Alienware M15x Memory Modules Replacement

ID: 105289

Description: In this guide, we will show you how to remove...

Steps:

  1. WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer.
  2. Turn the computer over.
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  3. Slide the battery latch to the unlock position as shown.
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  4. After the Battery Pack pops up, remove the Battery Pack.
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  5. Align the battery pack tabs with the slots in the battery bay.
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  6. Push the NEW battery pack into the battery bay until the battery pack clicks into place.
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  7. WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer.
  8. 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 the back of the computer).
  9. Loosen the two captive screws that secure the memory-module door to the computer base.
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  10. Slide the memory-module door to release the tabs and lift the memory-module door out of the computer base.
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  11. CAUTION: If you need to remove memory modules from both connectors, remove the memory module in the upper connector before you remove the module in the lower connector.
  12. CAUTION: To prevent damage to the memory module connector(s), do not use tools to spread the memory module spring-locks.
  13. Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the spring-locks on the memory-module connector until the memory module pops up.
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  14. Remove the memory module.
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  15. Align the notch on the NEW memory module with the tab on the memory-module connector.
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  16. Insert the module into the memory-module connector at a 45-degree angle, and press the memory module down until it clicks into place. If you do not hear the click, remove the module and reinstall it.
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  17. CAUTION: If the memory-module door is difficult to close, remove the memory module and reinstall it. Forcing the memory-module door to close may damage your computer.
  18. NOTE: If the memory module is not installed properly, the computer may not boot.
  19. Align and insert the memory-module door tabs into the slots on the computer base.
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  20. Replace and tighten the two captive screws that secure the memory-module door to the computer base.
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