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Here you can fix common problems like keyboard replacement, dirty vents, and thermal paste replacement.
I am not responsible for damages that may be caused. This is for informational purposes only. Follow at your own risk.
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Welcome to the Alienware M11xR3 disassembly. Below, I will describe the necessary tools and steps to disassemble the Alienware M11xR3. This disassembly applies to all M11x, including the R1, R2, and R3.
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Required tools:
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1x Phillips #1 and #00 Screwdriver
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1x Flathead Screwdriver
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1x Small Needle Nose Pliers or Tweezers
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1x Thermal Paste and Finger Stalls Optional: Small water balloons (to spread thermal paste without getting dirty)
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1x Anti-Static Mat
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Gently flip over the laptop so that the bottom side is facing up.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the 8 screws securing the base-plate.
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Remove the battery cable on the plate by pulling vertically.
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Unscrew and remove the screws retaining the battery.
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Remove the hard drive mounting bracket by removing the three screws with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Pull out the hard drive by lifting up on the black tab.
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In order to remove the hard drive from the mounting bracket, remove the four screws at each corner with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Pull the tabs away from RAM.
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Carefully pull the RAM module to remove.
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Depending on the configuration that you have on your Alienware, there may be another RAM module.
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Number of Sockets: 2
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Max memory: 16384 MB (16GB)
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Memory Comments: PC3-10600 1333Mhz DDR3 SDRAM SO-DIMM 204-pin
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Remove the aerial cables vertically with Tweezers or Small Needle Nose Pliers.
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Once the aerial cables are removed, extract the screws.
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Remove the WLAN card.
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Remove the chassis screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Remove the keyboard screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Use a small flat screwdriver to carefully pry the cover from the chassis.
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Next, use your finger as a lever to extract the cover. The cover has tabs that attach it to the chassis.
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Lift the tab to a vertical position to free the bus cable as shown.
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Free the keyboard bus data cable as you did for the RGB bus data cable.
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Remove the keyboard to replace it; it has pressure points like the previous cover.
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Continue taking out the chassis by unscrewing the 3 shown screws.
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First one to the left of the RGB bus data cable.
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Second one at bottom near the touchpad.
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Third one on the right edge of the laptop.
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Lift the tab to disconnect the touchpad data bus cable.
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Extract the bus cable with needle nose pliers by lifting the tab and pulling it away.
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Unscrew the screws in the correct order by using the numbers near the holes.
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Pass the cable from the bottom of the laptop through the hole carefully.
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Remove the four screws, marked by red circles, to remove the motherboard.
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To remove the heatsink and replace thermal paste, remove the screws in the correct order (marked with a number on the heatsink).
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Rescrew in the correct order (refer to the numbers on the heat sink).
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I needed to modify it so i t would work for my M11X R1
but after all, pretty goosd tutorial.