Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware m15 R4 Service Manual
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Alienware m15 R4
- Base cover
- Battery
- M.2 solid-state drive
- M.2 2230 WWAN/solid-state drive
- Rear-I/O cover
- Display assembly
- Speakers
- Touchpad
- Keyboard-controller board
- Right I/O-board
- System board
- Left I/O-board
- Fan and heat-sink assembly
- Power-adapter port
- Power-button assembly
- Keyboard
- Palmrest
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Alienware
Steps
1. Place the M.2 2230 mounting bracket on the palm-rest assembly.
2. Align the screw hole on the M.2 2230 mounting bracket to the screw hole on the palm-rest assembly.
3. Replace the screw (M2x2.5) that secures the M.2 2230 mounting bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
4. Align the notch on the M.2 2230 solid-state drive with the tab on the M.2 card slot on the system board.
5. Slide the M.2 2230 solid-state drive into the M.2 card slot on the system board.
6. Slide the M.2 2230 thermal shield into the slot on the M.2 SSD frame.
7. Align the screw hole on the M.2 2230 thermal shield to the screw hole on the M.2 2230 mounting bracket.
8. Replace the screw (M2x2.5) that secures the M.2 2230 solid-state drive and thermal shield to the M.2 2230 mounting bracket.
Next steps
1. Install the
base cover.
2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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