Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware Area-51 Service Manual
- Before Working Inside Your Computer
- After Working Inside Your Computer
- Technical Overview
- Lifting the Computer
- Removing the Stability Foot
- Replacing the Stability Foot
- Removing the Side Panels
- Replacing the Side Panels
- Removing the Battery
- Replacing the Battery
- Removing the Battery Case
- Replacing the Battery Case
- Removing the Hard Drive
- Replacing the Hard Drive
- Removing the Optical Drive
- Replacing the Optical Drive
- Removing the Right AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Replacing the Right AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Removing the Left AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Replacing the Left AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Removing the I/O Board
- Replacing the I/O Board
- Removing the Drive-Bay Heat-Sensor
- Replacing the Drive-Bay Heat-Sensor
- Removing the Memory Module(s)
- Replacing the Memory Module(s)
- Removing the Graphics Card
- Replacing the Graphics Card
- Removing the Multiple Graphics Cards
- Replacing the Multiple Graphics Cards
- Removing the Full-length Graphics Cards
- Replacing the Full-length Graphics Cards
- Removing the PCI Fan
- Replacing the PCI Fan
- Removing the Front-bezel Heat-sensor
- Replacing the Front-bezel Heat-sensor
- Removing the Memory Fan
- Replacing the Memory Fan
- Removing the Processor Cooling-Assembly
- Replacing the Processor Cooling Assembly
- Removing the Processor
- Replacing the Processor
- Removing the Power-Supply Unit
- Replacing the Power-Supply Unit
- Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Removing the Wireless Card
- Replacing the Wireless Card
- Removing the Logo Board
- Replacing the Logo Board
- Removing the System Board
- Replacing the System Board
- System Setup
12 Replacing the Battery Case...............................................................................................................25
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Post-requisites....................................................................................................................................................................25
13 Removing the Hard Drive..................................................................................................................26
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 26
14 Replacing the Hard Drive..................................................................................................................28
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Post-requisites.................................................................................................................................................................... 28
15 Removing the Optical Drive..............................................................................................................29
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 29
16 Replacing the Optical Drive.............................................................................................................. 31
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................31
Post-requisites.....................................................................................................................................................................31
17 Removing the Right AlienFX Side-Panel Connector....................................................................... 32
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 32
18 Replacing the Right AlienFX Side-Panel Connector....................................................................... 34
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Post-requisites.................................................................................................................................................................... 34
19 Removing the Left AlienFX Side-Panel Connector......................................................................... 35
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 35
20 Replacing the Left AlienFX Side-Panel Connector.........................................................................37
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................37
Post-requisites.................................................................................................................................................................... 37
21 Removing the I/O Board.................................................................................................................. 38
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 38
22 Replacing the I/O Board.................................................................................................................. 40
Procedure...........................................................................................................................................................................40
Post-requisites....................................................................................................................................................................40
23 Removing the Drive-Bay Heat-Sensor............................................................................................. 41
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