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
Removing the display assembly....................................................................................................................................39
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................42
Right I/O-board................................................................................................................................................................ 44
Removing the right I/O-board....................................................................................................................................44
Installing the right I/O-board......................................................................................................................................45
System board...................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 47
Installing the system board...........................................................................................................................................49
Left I/O-board...................................................................................................................................................................52
Removing the left I/O-board...................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing the left I/O-board........................................................................................................................................ 53
Fan and heat-sink assembly...............................................................................................................................................54
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................. 54
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................... 56
Power-adapter port........................................................................................................................................................... 58
Removing the power-adapter port..............................................................................................................................58
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................... 59
Power-button assembly.....................................................................................................................................................60
Removing the power-button assembly........................................................................................................................60
Installing the power-button assembly......................................................................................................................... 60
Keyboard.............................................................................................................................................................................61
Removing the keyboard................................................................................................................................................61
Installing the keyboard................................................................................................................................................. 63
Removing the mechanical keyboard............................................................................................................................65
Installing the mechanical keyboard..............................................................................................................................67
Palmrest.............................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Removing the palm rest................................................................................................................................................69
Installing the palm rest..................................................................................................................................................70
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................ 72
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................ 73
Entering BIOS setup program............................................................................................................................................73
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................. 73
One time boot menu...........................................................................................................................................................73
System setup options..........................................................................................................................................................74
Main............................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Advanced...................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Security..........................................................................................................................................................................76
Secure boot................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Secure boot................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Updating the BIOS in Windows ....................................................................................................................................... 79
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled................................................................................................... 80
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive.................................................................................................. 80
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................................................................................................81
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 82
Assigning a system setup password..............................................................................................................................82
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password...........................................................................................82
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................... 83
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