M17x Teardown Video1 of 2 **READ SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO REPLACING PARTS** (Official Video)
***See Safety Precautions below*** 1. Battery 2. Bottom Door 3. HDD 4. Memory 5. Coincell Battery 6. System Fan 7. Palm Rest 8. WLAN Card 9. WPAN Card 10. Indicator Cover 11. Keyboard 12. Graphics Card Shields 13. Graphics Card 14. Graphics Card Fans 15. CPU Cover ***See Safety Precautions below*** Observe the following safety precautions before performing any installation or break/fix procedures involving disassembly or re-assembly: –Turn off the system and any attached peripherals. –Disconnect the system and any attached peripherals from AC power, and then remove the battery. –Disconnect any telephone or telecommunications lines from the system. –Use a wrist grounding strap and mat when working inside any computer system to avoid electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. –After removing any system component, carefully place the removed component on an anti-static mat. –Wear shoes with non-conductive rubber soles to help reduce the chance of being shocked or seriously injured in an electrical accident.
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so? how many fans there is there?
My? background lights quit working. Is that cable that goes to the video card th ewires that are for the background lights?
Performing? that system modification is not validated
Great video, hey I was needing to know if it would at all be possible to swap out my 1600×900 panel from my m17x r4 with a Dell R610K panel? I want to upgrade it to? the 1080p resolution. I just can not find any specific information to as whether they are compatible or not. And if you sell a high quality panel and it’s in my price range, let me know I may buy it. Again, thanks for your selfless assistance with the matters!
I’m going to say the port where the AC cable goes in? is loose. I had the same problem. mine became lose so I just had to refit it. hope this helps.
ive had this happen too. i found a forum and it helped? me out. you have to discharge the machine totally and it should fix it. you do this by having the laptop unplugged and take the battery out, then hold down the power button for about 2 min,this lets out any left over electricity. it do this from time to time now. the forum says this is a normal step the techs workers do. i got another computer that doesnt have a battery, so iguess this doesnt apply to it, haha.
Just when I thought I needed a? new GPU. All my SLI 280M’s needed was a good dust removal. They where getting very hot and were performing very poorly. I was trying to find the problem for about 4-6 months. Great video! 1,000 thanks!
It shouldn’t give? him a problem. Those tips tend to be only slightly magnetized; not enough affect any electromagnetic components inside the case. I use them all the time at work.
Magnetic? screwdriver? Are you kidding me?
Glad? to hear that it helped
Thanks for posting this, you just saved me time, money, and headaches.?
Static Bracelet Check! but never use a magnetized? screw driver on any electronics.
Wow, I love how you can get most of the parts by just removing the back panel. (Especially that? system fan).
go to support.dell.com and click on Parts &? Upgrades, on the left side of the screen under product support.
very nice that was by far the best introduction? video and amazing build quality wow.
you? have lovely hands!
Thank you for posting this? vid. Me and my brother gota lot of help from this vid. Keep posting more, some people might use this as well.
*bookmarked for future references*
Great vid!? Thx!