Alienware Area-51 R4 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Lay the chassis on the left side.
2. Disconnect the cable that connects the left AlienFX side-panel connector to the I/O board. See “I/O-board components”.

   

   1. left AlienFX side-panel connector
   2. left AlienFX side-panel cable
   3. I/O board

3. Turn the chassis over.
4. Remove the AlienFX side-panel cable through the routing guides on the chassis.
5. Remove the screw (#6-32x6) that secures the left AlienFX side-panel connector assembly to the chassis.
6. Remove the left AlienFX side-panel connector assembly from the chassis.

   

   1. screw
   2. left AlienFX side-panel connector assembly

7. Remove the two screws (#6-32x6) that secure the AlienFX side-panel connector to the bracket.
8. Remove the cable routing through the slot on the bracket and lift the left AlienFX side-panel connector off the bracket.

   

   1. screw
   2. left AlienFX side-panel connector