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
The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card that is supported by your computer.
Table 2. Antenna-cable color scheme
Connectors on the
wireless card
Antenna-cable color Silkscreen marking
Main White MAIN △ (white triangle)
Auxiliary Black AUX ▲ (black triangle)
3. Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot and insert the wireless card at an angle into the
wireless-card slot.
4. Align and place the wireless-card bracket on the wireless card.
5. Replace the screw (M2x4) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the system board and palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
6. Secure the wireless-card cables to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly with the keyboard Mylar.
Next steps
1. Install the base cover.
2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Rear-I/O cover
Removing the rear I/O-cover
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the rear I/O-cover and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
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