Removing The System Board; Prerequisites - Dell Alienware 18 Owner's Manual

Removing the System Board

WARNING:
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
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 after you replace the system board. See "System Setup"
on page 109.
NOTE:
Before disconnecting the cables from the system board, note the location of
the connectors so that you can reconnect them correctly after you replace the
system board.

Prerequisites

1 Remove any installed card or blank from the Media-Card Reader.
2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14.
3 Remove the fans cover. See "Removing the Fans Cover" on page 29.
4 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 16.
5 Remove the memory modules. See "Removing the Memory Module(s)" on page 18.
6 Remove the hard drive(s). See "Removing the Hard Drive(s)" on page 25.
7 Remove the optical drive. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 22.
8 Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 6 in Removing the Palm Rest.
9 Remove the display assembly. See "Removing the Display Assembly" on page 56.
10 Remove the coin-cell battery. See "Removing the Coin-Cell Battery" on page 36.
11 Remove the video-card heat-sink fan(s). See "Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink
Fan(s)" on page 31.
12 Remove the processor heat-sink fan. See "Removing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan" on
page 34.
13 Remove the video-card heat-sink(s). See "Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink(s)" on
page 88.
14 Remove the video card(s). See "Removing the Video Card(s)" on page 91.
15 Remove the mSATA card. See "Removing the mSATA Card" on page 43.
16 Remove the wireless Mini-Card. See "Removing the Wireless Mini-Card" on page 105.
17 Remove the processor heat-sink. See "Removing the Processor Heat-Sink" on
page 94.
18 Remove the processor module. See "Removing the Processor Module" on page 96.
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