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. Ensure that the palm-rest assembly is placed face up with the keyboard facing you.
2. Gently place the display assembly on the palm-rest assembly.
NOTE: Ensure that the screw holes on the display hinges are aligned with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
3. Align the screw holes on the display assembly with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
4. Replace the eight screws (M2.5x4) that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
5. Route the following cables to the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly.
● Display cable
● G-sensor cable
● Tobii eye tracker cable (optional)
● Antenna cables
6. Place the computer face down.
7. Connect the Tobii eye tracker cable to the connector on the system board.
NOTE: This step is only applicable to computers shipped with a Tobii eye tracker.
8. Connect the G-sensor cable to the connector on the system board.
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