Dell Alienware 17 R2 (Early 2015) - Manual (Page 52)

Replacing the keyboard
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the
safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in Before working inside your computer .
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in After working inside your computer . For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Slide the keyboard under the tabs on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-
rest assembly.
3 Replace the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
4 Route the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable and
macro-keys backlight cable through the slots on the keyboard bracket.
5 Align the screw holes on the keyboard bracket with the screw holes on the
palm-rest assembly.
6 Replace the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest
assembly.
7 Adhere the touch-pad cable and status-light cable to the keyboard bracket.
8 Slide the touch-pad cable and the status-light cable into their respective
connectors on the power-button board and press down the latches to
secure the cables.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 11 in “Replacing the palm rest ”.
2 Replace the base panel .
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