Alienware m15 R2 Service Manual

Removing the right I/O-board

1. Peel the Mylar covering the system board.
2. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the right I/O-board.
3. Lift the wireless-card bracket off the right I/O-board.
4. Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the right I/O-board cable connecting the right I/O-board and the system board.
5. Lift the right I/O-board cable from the right I/O-board and the system board.
6. Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.
7. Lift the latch and disconnect the power-button assembly-cable from the right I/O-board.
8. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the right I/O-board to the palm-rest assembly.
9. Lift the right I/O-board off the palm-rest assembly.