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  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    Alienware M18x R2 Owner's Manual Computer model: M18x R2 Regulatory model: P12E Regulatory type: P12E002
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    CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Alienware® is a registered trademark of Alienware Corporation; Dell™ is a trademark of Dell
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    . 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 Postrequisites 13 5 Removing the Base Cover 14 Prerequisites 14 Procedure 14 6 Replacing the Base Cover 15
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    26 14 Replacing the Center Control Cover 29 Procedure 29 Postrequisites 29 15 Removing the Power-Button Board 30 Prerequisites 30 Procedure 30 16 Replacing the Power-Button Board 31 Procedure 31 Postrequisites 31 17 Removing the Keyboard 32 Prerequisites 32 Procedure 33 18 Replacing the
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    20 Replacing the Macro Keyboard 38 Procedure 38 Postrequisites 38 21 Removing the Memory Module(s 39 Prerequisites 39 Procedure 40 22 Replacing the Memory Module(s 41 Procedure 42 Postrequisites 42 23 Removing the Display Assembly 43 Prerequisites 43 Procedure 43 24 Replacing the Display
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    66 35 Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink Fan(s 67 Prerequisites 67 Procedure 67 36 Replacing the Video-Card Heat-Sink Fan(s 69 Procedure 69 Postrequisites 69 37 Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink(s 70 Prerequisites 70 Procedure 70 38 Replacing the Video-Card Heat-Sink(s 72 Procedure 72
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    Module 83 Procedure 83 Postrequisites 83 47 Removing the System Board 84 Prerequisites 84 Procedure 85 48 Replacing the System Board 87 Procedure 87 Postrequisites 87 Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS 88 49 Removing the Wireless Mini-Card 89 Prerequisites 89 Procedure 89 Contents | 7
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    92 51 Removing the Subwoofer 93 Prerequisites 93 Procedure 94 52 Replacing the Subwoofer 95 Procedure 95 Postrequisites 95 53 System Setup 97 Overview 97 Entering System Setup 97 System Setup Screens 98 System Setup Options 98 Boot Sequence 103 54 Flashing the BIOS 105 8 | Contents
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 9
    Instructions Use 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
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    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.
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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
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    information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the battery latch to the unlock position. The battery pack pops up. 2 Lift and slide the battery pack away from the battery bay. 2 1 1 battery pack 2 battery latch 12 | Removing the
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    only the battery designed for this particular Alienware computer. Procedure Align the tabs on the battery with the slots on the battery bay and snap the battery into place. Postrequisites Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. Replacing the Battery Pack | 13
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    , see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer base. 2 Slide the base cover toward the back of the computer
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    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 1 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 2 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11
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    best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. Procedure 1 Remove the screw that secures
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    the system board and replace the screw that secures the mSATA card to the system-board connector. Postrequisites 1 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 2 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 3 Follow the instructions in "After Working
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    the configuration options. WARNING: The battery may explode if installed incorrectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS settings to default. It is
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    Procedure 1 Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board. 1 2 1 coin-cell battery cable connector 2 coin-cell battery 2 Remove the coin-cell battery cable from the routing guides on the computer base. 3 Pry up the coin-cell battery from the slot on the system
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    routing guides on the computer base. 3 Connect the coin-cell battery cable to the connector on the system board. Postrequisites 1 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 2 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 3 Follow the instructions in
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    For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page
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    4 Disconnect the interposer from the hard drives. 2 1 1 hard drives (3) 2 interposer 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive(s) and slide the hard drive(s) out of the hard-drive bracket. 4 5 1 1 hard-drive bracket 3 HDD 1 (SATA 3.0) 5 HDD 0 (SATA 3.0) 3 2 2 HDD 2 (SATA 2.0) 4 screws (
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    Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 2 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 3 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. 4 Install the operating system for your computer, if needed. 5 Install the drivers
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    Compliance Homepage at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the center control cover to the computer
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    extremely careful when removing the center control cover. The cover along with the cable that attaches to it are fragile. 2 Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible. 3 Gently pry up the center control cover and then ease the tabs on the center control cover out of the slots on
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    over and place it on the palm-rest assembly. 5 Lift the connector latch and disconnect the central control cover cable from the connector on the system board. 1 2 1 center control cover cable 2 connector latch 6 Remove the center control cover away from the computer. 28 | Removing the Center
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    dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Slide the central control cover control cover to the computer base. Postrequisites 1 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 2 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 3 Follow the instructions
