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Alienware Area-51m R2 Service Manual

Removing the card-reader board

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 two.
  6. Remove the rear-I/O cover.
  7. Remove the computer base.

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the card-reader board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the SD card reader board

Steps

  1. Using the pull tab, disconnect the card-reader board cable from the system board.
  2. Remove the three screws (M2.5x2.5) that secure the card-reader board to the palm-rest assembly.
  3. Remove the card-reader board cable from the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly.
  4. Lift the SD card reader board off the palm-rest assembly.

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