Dell Alienware 13 R2 Power-Adapter Port Replacement

Written By: Terrence15
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Dell Alienware 13 R2 Power-Adapter Port Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

78

Time Required

15 minutes - 2 hours

Introduction

In this guide, we will be showing you how to replace the Power-Adapter Port.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer For more safety best practices, see the regulatory compliance home page.

    • Close the display and turn the computer over.

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    • Loosen the captive screws that secure the base panel to the computer base.

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    • Using a plastic scribe, gently release the tabs that secure the base panel to the computer base.

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    • Disconnect the battery cable from the battery-cable connector.

    • Turn the computer over.

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    • Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to ground the system board.

    • Connect the battery cable to the battery-cable connector.

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    • Align the tabs on the base panel with the slots on the computer base and snap the base panel into place.

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    • Tighten the captive screws that secure the base panel to the computer base.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

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

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

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

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

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

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    • Remove the screw that secures the solid-state drive to the solid-state drive assembly.

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

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    • Slide the NEW solid-state drive into the slot on the solid-state drive assembly.

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    • Replace the screw that secures the solid-state drive to the solid-state drive assembly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    • 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.

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

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

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

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    • Lift the palm-rest assembly off the computer base.

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    • Remove the keyboard.

    • Remove the power-button board.

    • Remove the status-light board.

    • Remove the Touchpad.

    • Replace the touchpad.

    • Replace the status-light board.

    • Replace the power-button board.

    • Replace the keyboard.

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

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

    • Close the display and turn the computer over.

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

    • Connect the keyboard cable and the keyboard-backlight cable to the system board.

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

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    • Slide and lift the hinge caps off the display hinges.

    • Close the display and turn the computer over.

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

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    • Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.

    • Turn the computer over and open the display.

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

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

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

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

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

    • Lift the display assembly off the computer base.

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    • Align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the computer base.

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

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

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

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    • 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.

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

    • Close the display and turn the computer over.

    • Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.

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

    • Turn the computer over and open the display.

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

    • Replace the screws that secure the hinge caps to the display hinges.

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    • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

    • Remove the screw that secures the power-adapter port bracket to the power-adapter port.

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    • Lift the power-adapter port bracket off the power-adapter port.

    • Release the power-adapter port from the computer base.

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    • Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.

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    • Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer base.

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    • Slide and lift the system-board assembly.

    • Turn the system-board assembly over.

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    • Disconnect the power-adapter port cable and remove the power-adapter port from the system board.

    • Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.

    • Turn the system board over.

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    • Replace the screws that secure the system board to the computer base.

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    • Connect the speaker cable to the connector on the system board.

    • Align the power-adapter port to the computer base.

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    • Align the screw hole on the power-adapter port bracket with the screw hole on the power-adapter port.

    • Replace the screw that secures the power-adapter port bracket to the power-adapter port.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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