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    Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26
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    -board connector. Postrequisites 1 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 2 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 3 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 4 Follow the instructions in "After
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    dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 32 | Removing the Keyboard
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    to the computer base. CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard. CAUTION: Be extremely careful when removing and handling the keyboard. Failure to do so could result in scratching the display
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    latches and pull the pull-tabs to disconnect the keyboard cable and keyboard-backlight cable from the connectors on the system board. 1 2 3 4 1 keyboard cable 3 keyboard-backlight cable 2 connector latch 4 connector latch 5 Lift the keyboard off the palm-rest assembly. 34 | Removing the
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    "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 2 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 3 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 4 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. Replacing the Keyboard | 35
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    at dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 4 Remove the keyboard
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    and pull the pull-tabs to disconnect the macro-keyboard cable and macro-keyboard backlight cable from the connectors on the system board. 1 2 3 1 macro-keyboard cable 2 connector latch 3 macro-keyboard backlight cable 5 Lift the macro keyboard off the palm-rest assembly. Removing the Macro
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 2 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 3 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 4 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 5 Follow the instructions in
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    can increase your computer memory by installing memory modules on the system board. For information on the type of memory supported by your computer, see Views & Specifications at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: Memory modules purchased from Dell or Alienware are covered under your computer warranty
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    (s) from connectors DIMM A and DIMM B, go to step 3. 2 To remove memory module(s) from connectors DIMM C and DIMM D: a Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. b Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 32. CAUTION: To prevent damage to the
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 39
    can increase your computer memory by installing memory modules on the system board. For information on the type of memory supported by your computer, see Views & Specifications at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: Memory modules purchased from Dell or Alienware are covered under your computer warranty
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    the Keyboard" on page 35. b Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. Postrequisites 1 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 2 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 3 Follow the instructions
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    at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 4 Remove the keyboard. See
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    2 Pull the pull-tab to disconnect the display cable from the connector on the system board. 3 Disconnect the LED-logo board cable from the connector on the system board. 1 2 1 display-cable connector 2 LED logo-board cable 44 | Removing the Display Assembly
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    4 Close the display and turn the computer over. 5 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly on the computer base. Removing the Display Assembly | 45
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    the connectors on the Mini-Card. See "Removing the Wireless Mini-Card" on page 89. 7 Note the routing of the antenna cables, and then remove the cables from the routing guides on the computer base. 3 12 1 antenna cables (3) 3 Mini-Card cable routing 2 Mini-Card 46 | Removing the Display Assembly
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    over and open the display. 9 Note the routing of the display cable and LED-logo board cable, and then remove the cables from the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly. 10 Remove the screws, on the display hinges, that secure the display assembly to the computer base. 11 Gently slide
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 3 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 4 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 5 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 6 Follow the instructions in
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    any installed card or blank from the Media-Card Reader. 2 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 3 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 4 Remove the hard drive. See "Removing the Hard Drive(s)" on page 21. 5 Remove the center control cover
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    Procedure 1 Disconnect the power-button board cable, status-light board cable, speaker-LED board cable, and touchpad cable from the connectors on the system board. 1 2 3 1 power-button board cable connector 3 speaker-LED board cable 4 2 status-light board cable connector 4 touchpad cable
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    2 Turn the computer over. 3 Remove the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base. Removing the Palm Rest | 51
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    4 Turn the computer over. 5 Remove the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base. 6 Carefully pry out the palm-rest assembly from the two tabs along the rear edge of the computer, and then ease the palm-rest assembly from the computer base. CAUTION: Carefully separate the
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 4 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 5 Replace the hard drive(s). See "Replacing the Hard Drive(s)" on page 25. 6 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 7 Replace the battery pack
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    at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 4 Remove the keyboard
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    2 Remove the screw that secures the status-light board to the palm-rest assembly. 3 Lift the status-light board off the palmrest. 1 1 screw Removing the Status-Light Board | 55
