Alienware M18X R2 owner manual Removing the Subwoofer

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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.

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.

6Disconnect the video-card heat-sink fan(s) cable from the connector on the system board. See “Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink Fan(s)” on page 67.

7Disconnect the processor heat-sink fan cable from the connector on the system board. See “Removing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan” on page 76.

8Remove the video-card heat-sink(s).

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

9Remove the video card(s). See “Removing the Video Card(s)” on page 73.

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.

20 Remove the system board. See "Removing the System Board" on page 84.

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