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
35 Removing the Front-bezel Heat-sensor...........................................................................................59
Prerequisites.......................................................................................................................................................................59
Procedure...........................................................................................................................................................................59
36 Replacing the Front-bezel Heat-sensor...........................................................................................60
Procedure...........................................................................................................................................................................60
Post-requisites....................................................................................................................................................................60
37 Removing the Memory Fan............................................................................................................... 61
Prerequisites........................................................................................................................................................................61
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................61
38 Replacing the Memory Fan...............................................................................................................62
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Post-requisites....................................................................................................................................................................62
39 Removing the Processor Cooling-Assembly....................................................................................63
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 63
40 Replacing the Processor Cooling Assembly.................................................................................... 65
Procedure...........................................................................................................................................................................65
Post-requisites....................................................................................................................................................................65
41 Removing the Processor....................................................................................................................66
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 66
42 Replacing the Processor....................................................................................................................67
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Post-requisites.................................................................................................................................................................... 68
43 Removing the Power-Supply Unit....................................................................................................69
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 69
44 Replacing the Power-Supply Unit.................................................................................................... 71
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................ 71
Post-requisites.....................................................................................................................................................................71
45 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery...................................................................................................... 72
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 72
46 Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery...................................................................................................... 73
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