Dell Alienware 13 R3 Keyboard Replacement

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Dell Alienware 13 R3 Keyboard Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

105

Zeitaufwand

9 Minuten - 2 Stunden

Einleitung

In this guide, we will show you how to remove and replace the Keyboard.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • Loosen the five captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.

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    • Using a plastic scribe, gently pry the base cover to release the tabs on the base cover from the slots on the computer base.

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    • Lift the base cover off the computer base.

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    • Using a plastic scribe, disconnect the battery cable from the system board.

    • Press and hold the power button for five seconds to ground the system board.

    • Connect the battery cable to the system board.

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    • Slide the tabs on the NEW base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place

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    • Tighten the five captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • CAUTION: To avoid damaging the wireless card, do not place any cables under it.

    • Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless card and bracket to the computer base.

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    • Lift the wireless-card bracket off the wireless card.

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    • Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.

    • CAUTION: To avoid damaging the wireless card, do not place any cables under it.

    • Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot.

    • Slide the NEW wireless card at an angle into the wireless-card slot.

    • Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.

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    • Align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the wireless card and the computer base.

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    • Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card and the computer base.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the solid-state drive to the computer base.

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    • Lift and slide the solid-state drive from the solid-state drive slot.

    • Align the notch on the NEW solid-state drive with the tab on the solid-state drive slot and slide the solid-state drive into the solid-state drive slot.

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    • Press the memory module down until it clicks into place.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • Using your fingertips, carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module slot until the memory module pops up.

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    • Slide and remove the memory module from the memory-module slot.

    • Align the notch on the NEW memory module with the tab on the memory-module slot and slide the memory module firmly into the slot at an angle.

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    • Press the memory module down until it clicks into place.

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    • Remove the two screws (M2.5x6L) that secure the rear-I/O cover to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Using a plastic scribe, gently release the tabs that secure rear-I/O cover to the computer base.

    • Slide and remove the rear-I/O cover from the computer base.

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    • Slide the NEW rear-I/O cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the rear-I/O cover into place.

    • Replace the two screws (M2.5x6L) that secure the rear-I/O cover to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • Remove the eleven (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Remove the (M2x3) screw that secures the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Remove the two (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Lift the computer base from the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Align the screw holes on the NEW computer base with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

    • Replace the two (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

    • Replace the (M2x3) screw that secures the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

    • Replace the eleven (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS setup program’s settings to default. It is recommended that you note the BIOS setup program’s settings before removing the coin-cell battery.

    • Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board.

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    • Gently peel off the coin-cell battery along with its cable off the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Adhere the NEW coin-cell battery to the palm-rest assembly.

    • Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • WARNING: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it.

    • CAUTION: For maximum cooling of the processor, do not touch the heat transfer areas on the heat sink. The oils in your skin can reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal grease.

    • Disconnect the left-fan cable from the system board.

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    • Disconnect the right-fan cable from the system board.

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    • In sequential order (as indicated on the heat-sink assembly), remove the seven screws (M2x3) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board.

    • Lift the heat-sink assembly off the system board.

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    • CAUTION: Incorrect alignment of the heat sink can damage the system board and processor.

    • NOTE: The original thermal grease can be reused if the original system board and fan are reinstalled together. If either the system board or the fan is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in the kit to ensure that thermal conductivity is achieved.

    • Align the screw holes on the NEW heat-sink assembly with the screw holes on the system board.

    • In sequential order (indicated on the heat-sink assembly), replace the seven screws (M2x3) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board.

    • Connect the right-fan cable to the respective connector on the system board.

    • Connect the left-fan cable to the respective connector on the system board.

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    • Lift the battery off the palm-rest assembly.

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    • CAUTION: Ensure the keyboard and keyboard-backlit cables are not under the battery.

    • Using the alignment post, place the NEW battery on the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Adhere the keyboard connector that secures the battery to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board.

    • NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. You must make the appropriate changes again after you replace the system board.

    • NOTE: Before disconnecting the cables from the system board, note the location of the connectors so that you can reconnect the cables correctly after you replace the system board.

    • CAUTION: Place the computer on a clean, flat surface.

    • Turn the computer over.

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    • Disconnect the logo-board cable from the system board.

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    • Using the pull-tab, disconnect the power-button board cable from the system board.

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    • Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board.

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    • Turn the computer over.

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    • Remove the screw (M2.5x6L) that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board and lift the USB Type-C port bracket off the system board.

    • Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board.

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    • Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.

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    • Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board.

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    • Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable from the system board.

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    • Open the latch and disconnect the touch-pad cable from the system board.

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    • Remove the screw (M2.5x6L) that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board and lift the USB Type-C port bracket off the system board.

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    • Remove the two screws (M2.5x6L) that secure the system board to the palm- rest assembly.

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    • Lift the system board off the palm-rest assembly.

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    • CAUTION: Ensure that no cables are under the system board.

    • Align the screw holes on the NEW system board with the screw holes on the palm- rest assembly.

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    • Replace the two screws (M2.5x6L) that secure the system-board to the palm- rest assembly.

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    • Align the screw hole on the USB Type-C port bracket with the screw hole on the system board on the back and right side of your computer.

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    • Replace the screw (M2.5x6L) that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board on the back and right side of your computer.

    • Slide the touch-pad cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.

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    • Slide the keyboard-backlight cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.

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    • Slide the keyboard cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.

    • Connect the speaker cable to the system board.

    • Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.

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    • Turn the computer over.

    • Slide the display cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.

    • Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.

    • Connect the logo-board cable to the system board.

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    • Lift the left speaker off the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Peel off the tape that secures the speaker cable to the palm-rest assembly.

    • Remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Lift the right speaker off the palm-rest assembly.

    • Using the alignment posts, place the NEW right speaker on the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on palm-rest assembly.

    • NOTE: Move the keyboard and keyboard-backlit cables out of the way.

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    • Using the alignment posts, place the NEW left speaker on the palm-rest assembly.

    • Adhere the tape that secures the speaker cable to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the speaker to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Lift the power-button board, along with its cable, off the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Peel the power-button board cable from the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Using the alignment posts, place the NEW power-button board on the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Adhere the power-button board cable to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Align the screw holes on the power-button board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • Remove the eight screws (M2x3) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Using a plastic scribe, pry the keyboard bracket off the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Lift the keyboard bracket off the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Lift the keyboard at an angle and remove it from the tabs on the palm-rest assembly.

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    • CAUTION: To avoid damaging the keyboard, do not place any cables under it.

    • Insert the tabs on the keyboard into the slots on the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Align the tabs on the palm-rest assembly to the slots on the keyboard bracket and snap into place.

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    • Align the screw holes on the keyboard bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Replace the eight screws (M2x3) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Tinte & Feder

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