Dell Alienware M14x Status-Light Board Replacement

ID: 105256

Description: In this guide, we will show you how to remove...

Steps:

1. WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer.
2. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on your computer).
3. Disconnect the battery-pack cable from the connector on the system board.

4. Loosen the two captive screws that secure the battery pack to the computer base.

5. Using the pull-tab, lift the battery pack off the computer base.

6. Place the NEW battery pack in the battery bay and tighten the two captive screws that secure the battery pack to the computer base.

7. Connect the battery-pack cable to the connector on the system board.

8. WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer.
9. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on your computer).
10. Turn the palm-rest assembly over.

11. Note the routing of status-light board cable and remove the cable from the routing guides.

12. Remove the screw that secures the status-light board to the palm-rest assembly.

13. Lift the status-light board along with its cable away from the palm-rest assembly.

14. Align the slot on the NEW status-light board with the alignment post on the palm rest assembly.

15. Replace the screw that secures the status-light board to the palm-rest assembly.

16. Route the status-light board cable through the routing guides on the palm- rest assembly.