Alienware 18 Owner's manual

Alienware 18

Owner’s Manual

Computer model: Alienware 18

Regulatory model: P19E

Regulatory type: P19E001

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make

better use of your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to

hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,

personal injury, or death.

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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission

of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Alienware™ and the AlienHead logo are trademarks or

registered trademarks of Alienware Corporation; Dell™ is a trademark of Dell Inc.;

Microsoft

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, Windows

®

, and the Windows start button logo are either trademarks or

registered trademarks of Microsoft corporation in the United States and/or other countries;

Bluetooth

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is a registe red trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell under

license.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the

entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary

interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

2013 - 07 Rev. A00

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Contents

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices . . . . . . 11

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

After Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Removing the Base Cover

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Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Replacing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Removing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Replacing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Replacing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Removing the Hard Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Replacing the Hard Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Removing the Fans Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Replacing the Fans Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink Fan(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Replacing the Video-Card Heat-Sink Fan(s) . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Removing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Removing the Palm Rest

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Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Replacing the Palm Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Removing the mSATA Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Replacing the mSATA Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Removing the Power-Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Replacing the Power-Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Removing the Status-Light Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Replacing the Status-Light Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Removing the Macro Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Replacing the Macro Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Removing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Replacing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Removing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Replacing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Removing the Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Replacing the Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Removing the Display Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Replacing the Display Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Removing the Display Panel

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Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Replacing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Removing the Logo Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Replacing the Logo Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Removing the Display-Light Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Replacing the Display-Light Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Removing the Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Replacing the Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Removing the Sound Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Replacing the Sound Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Replacing the Video-Card Heat-Sink(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Removing the Video Card(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Replacing the Video Card(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Removing the Processor Heat-Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Removing the Processor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Replacing the Processor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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Removing the System Board

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Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Removing the Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Entering System Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Before You Begin

Turn Off Your Computer and Connected

Devices

CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit

all open programs before you turn off your computer.

1 Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.

2 Follow the instructions to shut down your computer based on the operating system

installed on your computer.

• Windows 8:

Move your mouse pointer to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen to open

the Charms sidebar, and then click

Settings→ Power→ Shut Down.

Microsoft Windows shuts down and then the computer turns off.

• Windows 7:

Click

Start and click Shut down.

NOTE: If you are using a different operating system, see the documentation

of your operating system for shut-down instructions.

3 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

4 Disconnect all telephone cables, network cables, and attached devices from your

computer.

5 After the computer is unplugged, press and hold the power button for about 5

seconds to ground the system board.

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12 | Before You Begin

Safety Instructions

Use the following safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential damage and

ensure your personal safety.

WARNING: Disconnect all power sources before opening the

computer cover or panels. After you finish working inside the

computer, replace all covers, panels, and screws before connecting to

the power source.

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety

best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance

Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, ensure that the work

surface is flat and clean.

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle

them by their edges and avoid touching pins and contacts.

CAUTION: Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove

the computer cover and access any of the components inside the

computer. See the safety instructions for complete information

about safety precautions, working inside your computer, and

protecting against electrostatic discharge.

CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground

yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal

at the back of the computer. While you work, periodically touch an

unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity, which could

harm internal components.

CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on

its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with

locking tabs or thumb-screws that you must disengage before

disconnecting the cable. When disconnecting cables, keep them

evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. When

connecting cables, ensure that the connectors and ports are

correctly oriented and aligned.

CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from

your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document may require the following tools:

• Phillips screwdriver

• Plastic scribe

• Small flat-blade screwdriver

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After Working Inside Your Computer

After you complete the replacement procedures, ensure the following:

• Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside your computer

• Connect any external devices, cables, cards, and any other part(s) you removed

before working on your computer

• Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets

CAUTION: Before turning on your computer, replace all screws and

ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do

so may damage your computer.

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14 | Removing the Base Cover

Removing the Base Cover

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices

information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at

dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.

2 Slide the base cover towards the rear of the computer and lift it off the computer

base.

1 screws (3) 2 base cover

1

2

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Replacing the Base Cover

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices

information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at

dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Align the tabs on the base cover with the slots on the computer base and slide the

base cover into place.

2 Replace the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.

Postrequisites

Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.

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16 | Removing the Battery Pack

Removing the Battery Pack

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices

information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at

dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14.

Procedure

1 Remove the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.

2 Disconnect the battery cable from its connector on the system board.

3 Lift the battery pack away from the computer base.

1 battery cable 2 screws (2)

3 battery pack

1

3

2

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Replacing the Battery Pack

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices

information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at

dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery

designed for this particular Alienware computer.

Procedure

1 Align the tabs on the battery with the slots on the computer base and place the

battery on the computer base.

2 Connect the battery cable to its connector on the system board.

3 Replace the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.

Postrequisites

1 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15.

2 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.

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18 | Removing the Memory Module(s)

Removing the Memory Module(s)

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices

information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at

dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

NOTE: Your computer supports up to four memory module connectors. You can

access connectors DIMM3 and DIMM4 by removing the base cover at the bottom of

your computer. You can access connectors DIMM1 and DIMM2 by removing the

keyboard.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 7.

2 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 16.

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Procedure

1 To remove memory module(s) from connectors DIMM3 and DIMM4, go to step 3.

2 To remove memory module(s) from connectors DIMM1 and DIMM2:

Remove the palm rest. See "Removing the Palm Rest" on page 39.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the memory-module connector, do

not use tools to spread the memory module securing clips.

3 Using your fingertips, spread apart the securing clips on each end of the

memory-module connector until the memory module pops up.

4 Remove the memory module from the memory-module connector.

1 memory-module connector 2 securing clips (2)

3 memory module

3

2

1

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20 | Replacing the Memory Module(s)

Replacing the Memory Module(s)

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices

information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at

dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

NOTE: Your computer supports up to four memory module connectors. You can

access connectors DIMM3 and DIMM4 by removing the base cover at the bottom of

your computer. You can access connectors DIMM1 and DIMM2 by removing the

palmrest.

Procedure

NOTE: If you need to install memory modules in two connectors, install a memory

module in the lower connector before you install a memory module in the upper

connector.

1 Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory-module

connector.

2 Slide the memory module firmly into the connector at a 45-degree angle and press

the memory module down until it clicks into place. If you do not hear the click,

remove the memory module and reinstall it.

1tab 2notch

3 memory-module connector

3

1

2

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