Alienware X51 Motherboard Replacement
ID: 167963
Description: If your Alienware X51 PC begins to shut down...
Steps:
- Place the PC so the name "Alienware" is on top and facing you.
- Slide the front panel towards you and lift up.
- Fully disconnect the panel by unplugging the lighting cord going into the PC's internal system.
- Remove the front panel from the rest of the device.
- Remove the two 2.0 mm screws holding the fan protector in place using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
- Remove the protector holding the fan in.
- Disconnect the Molex KK connector from the fan.
- Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to loosen the four spring screws around the fan until you hear a click.
- Gently pull back the clips and remove the fan by pulling it out.
- Disconnect the optical-drive data and power cable.
- Remove the one 1.0 mm screw using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
- Remove the disc drive from the PC.
- Pull apart the clips that hold the RAM sticks in place.
- Remove the RAM sticks.
- Loosen the four 10.0 mm screws around the heatsink with a Phillips #1 screwdriver until you hear a click.
- These are captive screws and cannot be fully removed.
- Remove the heatsink by gently prying and lifting it up.
- Remove the single 1.0 mm screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
- Firmly remove the internal PC system by lifting it out of the PC.
- Loosen the four 1.0 mm screws holding down the motherboard using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
- Disconnect the two SATA plugs going into the motherboard processor.
- Disconnect the rectangular power supply plug from the motherboard into the other circuit board.
- Disconnect the bundled cable connector going into the motherboard.
- Disconnect the white bundled cable connector from the motherboard.
- Disconnect the rectangular yellow bundled cable connector plug going into the motherboard.
- Disconnect the power supply.
- Disconnect the rectangular white bundled cable connector going into the motherboard.
- Gently slide and lift out the motherboard from the PC.
