Table Of Contents - Dell Alienware Area-51 Service Manual

Chapter 1: Before Working Inside Your Computer.......................................................................... 8
Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................................................8
Safety Instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Recommended Tools.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2: After Working Inside Your Computer.......................................................................... 10
Chapter 3: Technical overview......................................................................................................11
Inside View of Your Computer......................................................................................................................................... 11
Left view......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Right view...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
System-Board Components............................................................................................................................................ 12
I/O-board components..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 4: Lifting the Computer.................................................................................................. 14
Procedure.............................................................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 5: Removing the stability foot........................................................................................ 15
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Chapter 6: Replacing the stability foot.........................................................................................17
Procedure.............................................................................................................................................................................17
Chapter 7: Removing the side panels........................................................................................... 19
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Chapter 8: Replacing the side panels........................................................................................... 21
Procedure.............................................................................................................................................................................21
Chapter 9: Removing the battery................................................................................................ 22
Prerequisites.......................................................................................................................................................................22
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................22
Chapter 10: Replacing the battery............................................................................................... 23
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................23
Post-requisites................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 11: Removing the battery case........................................................................................ 24
Prerequisites.......................................................................................................................................................................24
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................24
Chapter 12: Replacing the battery case....................................................................................... 26
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................26
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