Dell Alienware 13 Display Back-Cover Replacement

Close the device and turn the device over.

Remove (2) 5 mm Phillips head screws attaching the small access panel to the base using a Phillips # 1 screwdriver.

Remove the small access panel using a heavy duty spudger.

Using the pull tab, pivot the solid-state drive bracket and peel off the bracket from the tabs on the computer base.

Using the pull tab, disconnect the solid-state drive cable from the system board.

Remove the screws that secure the solid-state drive assembly to the computer base.

Lift the solid-state drive assembly off the computer base.

Make sure the screws are off the solid-state assembly.

Slide and lift the solid-state drive off the solid-state assembly.

Slide the new solid-state drive into the solid-state drive assembly.

Replace the screw that secures the solid-state drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.

Align the screw holes on the solid-state drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.

Replace the screws that secure the solid-state drive assembly to the computer base.

Connect the solid-state drive cable to the system board.

Align the screws on the solid-state drive bracket with the screw holes on the solid-state drive assembly.

Replace the screws that secure the solid-state drive bracket to the solid-state drive assembly.

Lift the latches and disconnect the keyboard and keyboard-backlight cables from the system board

Remove the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.

Lift the computer base slightly and push the release tabs on the palm-rest assembly until it pops out.

Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.

Using a plastic scribe, pry up along the edges of the palm-rest assembly.

Gently lift the palm-rest assembly and turn it over.

Lift the connector latch and disconnect the power-button board cable from the system board.

Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.

Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and snap it into place.

Open the display as far as possible.

Remove the screws that secure the hinge caps to the display hinges.

Slide and lift the hinge caps off the display hinges.

Close the display and turn the computer over.

Peel off the adhesive tape from the wireless card.

Remove the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card.

Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.

Peel off the adhesive tapes that secure the antenna cables to the system board.

Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the display hinges.

Lift the connector latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board.

Remove the display cable from the routing guides on the display hinges.

Disconnect the logo-board cable from the system board and remove it from the routing guides on the display hinges.

Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base.

Lift the display assembly off the computer base.

Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the computer base.

Route the logo-board cable through the routing guides on the display hinge and connect the logo-board cable to the system board.

Route the display cable through the routing guides on the display hinge.

Slide the display cable into the connector on the system board and press down the latch to secure the cable.

Route the antenna cables through the routing guides on the display hinges.

Adhere the adhesive tapes that secure the antenna cables to the system board.

Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.

Replace the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card.

Adhere the adhesive tape to the wireless card.

Align the screw holes on the hinge caps with the screw holes on the display hinges.

Lift the connector latches and disconnect the touchpad cable and the status-light cable from the power-button board.

Peel the touchpad cable and status-light cable off the keyboard bracket.

Lift the keyboard bracket off the palm-rest assembly.

Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.

Slide and lift the keyboard, along with the cables, off the palm-rest assembly.

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

Replace the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.

Replace the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

Adhere the touchpad cable and status-light cable to the keyboard bracket.

Slide the touchpad cable and the status-light cable into their respective connectors on the power-button board and press down the latches to secure the cables.

Using your fingertips, carefully pry up the inside edges of the display bezel.

Carefully lift the display bezel and turn it over.

Disconnect the logo-board cable from the logo board.

Align the display bezel with the display back-cover and gently snap the display bezel into place.

Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display back-cover.

Gently lift the display panel and turn it over.

Lift the connector latch and disconnect the display cable from the display panel.

Connect the display cable to the NEW display panel and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable.

Align the screw holes on the display panel with the screw holes on the display back-cover.

Replace the screws that secure the display panel to the display back-cover.

Place the display back-cover assembly on a flat surface.

Disconnect the camera cable from the camera module.

Using a plastic scribe, pry the camera module off the display back-cover.

Using the alignment posts place the NEW camera module on the display back-cover and snap it into place.

Connect the camera cable to the camera module.

Peel the display-board cable to access the camera cable.

Note the display cable routing and peel the camera cable off the display back-cover.