Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware m17 R4 Service Manual
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Alienware m17 R4
- Base cover
- Solid state drive—M.2 slot one
- Solid state drive—M.2 slot two
- Solid state drive—M.2 slot three
- Battery
- Speakers
- Keyboard-controller board
- Touchpad
- Rear-I/O cover
- Display assembly
- 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
Power-button assembly
Removing the power-button assembly
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed.
4. Remove the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one, if installed.
5. Remove the
2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed.
6. Remove the 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two, if installed.
7. Remove the rear I/O-cover.
8. Remove the battery.
9. Remove the right I/O-board.
10.Follow step 1 to step 21 in removing the
system board.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the power-button assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal
procedure.
Steps
1. Remove the two (M2x1.9) screws that secure the power-button bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
2. Lift the power-button bracket off the power-button assembly.
3. Peel the power-button assembly and its cable off the palm-rest assembly.
Installing the power-button assembly
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
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