Dell Alienware 13 R3 Touch Pad 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.

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.

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.

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

Peel off the touch-pad cable from the touch-pad bracket.

Open the latch and disconnect the touch-pad buttons cable from the touch pad.

Remove the five screws (M2x3) that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

Using a plastic scribe, lift the touch-pad bracket off the palm-rest assembly.

Lift the touch pad off the palm-rest assembly.

Using the alignment posts on the palm-rest assembly, place the NEW touch pad on the palm-rest assembly.

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