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Alienware m17 R4 Service Manual

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Removing the mechanical keyboard

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed.
  4. Remove the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed.
  5. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed.
  6. Remove the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed.
  7. Remove the rear I/O-cover.
  8. Remove the battery.
  9. Remove the right I/O-board.
  10. Follow step 1 to step 21 in removing the system board.

About this task

NOTE This procedure is only applicable for computers shipped with a mechanical keyboard.

The following image indicates the location of the keyboard and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the keyboard

Image: Removing the mechanical keyboard

Steps

  1. Open the latch, and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable from the keyboard-controller board.
  2. Open the latch, and disconnect the keyboard cable from the keyboard-controller board.
  3. Remove the 15 (M1.2x2.5) screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the keyboard.
  4. Lift the keyboard bracket off the keyboard.
  5. Remove the 25 (M1.2x2) screws that secure the mechanical keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
    NOTE The 25 screw holes are marked with an arrow.
  6. Lift the mechanical keyboard off the palm-rest assembly.

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