Alienware 17 Service Manual

Procedure

Replace the touch pad.
Replace the keyboard.
Replace the status-light board.
Replace the power-button board.
Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.
Adhere the tape that secures the power-button board cable to the system board.
Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable, and macro-keys backlight cable through the slot on the computer base.
Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and snap it into place.
Close the display and turn the computer over.
Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.
Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable and macro-keys backlight cable into their respective connectors and press down the latches to secure the cables to the system board.