Dell Alienware M14x R2 Manuel utilisateur

Alienware M14xR2

Owner’s Manual

Regulatory model: P18G Regulatory type: P18G002

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.

____________________

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.

is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell™ and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Alienware® is

a trademark or registered trademark of Alienware Corporation; 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; Bluetooth®is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth

SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell under license.

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.

Regulatory model: P18G Regulatory type: P18G002

2012 - 04 Rev. A00

Contents 3

Contents

1 Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices . . . . 11

Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 After Working Inside Your Computer. . . . 13

3BaseCover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Removing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

5 Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Replacing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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6 Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

7 Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Removing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Replacing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

8 Center-Control Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Removing the Center-Control Cover . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Replacing the Center-Control Cover . . . . . . . . . . . 35

9 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

10 Palm-Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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11 Wireless Mini-Card(s)/WirelessHD Card

(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Removing the Mini-Card(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Replacing the Mini-Card(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

12 Power-Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Removing the Power-Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Replacing the Power-Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . 50

13 Status-Lights Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Removing the Status-Lights Board . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Replacing the Status-Lights Board . . . . . . . . . . . 55

14 Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Replacing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

15 Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Removing the Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Replacing the Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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16 Internal Card with Bluetooth Wireless Technology

Removing the Bluetooth Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Replacing the Bluetooth Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

17 Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

18 Display Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Removing the Display Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Replacing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

19 Mini-Card Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Removing the Mini-Card Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Replacing the Mini-Card Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

20 System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Replacing the System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . 85

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21 Thermal Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Removing the Thermal Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Replacing the Thermal Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

22 Thermal Cooling Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Removing the Thermal Cooling Assembly . . . . . . . 89

Replacing the Thermal Cooling Assembly . . . . . . . 90

23 Processor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Removing the Processor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Replacing the Processor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

24 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

25 Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

8Contents

Before You Begin 11

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.

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

Click

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.

Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical

outlets.

Disconnect all telephone cables, network cables, and attached devices

from your computer.

After the computer is unplugged, press and hold the power button for

about 5 seconds to ground the system board.

12 Before You Begin

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.

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.

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: 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.

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document may require the following tools:

• Small flat-blade screwdriver

• Phillips screwdriver

• Plastic scribe

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