Service Manual

Removing the front AlienFX

LED boards

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. For more safety best

practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at

www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the base panel.

2 Remove the memory modules.

3 Remove the solid-state drives.

4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 11 in “Removing the palm rest”.

Procedure

1 Remove the screws that secure the front AlienFX LED boards to the

computer base.

2 Lift the front AlienFX LED boards and disconnect the front AlienFX LED

board cables from the front AlienFX LED boards.

3 Remove the screws that secure the front AlienFX LED boards to the tubes.