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Alienware Area-51m R2 Service Manual

Removing the left power-adapter port

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the battery.
  4. Remove the wireless card.
  5. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot one.
  6. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the hard drive, if applicable.
  7. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot three, if applicable.
  8. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot four, if applicable.
  9. Remove the solid-state drive interposer board, if applicable.
  10. Remove the rear-I/O cover.
  11. Remove the computer base.
  12. Remove the heat-sink assembly.

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the left power-adapter port and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the left power-adapter port

Steps

  1. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the power-adapter port bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
  2. Slide the power-adapter port bracket off the palm-rest assembly.
  3. Disconnect the left power-adapter port cable from the system board.

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