Graphics Card; Removing The Graphics Card; Installing The Graphics Card - Dell Alienware Area-51m R2 Service Manual

Graphics card

Removing the graphics card

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Remove the wireless card.
5. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot
6. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in
7. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot
8. Remove the solid-state drive from M.2 slot
9. Remove the rear-I/O
10. Remove the computer
11. Remove the heat-sink
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the graphics card and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
1. Disconnect the graphics-card power cable from the graphics card.
2. Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the two graphics-card cable to the graphics card.
3. Remove the three screws (M2x3) that secure the graphics card to the system board.
4. Lift the graphics card off the system board.

Installing the graphics card

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
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