Alienware m15 R2 Service Manual

Removing the keyboard

1. Remove the two (M2x1.9) screws that secure the keyboard-backlight cable to the keyboard-controller board.
2. Disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable from the keyboard-controller board.
3. Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the keyboard-controller board.
4. Remove the nine (M1.2x2.1) screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the keyboard.
5. Lift the keyboard bracket off the keyboard.
6. Remove the 33 (M1.2x1.6) screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
7. Lift the keyboard off the palm-rest assembly.