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Alienware 17 Service Manual

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Procedure

  1. Turn the computer over.
  2. Disconnect the processor-fan cable, video-card fan cable, hard-drive cable and power-adapter port cable from the system board.
    Image: Removing the cables from the system board
    1. processor-fan cable
    2. power-adapter port cable
    3. video-card fan cable
    4. system board
    5. hard-drive cable
  3. Turn the computer over.
  4. Disconnect the speaker and front AlienFX LED cables from the system board.
  5. Lift the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the system board.
    Image: Removing the cables from the system board
    1. I/O-board cable
    2. latch
    3. system board
    4. speaker cable
    5. front AlienFX LED cable
  6. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
  7. Lift the system board off the computer base.
    Image: Removing the system board
    1. screws (6)
    2. system board
  8. Remove the wireless card.
  9. Remove the heat sink.
  10. Remove the coin-cell battery.

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