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. Push the rear I/O-cover into the palm-rest assembly snapping it into place.
NOTE: To avoiding damaging your computer, ensure the Tron-light cable is not pinched and that the Mylar is pasted on the
system board before snapping the rear I/O-cover into place.
2. Replace the two screws (M2.5x4) that secure the rear I/O-cover to the palm-rest assembly.
3. Replace the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the rear I/O-cover to the palm-rest assembly.
4. Peel and lift the Mylar from the system board.
5. Connect the Tron-light cable to the system board.
6. Route and adhere the Tron-light cable into place on the system board.
7. Adhere the Mylar into place onto the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the
base cover.
2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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