Replacing The System Board; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Alienware 13 R2 Service Manual

Replacing the system board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the
safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in After working inside your
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: Your computer's Service Tag is stored in the system board. You
must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace
the system board.
NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made
to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. You must make the desired
changes again after you replace the system board.

Procedure

Place the system board on a flat surface.

Post-requisites

1 Replace the wireless
2
Replace the coin-cell
3 Replace the heat-sink
4
Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 7 in "Replacing the
port".
5
Replace the display
6 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 9 in "Replacing the
7
Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in "Replacing the
drive".
8 Replace the base
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