- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Alienware m18 R1
- Base cover
- Solid-state drive
- Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive in slot three and slot four
- Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive in slot three and slot four
- Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive in slot one and slot two
- Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive in slot one and slot two
- Procedure to move the screw mount in SSD slot one and two
- Memory
- Wireless card
- Fan
- Rear-I/O cover
- WLAN board
- Battery
- Speakers
- Power-adapter port
- Touchpad
- Antennas
- Display assembly
- Top heat-sink
- Keyboard-controller board
- System board
- Heat-sink assembly
- Audio board
- USB Type-C board
- Power button
- Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries
- Locating the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
- System-diagnostic lights
- SupportAssist diagnostics
- Built-in self-test (BIST)
- Recovering the operating system
- Wi-Fi power cycle
- Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
- Backup media and recovery options
- Getting help and contacting Alienware
Alienware m18 R1 Service Manual
Removing the I/O board
Prerequisites
- Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
- Remove the base cover.
- Remove the battery.
- Remove the wireless card.
- Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive in slot three and four.
- Remove the M.2 2280 solid state drive or M.2 2230 solid-state drive in slot one and two, whichever applicable.
- Remove the small fan.
- Remove the top heat-sink.
- Remove the rear-I/O cover.
- Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 16 in
Removing the system board.
NOTE:The system board can be removed and installed along with the heat sink. This simplifies the removal and installation procedure and avoids breaking the thermal bond between the system board and heat sink.
About this task
The following image(s) indicate the location of the I/O board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
- Peel the tape securing the I/O board cable to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Open the latch and disconnect the I/O board cable from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Open the latch and disconnect the power-button cable from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Remove the four screws (M2x3) that secure the I/O board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
- Lift the I/O board off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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