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
Prerequisites........................................................................................................................................................................41
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................41
24 Replacing the Drive-Bay Heat-Sensor.............................................................................................43
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Post-requisites.................................................................................................................................................................... 43
25 Removing the Memory Module(s)....................................................................................................44
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 44
26 Replacing the Memory Module(s)....................................................................................................45
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Post-requisites....................................................................................................................................................................45
27 Removing the Graphics Card........................................................................................................... 46
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 46
28 Replacing the Graphics Card........................................................................................................... 48
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Post-requisites.................................................................................................................................................................... 48
29 Removing the Multiple Graphics Cards...........................................................................................49
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 49
30 Replacing the Multiple Graphics Cards........................................................................................... 51
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................51
Post-requisites.....................................................................................................................................................................51
31 Removing the Full-length Graphics Cards.......................................................................................52
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 52
32 Replacing the Full-length Graphics Cards...................................................................................... 54
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Post-requisites....................................................................................................................................................................54
33 Removing the PCI Fan...................................................................................................................... 55
Prerequisites.......................................................................................................................................................................55
Procedure...........................................................................................................................................................................55
34 Replacing the PCI Fan...................................................................................................................... 58
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Post-requisites....................................................................................................................................................................58
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