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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: BEFORE YOU BEGIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Turning Off Your Computer
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Before Working Inside Your Computer
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CHAPTER 2: BATTERY PACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Removing the Battery Pack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Replacing the Battery Pack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CHAPTER 3: COMPARTMENT DOOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Removing the Compartment Door
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacing the Compartment Door
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CHAPTER 4: HARD DRIVE(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Removing the Hard Drive(s)
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Replacing the Hard Drive(s)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CHAPTER 5: PROCESSOR THERMAL FAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the Processor Thermal Fan
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Replacing the Processor Thermal Fan
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CHAPTER 6: COIN-CELL BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
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Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
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CHAPTER 7: MEMORY MODULE(S). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Removing the Memory Module(s)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing the Memory Module(s)
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CHAPTER 8: CENTER CONTROL COVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Removing the Center Control Cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing the Center Control Cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CHAPTER 9: KEYBOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Removing the Keyboard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing the Keyboard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CHAPTER 10: PALM REST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Removing the Palm Rest
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Replacing the Palm Rest
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Summary of Contents for Alienware M17x - GAMING LATTOP
Page 1: ...01 01 ALIENWARE M17x SERVICE MANUAL ...
Page 9: ...CHAPTER 2 BATTERY PACK 09 09 CHAPTER 2 BATTERY PACK CHAPTER 2 BATTERY PACK ...
Page 12: ...CHAPTER 3 COMPARTMENT DOOR 012 012 CHAPTER 3 COMPARTMENT DOOR CHAPTER 3 COMPARTMENT DOOR ...
Page 15: ...CHAPTER 4 HARD DRIVE S 015 015 CHAPTER 4 HARD DRIVE S CHAPTER 4 HARD DRIVE S ...
Page 23: ...CHAPTER 6 COIN CELL BATTERY 023 023 CHAPTER 6 COIN CELL BATTERY CHAPTER 6 COIN CELL BATTERY ...
Page 36: ...CHAPTER 9 KEYBOARD 036 036 CHAPTER 10 KEYBOARD CHAPTER 9 KEYBOARD ...
Page 40: ...CHAPTER 10 PALM REST 040 040 CHAPTER 8 PALM REST CHAPTER 10 PALM REST ...
Page 45: ...CHAPTER 11 BRACKETS 045 045 CHAPTER 11 BRACKETS CHAPTER 11 BRACKETS ...
Page 48: ...CHAPTER 12 MAGNESIUM COVER 048 048 CHAPTER 11 MAGNESIUM COVER CHAPTER 12 MAGNESIUM COVER ...
Page 53: ...CHAPTER 13 DISPLAY 053 053 CHAPTER 12 DISPLAY CHAPTER 13 DISPLAY ...
Page 67: ...CHAPTER 15 OPTICAL DRIVE 067 067 CHAPTER 14 OPTICAL DRIVE CHAPTER 15 OPTICAL DRIVE ...
Page 81: ...CHAPTER 18 PROCESSOR 081 081 CHAPTER 18 PROCESSOR CHAPTER 18 PROCESSOR ...
Page 103: ...CHAPTER 23 SPEAKERS 0103 0103 CHAPTER 21 SPEAKERS CHAPTER 23 SPEAKERS ...
Page 112: ...CHAPTER 26 BIOS 0112 0112 CHAPTER 25 BIOS CHAPTER 26 BIOS ...