Alienware Alienware M17x R4 Manuale utente

Alienware M17x R4

Owner’s Manual

Computer model: M17x R4

Regulatory model: P11E

Regulatory type: P11E002

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.

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of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.

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is a registered trademark of Alienware Corporation; Bluetooth®is a registered trademark

owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell under license; Microsoft®, Windows®, and

the Windows start button logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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.

2012 - 04 Rev. A00

Contents | 3

Contents

1 Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices. . . . 9

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2 After Working Inside Your

Computer 11

3 Removing the Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . 12

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4 Replacing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . 13

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

5 Removing the Compartment Door. . . . 14

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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

6 Replacing the Compartment Door . . . . 15

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

7 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . 16

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

8 Replacing the Coin-Cell

Battery 17

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

9 Removing the Hard Drive(s). . . . . . . . . . 18

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4| Contents

10 Replacing the Hard Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . 21

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

11 Removing the Memory Module(s) . . . . 22

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

12 Replacing the Memory Module(s) . . . . 24

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

13 Removing the Graphics-Card

Heat Sink Fan 26

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

14 Replacing the Graphics-Card

Heat Sink Fan 28

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

15 Removing the Processor

Heat-Sink Fan 29

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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

16 Replacing the Processor

Heat-Sink Fan 31

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

17 Removing the Graphics-Card

Assembly 32

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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

Contents | 5

18 Replacing the Graphics-Card

Assembly 34

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

19 Removing the Processor

Heat-Sink 35

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

20 Replacing the Processor

Heat-Sink 37

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

21 Removing the Processor

Module 38

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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

22 Replacing the Processor Module . . . . . 40

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

23 Removing the Center

Control Cover 41

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

24 Replacing the Center

Control Cover 44

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

25 Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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

6| Contents

26 Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

27 Removing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

28 Replacing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

29 Removing the WirelessHD

Card 53

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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

30 Replacing the WirelessHD

Card 54

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

31 Removing the Power

Button Board 55

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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

32 Replacing the Power

Button Board 56

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

33 Removing the Display

Assembly 57

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Contents | 7

34 Replacing the Display

Assembly 60

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

35 Removing the Status

Light Board 61

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

36 Replacing the Status

Light Board 63

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

37 Removing the Palm

Rest Assembly 64

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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

38 Replacing the Palm

Rest Assembly 66

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

39 Removing the Bluetooth Card. . . . . . . 67

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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

40 Replacing the Bluetooth Card . . . . . . . 69

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

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

41 Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

42 Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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

8| Contents

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

43 Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . 73

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

44 Replacing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . 76

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

45 Removing the System Board. . . . . . . . . 77

Prerequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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

46 Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . 79

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Postrequsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . 80

47 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Configuring the System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

System Setup Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

System Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

48 Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Before You Begin | 9

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.

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

2Click Start and click Shut down.

Microsoft Windows shuts down and then the computer turns off.

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

your operating system for shut-down instructions.

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

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

computer.

5Press and hold the power button for about 5 seconds, after the computer is

unplugged, to ground the system board.

Safety Instructions

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

ensure your personal safety.

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.

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.

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.

10 | Before You Begin

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.

CAUTION: Press and eject any installed card from the 8-in-1 Media

Card Reader.

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document may require the following tools:

•Phillips screwdriver

•Plastic scribe

•Small flat-blade screwdriver

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