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5. Install the display assembly. 6. Install the rear-I/O cover. 7. Install the solid-state drive interposer board, if applicable. 8. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot four, if applicable. 9. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot three, if applicable. 10. Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 8 in Installing the hard drive, if applicable. 11. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot two. 12. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot one. 13. Install the wireless card. 14. Install the memory modules. 15. Install the battery. 16. Install the base cover. 17. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Palm-rest assembly Removing the palm-rest assembly Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the base cover. 3. Remove the battery. 4. Remove the memory modules. 5. Remove the wireless card. 6. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot one. 7. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot two. 8. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the hard drive, if applicable. 9. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot three, if applicable. 10. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot four, if applicable. 11. Remove the solid-state drive interposer board, if applicable. 12. Remove the card-reader board. 13. Remove the audio daughter-board. 14. Remove the speakers. 15. Remove the coin-cell battery. 16. Remove the touchpad. 17. Remove the rear-I/O cover. 18. Remove the display assembly. 19. Remove the computer base. 20.Remove the heat-sink assembly. 21. Remove the left power-adapter port. 22.Remove the system board. 23.Remove the right power-adapter port. 24.Remove the keyboard. About this task The following image indicates the location of the palm-rest assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure. 76

Section	Page
Alienware Area-51m R2 Service Manual	3
Working inside your computer	6
Before working inside your computer	6
Safety instructions	6
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection	7
ESD field service kit	7
Transporting sensitive components	8
After working inside your computer	8
Removing and installing components	9
Recommended tools	9
Screw list	9
Base cover	11
Removing the base cover	11
Installing the base cover	13
Battery	14
Lithium-ion battery precautions	14
Removing the battery	15
Installing the battery	15
Memory modules	16
Removing the memory modules	16
Installing the memory modules	17
Solid-state drive⁠—M.2 slot one	18
Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from M.2 slot one	18
Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one	19
Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive from M.2 slot one	20
Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot one	21
Solid-state drive⁠—M.2 slot two	23
Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from M.2 slot two	23
Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two	24
Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive from M.2 slot two	25
Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive in M.2 slot two	25
Solid state drive—M.2 slot three	27
Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from M.2 slot three	27
Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot three	27
Solid state drive—M.2 slot four	28
Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from M.2 slot four	28
Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive in M.2 slot four	29
Solid-state drive interposer board	30
Removing the solid-state drive interposer board	30
Installing the solid-state drive interposer board	31
Wireless card	33
Removing the wireless card	33
Installing the wireless card	33
Hard drive	35
Removing the hard drive	35
Installing the hard drive	36
Rear-I/O cover	37
Removing the rear-I/O cover	37
Installing the rear-I/O cover	38
Audio daughter-board	39
Removing the audio daughter-board	39
Installing the audio daughter-board	40
Speakers	41
Removing the speakers	41
Installing the speakers	41
Card-reader board	42
Removing the card-reader board	42
Installing the card-reader board	43
Coin-cell battery	44
Removing the coin-cell battery	44
Installing the coin-cell battery	45
Computer base	46
Removing the computer base	46
Installing the computer base	48
Touchpad	50
Removing the touchpad	50
Installing the touchpad	51
Display assembly	53
Removing the display assembly	53
Installing the display assembly	55
Heat-sink assembly	58
Removing the heat-sink assembly	58
Installing the heat-sink assembly	59
Processor	60
Removing the processor	60
Installing the processor	60
Graphics card	62
Removing the graphics card	62
Installing the graphics card	62
Left power-adapter port	63
Removing the left power-adapter port	63
Installing the left power-adapter port	64
System board	65
Removing the system board	65
Installing the system board	68
Right power-adapter port	71
Removing the right power-adapter port	71
Installing the right power-adapter port	72
Keyboard	73
Removing the keyboard	73
Installing the keyboard	75
Palm-rest assembly	76
Removing the palm-rest assembly	76
Installing the palm-rest assembly	77
Drivers and downloads	79
System setup	80
Entering BIOS setup program	80
Navigation keys	80
One time boot menu	80
System setup options	81
Main	81
Advanced	82
Security	84
Boot	86
Exit	86
Updating the BIOS in Windows	87
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive	87
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu	88
System and setup password	89
Assigning a system setup password	89
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password	89
Clearing CMOS settings	90
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords	90
Troubleshooting	91
SupportAssist diagnostics	91
Recovering the operating system	91
System diagnostic lights	91
Flea power release	92
WiFi power cycle	92
Real Time Clock—RTC reset	93

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Install the

display assembly

Install the

rear-I/O cover

Install the

solid-state drive interposer board

, if applicable.

Install the

solid-state drive in M.2 slot four

, if applicable.

Install the

solid-state drive in M.2 slot three

, if applicable.

10.

Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 8 in

Installing the hard drive

, if applicable.

11.

Install the

solid-state drive in M.2 slot two

12.

Install the

solid-state drive in M.2 slot one

13.

Install the

wireless card

14.

Install the

memory modules

15.

Install the

battery

16.

Install the

base cover

17.

Follow the procedure in

After working inside your computer

Palm-rest assembly

Removing the palm-rest assembly

Prerequisites

Follow the procedure in

Before working inside your computer

Remove the

base cover

Remove the

battery

Remove the

memory modules

Remove the

wireless card

Remove the

solid-state drive from M.2 slot one

Remove the

solid-state drive from M.2 slot two

Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in

Removing the hard drive

, if applicable.

Remove the

solid-state drive from M.2 slot three

, if applicable.

10.

Remove the

solid-state drive from M.2 slot four

, if applicable.

11.

Remove the

solid-state drive interposer board

, if applicable.

12.

Remove the

card-reader board

13.

Remove the

audio daughter-board

14.

Remove the

speakers

15.

Remove the

coin-cell battery

16.

Remove the

touchpad

17.

Remove the

rear-I/O cover

18.

Remove the

display assembly

19.

Remove the

computer base

20.

Remove the

heat-sink assembly

21.

Remove the

left power-adapter port

22.

Remove the

system board

23.

Remove the

right power-adapter port

24.

Remove the

keyboard

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the palm-rest assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.