- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Base cover
- Solid state drive—M.2 slot one
- Solid state drive—M.2 slot two
- Solid state drive—M.2 slot three
- Battery
- Speakers
- Keyboard-controller board
- Touchpad
- Rear-I/O cover
- Display assembly
- Right I/O-board
- System board
- Left I/O-board
- Fan and heat-sink assembly
- Power-adapter port
- Power-button assembly
- Keyboard
- Palmrest
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help
Alienware m17 R3 Service Manual
Installing the keyboard-controller board
Prerequisites
About this task
NOTE After replacing the keyboard-controller board, select the keyboard language from the System Setup to ensure keyboard works optimally.
The following image indicates the location of the keyboard-controller board and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.
Steps
- Using the alignment pins, place the keyboard-controller board into place on the palm-rest assembly.
- Align the screw holes on the keyboard-controller board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
- Connect the keyboard-controller board cable to the keyboard-controller board and close the latch.
- Connect the keyboard cable to the keyboard-controller board and close the latch.
- Connect the keyboard-backlight cable to the keyboard-controller board and close the latch.
- Replace the two screws (M2x1.9) that secure the keyboard-controller board to the palm-rest assembly.
Next steps
- Install the battery.
- Install the base cover.
- Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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