Alienware 17 R2 Service Manual

Procedure

Slide the keyboard under the tabs on the palm-rest assembly.
Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
Replace the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
Route the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable and macro-keys backlight cable through the slots on the keyboard bracket.
Align the screw holes on the keyboard bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
Replace the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
Adhere the touch-pad cable and status-light cable to the keyboard bracket.
Slide the touch-pad cable and the status-light cable into their respective connectors on the power-button board and press down the latches to secure the cables.