Contents Before working inside your computer......12 ....................12 Before you begin .................... 12 Safety instructions ..................13 Recommended tools After working inside your computer......14 Removing the base panel..........15 ......................15 Procedure Replacing the base panel..........18 ......................18 Procedure Removing the memory modules........19 ......................19 Prerequisites ......................19...
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Removing the hard drive..........26 .....................26 Prerequisites ......................27 Procedure Replacing the hard drive........... 31 ......................31 Procedure ....................31 Post-requisites Removing the wireless card........... 32 .....................32 Prerequisites ......................32 Procedure Replacing the wireless card..........34 ......................34 Procedure ....................35 Post-requisites Removing the palm rest........... 36 .....................36 Prerequisites ......................36...
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Removing the keyboard........... 49 .....................49 Prerequisites ......................49 Procedure Replacing the keyboard............55 ......................55 Procedure ....................55 Post-requisites Removing the power-button board......56 .....................56 Prerequisites ......................56 Procedure Replacing the power-button board......59 ......................59 Procedure ....................59 Post-requisites Removing the status-light board........ 60 .....................60 Prerequisites ......................61 Procedure Replacing the status-light board.........
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Removing the speakers............ 67 ..................... 67 Prerequisites ......................67 Procedure Replacing the speakers............ 70 ......................70 Procedure ....................70 Post-requisites Removing the front AlienFX LED boards....71 ...................... 71 Prerequisites ......................71 Procedure Replacing the front AlienFX LED board..... 73 ......................73 Procedure ....................
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Removing the display bezel........... 83 .....................83 Prerequisites ......................83 Procedure Replacing the display bezel..........87 ......................87 Procedure ....................87 Post-requisites Removing the display panel........... 88 .....................88 Prerequisites ......................88 Procedure Replacing the display panel..........91 ......................91 Procedure ....................91 Post-requisites Removing the display hinges.........92 .....................92 Prerequisites ......................
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Removing the display back-cover....... 99 .....................99 Prerequisites ......................99 Procedure Replacing the display back-cover......102 ......................102 Procedure ....................102 Post-requisites Removing the Alienware AlienHead LED board.. 103 ....................103 Prerequisites ......................103 Procedure Replacing the Alienware AlienHead LED board...106 ......................106 Procedure ....................106 Post-requisites...
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Removing the system board......... 114 ....................114 Prerequisites ......................114 Procedure Replacing the system board..........118 ......................118 Procedure ....................119 Post-requisites ........119 Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program Removing the heat-sink assembly......120 ....................120 Prerequisites ......................120 Procedure Replacing the heat-sink assembly......
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Removing the coin-cell battery........129 ....................129 Prerequisites ......................129 Procedure Replacing the coin-cell battery........131 ......................131 Procedure ....................131 Post-requisites Removing the battery............132 ....................132 Prerequisites ......................132 Procedure Replacing the battery............135 ......................135 Procedure ....................135 Post-requisites Removing the computer base........136 ....................
Use the following safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential damage and ensure your personal safety. WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: You should only perform troubleshooting and repairs as authorized or directed by the Dell technical assistance team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. See the safety instructions that shipped with the product or at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
After working inside your computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. Connect any external devices, peripherals, and cables you removed before working on your computer.
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Close the display and turn the computer over. Loosen the captive screws that secure the base panel to the computer base.
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Slide and remove the base panel from the computer base. computer base captive screws (2) base panel plastic scribe...
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Disconnect the battery cable from the system board. battery cable Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to ground the system board.
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Close the display and turn the computer over. Connect the battery cable to the system board.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Procedure Using your fingertips, carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end...
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Slide and remove the memory module from the memory-module slot. securing clips (2) memory modules (2) memory-module slot...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory- module slot.
Slide the memory module firmly into the slot at an angle and press the memory module down until it clicks into place. NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it. securing clips (2) notch memory modules (2) memory-module slot...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the solid-state drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.
