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  System Board
Alienware® M11x Service Manual
  Removing the System Board
  Replacing the System Board
  Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS
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 www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
 
CAUTION:
To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface (such as a connector on your computer).
 
CAUTION:
Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ 
is not covered by your warranty.
 
CAUTION:
To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
 
CAUTION:
Handle components by their edges, and avoid touching pins and contacts.
The system board's BIOS chip contains the Service Tag, which is also visible on a barcode label on the bottom of the computer. The replacement kit for the
system board includes a CD that provides a utility for transferring the Service Tag to the replacement system board.
 Removing the System Board
 
1. Follow the instructions in
Before You
 
2. Remove any installed card or blank from the 3-in-1 Media Card reader slot.
 
3. Remove the base cover (see
 
4. Remove the battery pack (see
 
5. Remove the hard-drive assembly (see
 
6. Remove the Mini-Card(s) (see
 
7. Remove the memory module(s) (see
 
8. Remove the hinge cover (see
 
9. Remove the keyboard (see
 
10. Remove the palm rest assembly (see
 
11.
Remove the Bluetooth™ card (see Removing the Bluetooth
 
12. Remove the coin-cell battery (see
 
13. Remove the display assembly (see
 
14. Remove the I/O board (see
 
15. Disconnect the AC adapter connector cable from the connector on the system board.
Begin.
Removing the Base
Cover).
Removing the Battery
Pack).
Removing the Hard-Drive
Removing the
Mini-Card(s)).
Removing the Memory
Module(s)).
Removing the Hinge
Cover).
Removing the
Keyboard).
Removing the Palm Rest
Card).
Removing the Coin-Cell
Battery).
Removing the Display
Assembly).
Removing the I/O
Board).
Removing the Battery
Assembly).
Assembly).
Pack) before working inside the