Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware m17 R4 Service Manual
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Alienware m17 R4
- Base cover
- Solid state drive—M.2 slot one
- Solid state drive—M.2 slot two
- Solid state drive—M.2 slot three
- Battery
- Speakers
- Keyboard-controller board
- Touchpad
- Rear-I/O cover
- Display assembly
- Right I/O-board
- System board
- Left I/O-board
- Fan and heat-sink assembly
- Power-adapter port
- Power-button assembly
- Keyboard
- Palmrest
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Alienware
Next steps
1. Install the base cover.
2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Solid state drive—M.2 slot two
Removing the 2280 solid-state drive from the M.2 slot two
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
About this task
NOTE: This procedure applies only to computers shipped with a 2280 solid-state drive installed in M.2 slot two.
NOTE: Depending on the configuration ordered, your computer may support either 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state
drive in M.2 slot two.
The following image indicates the location of the 2280 solid-state drive that is installed in M.2 slot two and provides a visual
representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
1. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the solid-state drive thermal shield to the palm-rest assembly.
NOTE: A thermal shield is only present if the capacity of the solid-state drive is 512 GB or higher.
2. Lift and remove the solid-state drive thermal shield off the M.2 2280 solid-state drive.
3. Slide and remove the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from the M.2 card slot on the system board.
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