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Slide and remove the solid-state drive from the solid-state drive slot. screw solid-state drive slot solid-state drives (2)
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Procedure Slide the solid-state drive into the solid-state drive slot.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.
Procedure Remove the keyboard-backlight cable, keyboard cable, and macro-keys cable from the routing guides on the computer base. macro-keys cable keyboard cable keyboard-backlight cable routing guides (3) hard-drive assembly computer base Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.
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Lift and slide the hard-drive assembly off the computer base. pull tab hard-drive cable screws (4) hard-drive assembly Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard-drive assembly.
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Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard-drive assembly. hard-drive assembly hard-drive bracket screws (4)
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Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive. interposer hard drive...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Procedure Connect the interposer to the hard drive.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Procedure Remove the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket to the system board.
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Lift and slide the wireless card out of the wireless-card slot. wireless-card bracket antenna cables (2) screw wireless card wireless-card slot tabs (2) notches (2)
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure CAUTION: To avoid damaging the wireless card, do not place any cables under it.
Replace the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket to the system board. wireless-card slot antenna cables (2) notches (2) tabs (2) screw wireless card wireless-card bracket Post-requisites Replace the base panel.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Lift the latches and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable, keyboard cable, macro-keys cable, and macro-keys backlight cable from the system board. keyboard-backlight cable routing guides (3) latches (4) keyboard cable macro-keys backlight cable macro-keys cable...
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Remove the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base. screws (15) computer base Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. Lift the computer base and rest the display on a clean and flat surface.
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Push the palm-rest assembly from the release hole to release it from the tabs on the computer base. palm-rest assembly computer base release hole Place the computer in an upright position. 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 remove the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable, and macro-keys backlight cable from the slot on the computer base. palm-rest assembly plastic scribe 10 Carefully turn the palm-rest assembly over and disconnect the power- button board cable from the system board.
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Lift the palm-rest assembly off the computer base. palm-rest assembly computer base power-button board cable 12 Turn the palm-rest assembly over. 13 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in "Removing the keyboard”. 14 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the power-button board”.
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16 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in "Removing the touch pad”. palm rest...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in "Replacing the touch pad”.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Remove the screws that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm-rest assembly. latches (2) touch-pad cable touch-pad buttons cable screws (5) touch-pad bracket...
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Release the tabs that secure the touch-pad bracket to the palm-rest assembly and lift the touch-pad bracket off the palm-rest assembly. touch-pad bracket palm-rest assembly tabs (4)
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Lift the touch pad off the palm-rest assembly. palm-rest assembly touch pad...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Using the alignment posts on the palm-rest assembly, place the touch pad on the palm-rest assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Note the touch-pad cable and status-light cable routings and peel off the cables from the keyboard bracket. latches (2) touch-pad cable status-light cable keyboard bracket...
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Remove the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly. keyboard bracket screws (8)
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Lift the keyboard bracket at an angle and remove it from the tabs on the palm-rest assembly. keyboard bracket palm-rest assembly tabs (3)
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Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly. keyboard screws (2)
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Lift the keyboard at an angle and remove it from the tabs on the palm-rest assembly. palm-rest assembly keyboard tabs (5)
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure CAUTION: Make sure that no cables are under the keyboard. Slide the keyboard under the tabs on the palm-rest assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Disconnect the power-button board cable from the power-button board. power-button board cable latches (2) touch-pad cable status-light cable Remove the screws that secure the power-button board to the palm-rest assembly.
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Lift the power-button board off the palm-rest assembly. palm-rest assembly power-button board screws (2)
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the power-button board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
Procedure Lift the latch and disconnect the status-light board cable from the status- light board. latch status-light board cable status-light board Remove the screws that secure the status-light board to the palm-rest assembly.
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Lift the status-light board off the palm-rest assembly. screws (2) status-light board palm-rest assembly...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the status-light board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory module.
