Alienware M18X R2 owner manual Removing the System Board

47 Removing the System Board

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. 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.

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

1Remove any installed card or blank from the Media-Card Reader.

2Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 7.

3Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 7.

4Remove the hard drive(s). See "Removing the Hard Drive(s)" on page 21.

5Remove the coin-cell battery. See "Removing the Coin-Cell Battery" on page 18.

6Remove the video-card heat-sink fan(s). See "Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink Fan(s)" on page 67.

7Remove the video-card heat-sink(s).

See “Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink(s)” on page 70.

8Remove the video card(s). See “Removing the Video Card(s)” on page 73.

9Remove the processor heat-sink fan. See "Removing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan" on page 76.

10Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26.

11Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 32.

12Remove the macro keyboard. See "Removing the Macro Keyboard" on page 36.

13Remove the display assembly. See “Removing the Display Assembly” on page 43.

14Follow the instructions from step 1 to step 7 in Removing the Palm Rest.

15Remove the memory modules. See "Removing the Memory Module(s)" on page 39.

16Remove the mSATA card. See "Removing the mSATA Card" on page 16.

17Remove the wireless Mini-Card. See "Removing the Wireless Mini-Card" on page 89.

18Remove the processor heat-sink. See "Removing the Processor Heat-Sink" on page 78.

19Remove the processor module. See "Removing the Processor Module" on page 81.

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