Alienware M15x Display Assembly Replacement

ID: 105294

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. 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).
3. Remove the two screws from the battery bay.

4. Turn the computer top side up and open the display as far as possible.

5. Disconnect the antenna cables from the respective Mini-Cards and remove these cables from their routing guides.

6. Disconnect the display cable and the camera cable from the respective 12. system board connectors, and remove these cables from their routing guides.

7. Remove the four screws (two from each hinge) that secure the display assembly to the computer base.

8. Tilt the display assembly towards the computer base at a 45-degree angle and lift the display assembly off the computer.

9. Align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the computer base.

10. Route the Mini-Card antenna cables through the routing guides and connect them to the respective Mini-Cards.

11. Route the display and camera cables through the routing guides and connect them to the system board connectors.

12. Replace the two screws in the battery bay.