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Alienware Area-51m R2 Service Manual

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Removing the solid-state drive interposer board

Prerequisites

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

About this task

NOTE: Depending on the configuration ordered, the computer may have up to four M.2 solid-state drives installed. This procedure applies only to computers shipped with more than two solid-state drives.

The following image indicates the location of the solid-state drive interposer board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the solid-state drive interposer board

Steps

  1. Disconnect the solid-state drive interposer board cables from the system board.
  2. Remove the solid-state drive interposer board cables from the routing guides on the computer base.
  3. Remove the four screws (M2x3) that secure the solid-state drive interposer board bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
  4. Lift the solid-state drive interposer board assembly off the palm-rest assembly.
  5. Disconnect the solid-state drive interposer board cables from the solid-state drive interposer board.
  6. Remove the three screws (M2x3) that secure the solid-state drive interposer board to the solid-state drive interposer board bracket.
  7. Lift the solid-state drive interposer board off the solid-state drive interposer board bracket.

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