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 5 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 6 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 7 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 8 Follow the instructions in
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    at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 4 Remove the keyboard. See
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 56
    Procedure 1 Disconnect the speakers cable from the connector on the system board. 2 Note the speakers cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the computer base. 3 Remove the screws that secure the speakers to the computer base. 4 Lift the speakers, along with the speaker cable,
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 5 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 6 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 7 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 8 Follow the instructions in
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    installed card or blank from the Media-Card Reader. 2 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 3 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 4 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 5 Remove the keyboard
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    Procedure 1 Lift the connector latch and disconnect the I/O board cable from the connector on the system board. 2 Remove the screws that secure the I/O board to the computer base. 3 Gently lift the I/O board and ease the connectors on the I/O board out of the slots on the computer base. 1 2 3 1
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    . See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 6 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 7 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 8 Replace any cards or blank that you removed from the Media-Card Reader. 9 Follow the instructions in
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    at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 4 Remove the keyboard. See
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 62
    Procedure 1 Lift the connector latch and disconnect the optical-drive cable from the connector on the system board, and then gently peel off the optical-drive cable from the computer base. 2 Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive assembly to the computer base. 1 2 3 1 optical drive 2
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    3 Lift the optical-drive assembly off the computer base. 4 Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive. 5 Remove the optical-drive bracket from the optical drive. 1 2 1 screws (5) 2 optical-drive bracket 6 Remove the interposer from the optical drive. 1 1
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 6 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 7 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 8 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 9 Follow the instructions in
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    See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. Procedure 1 Disconnect the primary video-card heat-sink fan cable from the connector on the system board. 2 Remove the primary video-card heat-sink fan cable from the routing guides on the
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    the captive screws that secure the secondary video-card heat-sink fan to the computer base. 3 2 1 1 secondary video-card heat-sink fan cable connector 3 captive screws (3) 2 secondary video-card heat-sink fan 6 Lift the video-card heat-sink fan(s) along with the cable away from the computer
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    6 Connect the secondary video-card heat-sink fan cable to the connector on the system board. Postrequisites 1 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 2 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 3 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside
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    at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 4 Remove the keyboard
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    Primary video-card heat-sink 1 2 1 primary video-card heat-sink 2 captive screws (4) Secondary video-card heat-sink 2 1 1 captive screws (4) 2 secondary video-card heat-sink Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink(s) | 71
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 5 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 6 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 7 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 8 Follow the instructions in
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    at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 4 Remove the keyboard. See
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 72
    Primay Video Card 1 2 1 screw (2) Secondary Video Card 2 primary video-card 2 1 1 secondary video card 2 screws (2) 74 | Removing the Video Card(s)
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 6 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 7 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 8 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 9 Follow the instructions in
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    the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 7. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 7. Procedure 1 Disconnect the processor heat-sink fan cable from the connector on
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    base. 3 Connect the processor heat-sink fan cable to the connector on the system board. Postrequisites 1 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 2 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 3 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your
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    at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 4 Remove the keyboard. See
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    Procedure 1 In sequential order (indicated on the processor heat-sink), loosen the captive screws that secure the processor heat-sink to the system board. 2 Carefully lift the processor heat-
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 5 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 6 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 7 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 8 Follow the instructions in
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    at dell.com/regulatory_compliance battery pack. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 12. 2 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 14. 3 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 4 Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard
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    Procedure 1 To loosen the ZIF socket, use a small, flat-blade screwdriver to rotate the ZIF-socket cam screw counterclockwise until it comes to the cam stop. CAUTION: To ensure maximum cooling for the processor module, do not touch the heat-transfer areas on the processor thermal cooling assembly.
