Installing and Replacing Parts in your Alienware Computer
Summary: This article provides links to YouTube videos that can help remove various parts and components on your Alienware computer.
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Installing and Replacing Parts in your Alienware Computer
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Safety Precautions and ESD
Electro static discharge or ESD is the sudden flow of electricity between two objects caused by contact. Some computer components are sensitive to ESD, this is why whenever working inside your Alienware Computer you need to follow the steps listed next or on the video below:
- Turn off the system and all attached peripherals.
- Disconnect the system and all attached peripherals from AC power, and then remove the battery.
- Disconnect all network cables, telephone or telecommunications lines from the system.
- Use a wrist grounding strap and mat when working inside any computer system to avoid electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage.
- After removing any system component, carefully place the removed component on an anti-static mat.
- Wear shoes with nonconductive rubber soles to help reduce the chance of being shocked or seriously injured in an electrical accident.
Safety precautions and ESD protection for Alienware systems on Alienware Support YouTube channel
Duration: 02:02 (hh:mm:ss)
Closed captions: English only
Disassembly videos by platform
Look for your system and click on it to show the disassembly parts list.
- The disassembly instructions are only available in video format.
- These videos are only available in English on the Alienware Support YouTube channel.
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Hard Drive |  |
Memory |  |
Wireless Card |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Hard Drive |  |
Optical Drive |  |
Memory |
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Video Card(s) |  |
Wireless Card |
Other components:
Theater Lighting Batteries
- Locate the right side panel
- Remove the Kensington lock screw
- Release the side panel latch as shown in the image
- Lift and remove the side panel
- Locate the Battery Module
- Remove the battery module cover screw
- Slide and remove the battery module cover as shown in the image
- Remove the batteries
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Side Panel |  |
Optical Drive |  |
Video Card |
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CPU Fan Duct |  |
Wireless Card |  |
m-SATA Card |
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Hard Drive(s) |  |
Memory |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Hard Drive(s) |  |
Optical Drive |  |
Memory |
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Video Card(s) |  |
Liquid Cooling System * |
Other components:
Theater Lighting Batteries (Aurora ALX Only)
The batteries are located on the back of the drive bay shroud
- Open the system
- Locate the drive bay shroud
- Press the two tabs to release the shroud
- Slide the drive bay shroud toward the back of the chassis and remove it
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Right Side Cover |  |
Hard Drive(s) |  |
Left Side Cover |
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PCI Shroud |  |
Video Card(s) |  |
LAN Card |
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Memory |  |
Optical Drive |
Other components:
Theater Lighting Batteries
- Open the system
- Locate the theater-lighting batteries
- Open the latch and pivot the cover outward
- Remove the cover
- Remove the batteries
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Hard Drive |  |
Memory |  |
M2.SSD |
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Wireless Card |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Hard Drive |  |
Memory |  |
M2.SSD |
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Wireless Card |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Hard Drive |  |
Memory |  |
M2.SSD |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Hard Drive |  |
Memory |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Battery |  |
Hard Drive |  |
Optical Drive |
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Memory |  |
Wireless Card |  |
Video Card |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Battery |  |
Hard Drive |  |
Optical Drive |
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Memory |  |
Wireless Card |  |
m-SATA |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Hard Drive(s) |  |
Memory |  |
Wireless Card |
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Wireless HD Card |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Bottom Cover |  |
Battery |  |
Wireless Card |
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m-SATA * |  |
Optical Drive |  |
Hard Drive |
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Memory |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Hard Drive(s) |  |
Memory |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Bottom Cover |  |
Battery |  |
Hard Drive |
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Memory |  |
Wireless Card |  |
WWAN Card |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Battery |  |
Bottom Cover |  |
Hard Drive |
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Memory |  |
Video Card |
Click on the part that you need to replace to show you a YouTube video with instructions on how to do it.
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Battery |  |
Bottom Cover |  |
Hard Drive(s) |
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Memory |
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