Alienware m17 R3 Service Manual

Installing the system board

1. Install the fan and heat-sink assembly.
2. Install the left I/O-board.
3. Turn the system board over, place the system board and the left I/O-board on the palm-rest assembly.
4. Replace the two (M2.5x5) screws that secure the fans to the palm-rest assembly.
5. Replace the five (M2x3) screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.
6. Replace the three (M2x3) screws that secure the left I/O-board to the palm-rest assembly.
7. Connect the Tobii eye tracker cable to the connector on the system board.
   NOTE This step is only applicable to computers shipped with a Tobii eye tracker.
8. Connect the G-sensor cable to the connector on the system board.
9. Connect the display cable to the connector on the system board and close the latch.
10. Connect the power-adapter port cable from the system board.
11. Using the alignment pins, connect the right I/O-board cable to the right I/O-board and the system board.
    NOTE The I/O-board cable is polarity sensitive. To prevent damage to your computer ensure that the MB UMT end of the cable is connected to the system board.
12. Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the right I/O-board cable to the right I/O-board and the system board.
13. Using the tab on the solid-state drive support bracket and the slot on the system board, align the screw hole of the solid-state drive support bracket with the screw hole on the system board.
14. Replace the three screws (M2x4.5) that secure the solid-state drive support bracket to the system board.
15. Connect the keyboard-controller board-cable to the system board and close the latch.
16. Connect the touchpad cable to the system board and close the latch.
17. Connect the power-button cable to the system board.
18. Route the antenna cables to the routing guides on the left fan and system board.
19. Adhere the tapes that secure the antenna cables to system board and left fan.
20. Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.

    The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card that is supported by your computer.

    Table 1. Antenna-cable color scheme

    The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card that is supported by your computer.

    Connectors on the wireless card	Antenna-cable color
    Main (white triangle)	White
    Auxiliary (black triangle)	Black

21. Place the wireless card bracket on the wireless card.
22. Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless card bracket to the left I/O-board.