Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5
- Base cover
- Battery
- Solid-state drive
- Removing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Installing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Removing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Installing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Removing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot two
- Installing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot two
- Removing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot two
- Installing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot two
- Procedure to move the screw mount in SSD slot one
- Procedure to move the screw mount in SSD slot two
- Speakers
- I/O board
- Memory module
- Wireless card
- Rear-I/O cover
- Touchpad
- Power-adapter port
- Display assembly
- Keyboard-controller board
- System board
- Heat-sink assembly
- USB board
- Power button
- Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Alienware
Steps
1. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
2. Peel the tapes that secure the speaker cable to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Note the speaker cable routing, and remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Lift the speakers, along with the cables, off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Installing the speakers
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the speakers and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.
Steps
1. Using the alignment posts and rubber grommets, place the speakers in the slots on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE: If the rubber grommets are pushed out of the speakers when removing the speakers, push them back in place before
replacing the speakers.
2. Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Adhere the tapes that secure the speaker cable to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the 2280 solid-state drive 2 in SSD slot 2.
NOTE: This step is required if the device is shipped with a 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot 2.
2. Install the battery.
3. Install the base cover.
4. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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