.5x5) that secure the system-board assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
4. Align the screw hole on the USB Type-C port bracket with the screw hole on the system board.
5. Replace the screw (M2.5x5) that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board.
6. Slide the I/O-board cable into the connector on the I/O-board and close the latch to secure the cable.
7. Adhere the tape that secures the I/O-board cable to the I/O board.
8. Slide the touch-pad cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
9. Insert the keyboard cable, macro-keys backlight cable, and keyboard-backlight cable into their connectors and press down the latches to secure the cables.
10. Connect the macro-keys cable, speaker cable, power-adapter port cable, and coin-cell battery cable to the system board.
11. Route the coin-cell battery through the routing channel and adhere the tape to secure the cable.
12. Turn the computer over.
13. Connect the logo-board cable, power-button board cable, and tobii eye-tracker board cable to the system board.
14. Slide the display cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
15. Adhere the tape that secures the display cable to the system board.