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Lift the I/O board off the computer base. screws (2) I/O board computer base latch I/O-board cable...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the I/O board with the screw holes on the computer base.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Note the front AlienFX LED cable routing and peel off the cable from the battery. speaker cable tape front AlienFX LED cable speakers (2) Remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on the battery and computer base.
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Lift the speakers along with its cable off the computer base. routing guides (6) speaker cable battery computer base speakers (2)
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Using the alignment posts, place the speakers on the computer base. Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the battery and computer base.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Lift the front AlienFX LED boards off the tubes. front AlienFX LED board screws (4) cables (2) front AlienFX LED boards (2) tubes (2) computer base...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the front AlienFX LED boards with the screw holes on the tubes.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Remove the hinge covers from the computer base. display assembly screws (2) hinge covers (2) computer base...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the hinge covers with the screw holes on the computer base and snap the hinge covers into place.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base. display assembly computer base screws (2) Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. Carefully remove the antenna cables through the slot on the computer base.
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Peel off the adhesive tape, disconnect the logo-board cable from the system board, and remove it from the routing guide on the display hinges. display cable latch computer base routing guides (2) antenna cables (2) adhesive tapes (2) logo-board cable 10 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base.
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Lift the display assembly off the computer base. display assembly screws (4) computer base...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the computer base.
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Replace the wireless card. Replace the solid-state drives. Replace the memory modules. Replace the base panel.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Carefully lift the display bezel and turn it over. display bezel Lift the latches and disconnect the display-board cables from the logo board.
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Peel off the adhesive tape and disconnect the logo-board cable from the logo board. logo board display-board cables (3) adhesive tape logo-board cable...
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Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in “Removing the logo board”. display bezel...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in “Replacing the logo board”.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Gently lift the display panel and turn it over. screws (4) display back-cover display panel Lift the latch and disconnect the display cable from the display panel.
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Lift the display panel off the display back-cover. display panel latch display cable display back-cover...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the display cable into the display panel and press down on the latch to secure the cable.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Lift the display hinges off the display assembly. display hinges (2) screws (6) display back-cover...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the display back-cover.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
Procedure Peel off the tape that secures the camera cable to the camera and disconnect the camera cable from the camera module. tape camera module camera cable display back-cover...
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Note the location of the camera module and pry it off the display back- cover using a plastic scribe. camera module plastic scribe display back-cover...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Using the alignment posts, adhere the camera module to the display back- cover.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Peel off the display board and camera cable from the display back-cover. display back-cover display board and camera cable routing guides (3) Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the Alienware AlienHead LED board”.
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Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the display panel AlienFX LED”. display back-cover...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the display back-cover on a clean and flat surface. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Replacing the...
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Note the Alienware AlienHead LED cable routing and peel off the cable from the display back-cover. Alienware AlienHead LED tape cable display back-cover Note the location of the Alienware AlienHead LED board and peel off the Alienware AlienHead LED board from the display back-cover.
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Lift Alienware AlienHead LED board along with its cable off the display back-cover. Alienware AlienHead LED Alienware AlienHead LED cable board display back-cover...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Adhere the Alienware AlienHead LED board to the display back-cover. Route the Alienware AlienHead LED cable on the display back-cover and adhere it to the display back-cover.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
Procedure Peel off the tapes that secure the display-panel AlienFX LEDs to the display back-cover. display back-cover display-panel AlienFX LED cables (2) tapes (2) Note the routing of the display-panel AlienFX LED cables and peel off the cables from the display back-cover. Note the location of the display-panel AlienFX LEDs and peel off the LEDs from the display back-cover.
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Lift the display-panel AlienFX LEDs along with the cables off the display back-cover. display back-cover display-panel AlienFX LED cables (2) display-panel AlienFX LEDs...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Adhere the display-panel AlienFX LEDs to the display back-cover. Route the display-panel AlienFX LED cables on the display back-cover and adhere the cables to the display back-cover.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Note the location of the logo board and pry the logo board off the display bezel using a plastic scribe. display bezel logo board plastic scribe...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Adhere the logo board to the display bezel. Turn the display bezel over.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best 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.
