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
Steps
1. Ensure that the palm-rest assembly is placed face up with the keyboard facing you.
2. Gently place the display assembly on the palm-rest assembly and align the screw holes on the display assembly to the screw holes
on the palm-rest assembly.
3. Replace the six screws (M2.5x5) that secure the display assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
4. Route the following cables to the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly.
● Display cable
● G-sensor cable
● Tobii eye tracker cable (optional)
● Antenna cables
5. Place the computer face down.
6. Connect the Tobii eye tracker cable to the connector on the system board.
NOTE: This step is only applicable to computers shipped with a Tobii eye tracker.
7. Connect the G-sensor cable to the connector on the system board.
8. Connect the display cable to the connector on the system board and close the latch.
9. Route the antenna cables to the routing guides on the left fan and system board.
10.Adhere the tapes that secure the antenna cables to system board and left fan.
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