Alienware M17X Ram Replacement Repair Guide

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                          8 minutes

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Battery
4 steps
RAM
3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Turn off your laptop before starting.
Flip the laptop over so the model stickers face the ceiling.

Turn off your laptop before starting.

Flip the laptop over so the model stickers face the ceiling.

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Step 2

Remove the two 3.5 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the cover in place.
Slide cover forward then carefully lift up.

Remove the two 3.5 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the cover in place.

Slide cover forward then carefully lift up.

Step 3

Remove the two 5.5 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the battery in place.

Remove the two 5.5 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the battery in place.

Step 4

Carefully use the Plastic Opening Tool to unplug the battery.
Lift the battery up and out to remove.

Carefully use the Plastic Opening Tool to unplug the battery.

Lift the battery up and out to remove.

Step 5

RAM

With the laptop flipped over, cover removed, and battery removed; continue by locating your RAM cards.

With the laptop flipped over, cover removed, and battery removed; continue by locating your RAM cards.

Step 6

Remove the top RAM card by pressing the tabs to the sides using the Plastic Opening Tool.
Once the top card has popped up, carefully remove it by holding the sides and sliding it out.

Remove the top RAM card by pressing the tabs to the sides using the Plastic Opening Tool.

Once the top card has popped up, carefully remove it by holding the sides and sliding it out.

Step 7

Remove the bottom RAM card in a similar manner.

Remove the bottom RAM card in a similar manner.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Neil Radtke - Aug 3, 2020

The only problem is that this laptop has 4 slots of ram there are 2 more under the keyboard that must also be accessed to update. If anyone wants to know how I know it’s because I have this laptop and I have seen where the next lot of ram is located

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