Alienware Area-51 Threadripper Edition R7 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”.
3. Remove the cable from the securing clip and route the cable through the slot on the chassis.
   
4. Turn the chassis over.
5. Remove the AlienFX side-panel cable through the routing guides on the chassis.
6. Remove the screw (#6-32x6) that secures the left AlienFX side-panel connector assembly to the chassis.
7. Remove the left AlienFX side-panel connector assembly from the chassis.
   
8. Remove the two screws (#6-32x6) that secure the AlienFX side-panel connector to the bracket.
9. Remove the cable routing through the slot on the bracket and lift the left AlienFX side-panel connector off the bracket.