Dell Alienware 13 R3 Keyboard Replacement

Loosen the five captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.

Using a plastic scribe, gently pry the base cover to release the tabs on the base cover from the slots on the computer base.

Lift the base cover off the computer base.

Using a plastic scribe, disconnect the battery cable from the system board.

Slide the tabs on the NEW base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place

Tighten the five captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.

Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless card and bracket to the computer base.

Lift the wireless-card bracket off the wireless card.

Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.

Align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the wireless card and the computer base.

Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card and the computer base.

Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the solid-state drive to the computer base.

Lift and slide the solid-state drive from the solid-state drive slot.

Press the memory module down until it clicks into place.

Using your fingertips, carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module slot until the memory module pops up.

Slide and remove the memory module from the memory-module slot.

Press the memory module down until it clicks into place.

Remove the two screws (M2.5x6L) that secure the rear-I/O cover to the palm-rest assembly.

Using a plastic scribe, gently release the tabs that secure rear-I/O cover to the computer base.

Slide the NEW rear-I/O cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the rear-I/O cover into place.

Remove the eleven (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

Remove the (M2x3) screw that secures the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

Remove the two (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.

Lift the computer base from the palm-rest assembly.

Align the screw holes on the NEW computer base with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board.

Gently peel off the coin-cell battery along with its cable off the palm-rest assembly.

Adhere the NEW coin-cell battery to the palm-rest assembly.

Disconnect the left-fan cable from the system board.

Disconnect the right-fan cable from the system board.

In sequential order (as indicated on the heat-sink assembly), remove the seven screws (M2x3) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board.

Align the screw holes on the NEW heat-sink assembly with the screw holes on the system board.

Peel off the keyboard connector from the battery.

Lift the battery off the palm-rest assembly.

Using the alignment post, place the NEW battery on the palm-rest assembly.

Adhere the keyboard connector that secures the battery to the palm-rest assembly.

Turn the computer over.

Disconnect the logo-board cable from the system board.

Using the pull-tab, disconnect the power-button board cable from the system board.

Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board.

Turn the computer over.

Remove the screw (M2.5x6L) that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board and lift the USB Type-C port bracket off the system board.

Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.

Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board.

Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable from the system board.

Open the latch and disconnect the touch-pad cable from the system board.

Remove the screw (M2.5x6L) that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board and lift the USB Type-C port bracket off the system board.

Remove the two screws (M2.5x6L) that secure the system board to the palm- rest assembly.

Lift the system board off the palm-rest assembly.

Align the screw holes on the NEW system board with the screw holes on the palm- rest assembly.

Replace the two screws (M2.5x6L) that secure the system-board to the palm- rest assembly.

Align the screw hole on the USB Type-C port bracket with the screw hole on the system board on the back and right side of your computer.

Replace the screw (M2.5x6L) that secures the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board on the back and right side of your computer.

Slide the keyboard-backlight cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.

Slide the keyboard cable into the connector on the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.

Turn the computer over.

Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the speaker to the palm-rest assembly.

Lift the left speaker off the palm-rest assembly.

Peel off the tape that secures the speaker cable to the palm-rest assembly.

Lift the right speaker off the palm-rest assembly.

Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on palm-rest assembly.

Using the alignment posts, place the NEW left speaker on the palm-rest assembly.

Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the speaker to the palm-rest assembly.

Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.

Lift the power-button board, along with its cable, off the palm-rest assembly.

Peel the power-button board cable from the palm-rest assembly.

Using the alignment posts, place the NEW power-button board on the palm-rest assembly.

Adhere the power-button board cable to the palm-rest assembly.

Align the screw holes on the power-button board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.

Remove the eight screws (M2x3) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

Using a plastic scribe, pry the keyboard bracket off the palm-rest assembly.

Lift the keyboard bracket off the palm-rest assembly.

Lift the keyboard at an angle and remove it from the tabs on the palm-rest assembly.

Insert the tabs on the keyboard into the slots on the palm-rest assembly.

Align the tabs on the palm-rest assembly to the slots on the keyboard bracket and snap into place.

Align the screw holes on the keyboard bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

Replace the eight screws (M2x3) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.