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Alienware 17 R5 Service Manual

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Procedure

  • CAUTION: Ensure that there are no cables under the system board.
  1. Replace the heat-sink assembly.
  2. Connect the I/O-board cable to the back of the system board.
  3. Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
  4. Replace the seven screws (M2.5x5) that secure the system-board assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
  5. Align the screw hole on the USB Type-C port bracket with the screw hole on the system board.
  6. Replace the screw (M2.5x5) that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board. Image: Replacing the USB Type-C bracket on the system board
  7. Slide the I/O-board cable into the connector on the I/O-board and close the latch to secure the cable.
  8. Adhere the tape that secures the I/O-board cable to the I/O board.
  9. Slide the touchpad cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
  10. Insert the RGB per key keyboard cable (optional) into the connector and press down the latch to secure the cable.
  11. Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
  12. Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.
  13. Route the coin-cell battery through the routing channel and adhere the tape to secure the cable.
  14. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board.Image: Connecting the cables to the system board
  15. Slide the keyboard cable (optional) into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
  16. Slide the keyboard-backlight cable (optional) into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
  17. Slide the macro-keys cable (optional) into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
  18. Slide the macro-keys backlight cable (optional) into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable. Image: Connecting the cables to the system board
  19. Turn the computer over.
  20. Connect the logo-board cable to the system board.
  21. Slide the power-button board cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
  22. Connect the tobii eye-tracker board cable to the system board.
  23. Slide the display cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
  24. Adhere the tape that secures the display cable to the system board. Image: Connecting the cables to the system board

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