Alienware P18E, 17 R1 owner manual Replacing the Display Hinges, Procedure, Postrequisites

Replacing the Display Hinges

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1Route the display cable, display-light board cable, and antenna cable through the routing guides on the display hinges.

2Align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the display back-cover.

3Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the display back-cover.

Postrequisites

1Replace the display bezel. See "Replacing the Display Bezel" on page 101.

2Replace the display assembly. See "Replacing the Display Assembly" on page 98.

3Follow step 5 to step 9 in "Replacing the Palm Rest" on page 49.

4Replace the video card. See "Replacing the Video Card" on page 44.

5Replace the video-card heat sink. See "Replacing the Video-Card Heat Sink" on page 42.

6Replace the processor heat sink. See "Replacing the Processor Heat Sink" on page 40.

7Replace the processor fan. See "Replacing the Processor Fan" on page 35.

8Replace the video-card fan. See "Replacing the Video-card Fan" on page 38.

9Replace the tertiary hard drive. See "Replacing the Third Hard Drive (Optional)" on page 30.

10Replace the secondary hard drive. See "Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive" on page 26.

11Replace the primary hard drive. See "Replacing the Primary Hard Drive" on page 23.

12Replace the memory modules. See "Replacing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4" on page 20.

13Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 17.

14Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15.

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