Alienware m17 R5 AMD Service Manual page 4

Power-adapter port........................................................................................................................................................... 40
Removing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................. 40
Installing the power-adapter port................................................................................................................................ 41
Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Removing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 42
Installing the touchpad................................................................................................................................................. 43
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Removing the display assembly....................................................................................................................................45
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................46
Keyboard-controller board............................................................................................................................................... 49
Removing the keyboard-controller board.................................................................................................................. 49
Installing the keyboard-controller board.................................................................................................................... 50
System board.......................................................................................................................................................................51
Removing the system board..........................................................................................................................................51
Installing the system board........................................................................................................................................... 53
Fan and heat-sink assembly............................................................................................................................................... 57
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly...................................................................................................................57
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................... 58
Ethernet and audio board................................................................................................................................................. 59
Removing the ethernet and audio board.................................................................................................................... 59
Installing the ethernet and audio board...................................................................................................................... 60
USB board...........................................................................................................................................................................61
Removing the USB board............................................................................................................................................. 61
Installing the USB board...............................................................................................................................................62
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................63
Removing the power button........................................................................................................................................ 63
Installing the power button.......................................................................................................................................... 64
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.....................................................................................................................................65
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly....................................................................................................... 65
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly......................................................................................................... 66
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................ 68
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................69
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................... 69
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................69
Boot Sequence................................................................................................................................................................... 69
System setup options..........................................................................................................................................................70
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 73
Assigning a system setup password.............................................................................................................................. 73
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password...........................................................................................74
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................... 74
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords............................................................................................... 74
Updating the BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................75
Updating the BIOS in Windows...................................................................................................................................75
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows.................................................................................................75
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu............................................................................................ 75
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting................................................................................................................... 77
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