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Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board. pull tab hard-drive cable power-adapter port cable computer base fan cables (2) Turn the computer over. Lift the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the system board. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
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Peel the tape and disconnect the front AlienFX LED cable from the system board. latch I/O-board cable speaker cable front AlienFX LED cable tape Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer base. Lift the system board at an angle and slide the ports on the system board out of the slots on the computer base.
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10 Lift the system board off the computer base. system board screws (6) Turn the system board over. 12 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in "Removing the heat-sink assembly”. 13 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in "Removing the coin-cell battery”.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best 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.
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program Turn on the computer. Press F2 when the DELL logo is displayed to enter the BIOS setup program. Navigate to the Main tab and enter the Service Tag in the Service Tag Input field.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it.
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Lift the heat-sink assembly off the system board. heat-sink assembly system board captive screws (8)
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Incorrect alignment of the heat sink can damage the system board and processor. NOTE: The original thermal grease can be reused if the original system board and fan are reinstalled together.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory module.
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Lift the processor fan and video-card fan off the computer base. processor fan computer base video-card fan screws (4)
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the processor fan and video-card fan with the screw holes on the computer base.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Lift the power-adapter port along with its cable off the computer base. routing guide power-adapter port bracket screws (2) power-adapter port power-adapter port cable...
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the power-adapter port into the slot on the computer base. Align the screw holes on the power-adapter port bracket with the screw holes on the power-adapter port.
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS setup program’s settings to default. It is recommended that you note the BIOS setup program’s settings before removing the coin-cell battery.
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Using a plastic scribe, gently pry out the coin-cell battery from the system board. coin-cell battery cable coin-cell battery system board...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Adhere the coin-cell battery to the system board. Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the system board.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
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Note the front AlienFX LED cable routing and peel off the cable from the battery. speaker cable routing guides (3) battery front AlienFX LED cable Remove the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.
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Lift the battery off the computer base. screws (2) battery computer base...
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the computer base.
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the base panel. Remove the memory modules.
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the computer base on a flat surface. Post-requisites Replace the power-adapter port.
BIOS setup program Overview CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings in the BIOS setup program. Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly. NOTE: Before you change BIOS setup program, it is recommended that you write down the BIOS setup program screen information for future reference.
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Main CPU ID Displays the processor identification code. CPU L1 Cache Displays the processor L1 cache size. CPU L2 Cache Displays the processor L2 cache size. CPU L3 Cache Displays the processor L3 cache size. Integrated Graphics Displays the integrated graphics. Discrete Graphics 1 Displays the first discrete graphics installed on your computer.
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Advanced defines how the BIOS, in the absence of a USB-aware operating system, handles USB devices. USB emulation is always enabled during POST. NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy, hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off.
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Advanced Battery Health Displays the battery health. External USB Ports Allows you to disable or enable the external USB ports. Default: Enabled USB debug Allows you to enable or disable this port for Windows debugging. Default: Disabled Advanced-Performance options Overclocking Feature Allows you to enable or disable global overclocking feature.
Security Password Change Allows you to permit or deny system password or HDD password changes. Default: Permitted Exit Save Changes and Reset Allows you to exit system setup and save your changes. Discard Changes and Reset Allows you to exit system setup and load previous values for all system setup options.
Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the computer generates an error message. CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the optical drive. If no disc is in the drive, or if the disc is not bootable, the computer generates an error message.
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Use the arrow keys to highlight the boot priority and press Enter to display the different devices. Select the device and press Enter to set the boot priority.
You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board. To flash the BIOS: Turn on the computer. Go to www.dell.com/support. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your computer and click Submit.
Windows search, type Help and Support, and press Enter. Windows 7—Click Start → Help and Support. Launch the: Learn about Windows Dell Help & Support app • (Windows 10/Windows 8.1) Get started app (Windows 10) • • Help+Tips app (Windows 8.1) www.alienware.com...
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NOTE: If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.