Service Manual

Replacing the front AlienFX

LED board

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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Using the alignment posts on the computer base, place the front AlienFX

LED boards on the computer base.

2 Align the screw holes on the front AlienFX LED boards with the screw

holes on the computer base.

3 Replace the screws that secure the front AlienFX LED boards to the

computer base.

4 Connect the front AlienFX LED board cables to the front AlienFX LED

boards.

Post-requisites

1 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 11 in “Replacing the palm rest”.

2 Replace the base panel.