Dell Alienware 13 Keyboard 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.

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.