Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware 17
- Before Working Inside Your Computer
- After Working Inside Your Computer
- Removing the Base Cover
- Replacing the Base Cover
- Removing the Battery
- Replacing the Battery
- Removing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4
- Replacing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4
- Removing the Primary Hard Drive
- Replacing the Primary Hard Drive
- Removing the Secondary Hard Drive
- Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive
- Removing the Third Hard Drive (Optional)
- Replacing the Third Hard Drive (Optional)
- Removing the Wireless Mini-Card
- Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card
- Removing the Processor Fan
- Replacing the Processor Fan
- Removing the Video-card Fan
- Replacing the Video-card Fan
- Removing the Processor Heat Sink
- Replacing the Processor Heat Sink
- Removing the Video-Card Heat Sink
- Replacing the Video-Card Heat Sink
- Removing the Video Card
- Replacing the Video Card
- Removing the Palm Rest
- Replacing the Palm Rest
- Removing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2
- Replacing the Memory Module(s) 1 and 2
- Removing the Keyboard
- Replacing the Keyboard
- Removing the Power-Button Board
- Replacing the Power-Button Board
- Removing the Status-Light Board
- Replacing the Status-Light Board
- Removing the Keyboard Daughter Board
- Replacing the Keyboard Daughter Board
- Removing the Speakers
- Replacing the Speakers
- Removing the I/O Board
- Replacing the I/O Board
- Removing the Media-Card Reader
- Replacing the Media-Card Reader
- Removing the Display Mini-Card
- Replacing the Display Mini-Card
- Removing the Power-Adapter Port
- Replacing the Power-Adapter Port
- Removing the System Board
- Replacing the System Board
- Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Removing the Processor
- Replacing the Processor
- Removing the Display Assembly
- Replacing the Display Assembly
- Removing the Display Bezel
- Replacing the Display Bezel
- Removing the Display Hinges
- Replacing the Display Hinges
- Removing the Display Panel
- Replacing the Display Panel
- Removing the Logo Board
- Replacing the Logo Board
- Removing the Display Mini-Card Cable
- Replacing the Display Mini-Card Cable
- Removing the Display-Light Boards
- Replacing the Display-Light Boards
- Removing the Camera
- Replacing the Camera
- System Setup
- Flashing the BIOS
Replacing the Display Panel | 107
Replacing the Display Panel
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 Align the screw holes on the display panel with the screw holes on the display
back-cover.
2 Replace the screws that secure the display panel to the display back-cover.
3 Connect the camera cable to the camera.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the display hinges. See "Replacing the Display Hinges" on page 104.
2 Replace the display bezel. See "Replacing the Display Bezel" on page 101.
3 Replace the display assembly. See "Replacing the Display Assembly" on page 98.
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.
13 Replace the memory modules. See "Replacing the Memory Module(s) 3 and 4" on
page 20.
14 Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 17.
15 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15.
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