Dell Alienware 17 (Mid 2013) - Manual (Page 84)

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Replacing the System Board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
"Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working
inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside
Your Computer" on page 13.
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance
home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Replace the processor. See "Replacing the Processor" on page 92.
2 Replace the coin-cell battery. See "Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery" on page 89.
3 Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the computer base.
4 Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the
computer base.
5 Replace the screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
6 Connect the display cable, display-light board cable, power-adapter port cable,
left tron-lights cable, and front tron-lights cable to the system board.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the speakers. See "Replacing the Speakers" on page 68.
2 Replace the memory module(s) 1 and 2. "Replacing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2" on
page 52.
3 Replace the display mini-card. See "Replacing the Display Mini-Card" on page 77.
4 Follow step 5 to step 9 in "Replacing the Palm Rest" on page 49.
5 Replace the video card. See "Replacing the Video Card" on page 44.
6 Replace the video-card heat sink. See "Replacing the Video-Card Heat Sink" on
page 42.
7 Replace the processor heat sink. See "Replacing the Processor Heat Sink" on page 40.
8 Replace the processor fan. See "Replacing the Processor Fan" on page 35.
9 Replace the video-card fan. See "Replacing the Video-card Fan" on page 38.
10 Replace the tertiary hard drive. See "Replacing the Third Hard Drive (Optional)" on
page 30.
11 Replace the secondary hard drive. See "Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive" on
page 26.
12 Replace the primary hard drive. See "Replacing the Primary Hard Drive" on page 23.
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