Dell Alienware M14x R2 (Early 2012) - Manual (Page 81)

4 Lift and ease the connectors on the system board out of the slots on
the computer base.
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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 logo-board cable connector 8 display-cable connector
5 Turn the system board over.
6 Remove the thermal fan. See "Removing the Thermal Fan" on page 87.
7 Remove the thermal cooling assembly.
See "Removing the Thermal Cooling Assembly" on page 89.
8 Remove the processor module.
See "Removing the Processor Module" on page 93.
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