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    See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 6 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 7 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 8 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 9 Follow the instructions in
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    (s). See "Removing the Video Card(s)" on page 73. 9 Remove the processor heat-sink fan. See "Removing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan" on page 76. 10 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 11 Remove the keyboard. See "Removing the Keyboard" on page 32. 12
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    Procedure 1 Disconnect the speaker cable and the subwoofer cable from the connectors on the system board. 2 Lift the connector latch and disconnect the optical-drive cable from the connector on the system board. 2 1 3 1 speaker-cable connector 2 subwoofer-cable connector 3 optical-drive cable
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    3 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer base. 4 Carefully ease the connectors on the system board out of the slots in the computer base and lift the system board off the computer base. 1 2 1 screws (11) 2 system board 86 | Removing the System Board
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    9 Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 35. 10 Replace the center control cover. See "Replacing the Center Control Cover" on page 29. 11 Replace the processor heat-sink fan. See "Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan" on page 77. 12 Replace the video card(s). See "Replacing the
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    the Base Cover" on page 15. 18 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 19 Replace any installed card or blank from the Media-Card Reader. 20 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS 1 Turn on
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    wireless Mini-Cards from sources other than Dell. If you ordered a wireless Mini-Card with your computer, the card is already installed. Your computer has one half Mini-Card slot which supports a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) + Bluetooth combo card. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery pack. See
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    2 Remove the screw that secures the wireless Mini-Card to the system board. 3 Lift the wireless Mini-Card out of the connector on the system board. 1 screw 1 2 2 wireless Mini-Card 90 | Removing the Wireless Mini-Card
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    MiniCard supported by your computer. Connectors on the wireless Mini-Card WLAN + Bluetooth (2 or 3 cables) Main WLAN + Bluetooth (white triangle) Auxiliary WLAN + Bluetooth (black triangle) Auxiliary WLAN + Bluetooth (black triangle) Antenna Cable Color Scheme white black grey Replacing the
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    Postrequisites 1 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 2 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 3 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. 92 | Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card
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    -Sink Fan" on page 76. 8 Remove the video-card heat-sink(s). See "Removing the Video-Card Heat-Sink(s)" on page 70. 9 Remove the video card(s). See "Removing the Video Card(s)" on page 73. 10 Remove the center control cover. See "Removing the Center Control Cover" on page 26. 11 Remove the keyboard
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    Procedure 1 Remove the screws that secure the subwoofer to the computer base. 2 Lift the subwoofer along with the cable off the computer base. 1 1 screws (2) 2 2 subwoofer 94 | Removing the Subwoofer
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    the mSATA Card" on page 17. 6 Replace the memory module(s). See "Replacing the Memory Module(s)" on page 41. 7 Follow the instructions from step 2 to step 5 in Replacing the Palm Rest. 8 Replace the dispaly assembly. See "Replacing the Display Assembly" on page 48. 9 Replace the macro keyboard. See
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    the Hard Drive(s)" on page 25. 18 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 19 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 13. 20 Replace any installed card or blank from the Media-Card Reader. 21 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 95
    you change system setup, it is recommended that you write down the system setup screen information for future reference. Entering System Setup 1 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2 During POST, when the DELL logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear and then press immediately
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 96
    :mm:ss) System Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Alienware Service Tag BIOS Version EC Version ME Version CPU CPU Frequency CPU L3 Cache CPUID Integrated Graphics Displays the system time. Displays the system date. Displays the model number of your computer. Displays the Service Tag of your computer. Displays the
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 97
    Displays the memory size installed in DIMM B. Displays the memory size installed in DIMM C. Displays the memory size installed in DIMM D. Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep technology. Disabling this feature may improve performance, but will greatly reduce battery life. Allows you
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 98
    should display warning messages when you use AC adapters that are not supported by your computer. • Enabled: BIOS will detect unsupported AC adapters and display an error on the screen. Allows you to enable or disable battery charging. Allows you to choose a primary display. 100 | System Setup
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 99
    memory override support options. Memory Voltage Allows you to modify memory voltage. Memory Frequency Allows you to modify memory frequency. DIMM Profile (XMP) Allows you to configure different XMP options. Override Turbo Settings Allows you to override CPU Turbo Mode settings. Long
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 100
    is clear or set. Displays the Service Tag of the computer when the Service Tag is present. Displays a field to input the Service Tag manually when the Service Tag is absent. Allows you to set the supervisor password. The supervisor password controls access to the system setup utility. Allows
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 101
    Boot Menu Use the up- or down-arrow keys to change the boot device priority. You can choose from: Hard Drive USB Storage CD/DVD/BD Removal Devices Network Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Save Change Without Exit Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Discard Changes Allows you to exit System
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 102
    memory device into a USB connector and restart the computer. When F12 Boot Options appears in the lower-right corner of the screen, press . The BIOS run Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and screen, press . NOTE: If you wait too long your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it
  • Dell Alienware M18x R2 | Owner's Manual - Page 103
    : 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Go to support.dell.com/support/downloads. 3 Locate the BIOS update file for your computer: NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer is located on a label at the bottom of your computer. For more information, see the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your computer. If you
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Alienware M18x R2
Owner’s Manual
Computer model: M18x R2
Regulatory model: P12E
Regulatory type: P12E002