Replacing the system board – Dell Alienware M14x (Early 2011) User Manual
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17.
Turn the system board over.
18.
Remove the thermal fan (see
Removing the Thermal Fan
).
19.
Remove the thermal cooling assembly (see
Removing the Thermal Cooling Assembly
).
20.
Remove the processor module (see
Removing the Processor Module
).
Replacing the System Board
1.
Follow the instructions in
Before You Begin
.
2.
Replace the processor module (see
Replacing the Processor Module
).
3.
Replace the thermal cooling assembly (see
Replacing the Heat Sink
).
4.
Replace the thermal fan (see
Replacing the Thermal Fan
).
5.
Turn the system board over.
6.
Align the connectors on the system board with the slots on the computer base and place it on the computer base.
7.
Replace the five screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
8.
Connect the touch-screen board cable, Bluetooth card cable, hard-drive cable, coin-cell battery cable, and subwoofer cable to the respective system
board connectors.
9.
Connect the display cable to the connector on the system board.
10.
Replace the Mini-Card board (see
Replacing the Mini-Card Board
).
11.
Replace the palm rest assembly (see
Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly
).
12.
Replace the keyboard (see
Replacing the Keyboard
).
13.
Replace the center-control cover (see
Replacing the Center-Control Cover
).
1 system board
2 screws (5)
3 subwoofer cable connector
4 coin-cell battery cable connector
5 hard-drive cable connector
6 Bluetooth card cable connector
7 touch-screen board cable connector
8 display-cable connector