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CHAPTER 16: WIRELESS MINI-CARD(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Removing the Mini-Card(s)
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Replacing the Mini-Card(s)
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CHAPTER 17: PROCESSOR HEAT SINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Removing the Processor Heat Sink
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Replacing the Processor Heat Sink
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CHAPTER 18: PROCESSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Removing the Processor
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Replacing the Processor
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CHAPTER 19: GRAPHICS CARD(S). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Removing the Graphics Card(s)
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Replacing the Graphics Card(s)
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CHAPTER 20: GRAPHICS CARD FAN(S). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Removing the Graphics Card Fan(s)
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Replacing the Graphics Card Fan(s)
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CHAPTER 21: GRAPHICS CARD BLANK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Removing the Graphics Card Blank
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Replacing the Graphics Card Blank
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CHAPTER 11: BRACKETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Removing the Brackets
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Replacing the Brackets
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CHAPTER 12: MAGNESIUM COVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Removing the Magnesium Cover
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Replacing the Magnesium Cover
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CHAPTER 13: DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing the Display Assembly
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Replacing the Display Assembly
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Removing the Display Back Cover
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Replacing the Display Back Cover
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Removing the AlienHead Board
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Replacing the AlienHead Board
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CHAPTER 14: INPUT/OUTPUT BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Removing the Input/Output Board
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Replacing the Input/Output Board
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CHAPTER 15: OPTICAL DRIVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing the Optical Drive
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Replacing the Optical Drive
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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 ...