Alienware M17x / AW 17; Existing user? FYI M17x R2 + 16GB RAM works. By DR650SE, January 4, 2012 in Alienware M17x / AW 17. Recommended Posts. What I did is just take the extra 4 GB that came with my system and use the 2 spare slots in the M18x to have a total of 12 GB. Problem is half the ram is hyperx while the other half is. Hi Dell Community, first post. I ordered my M17x R3 yesterday and cannot wait for it to arrive! I have a question that i hope somone can answer. How to Upgrade Your Alienware 17's RAM. Gently pull the RAM from the slot. Be sure not to touch the contacts and to place the unused RAM in an anti-static bag.
Alienware is a well-known brand in the gaming laptop market, and with each new CPU or GPU update, the company outfits its laptops accordingly. Today, we’re taking apart the Alienware 15 R3, which features the new Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5, 16GB of RAM, 256GB of SSD and an FHD display.
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1. Removing the bottom cover
Alienware 15 did put a lot of efforts on heat radiation. It’s using an all-metal body to ensure excellent heat dissipation. The backplane also distributed a lot of air vent.
Remove all screws securing the bottom cover to the laptop.
Pry up the bottom cover with a crowbar. Be careful, do not remove the light bar.
Under the bottom cover, you can get access to the RAM, SSD and hard drive. We also find two spare M.2 2242 SSD slots on the left of the laptop.
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Before touching any hardware, the good idea is to disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.
2. Removing the RAM
Separate the clips and the RAM will pop up. The Alienware 15 R3 comes with two Samsung 8GB DDR4 2667MHz RAMs. The model is M471AK43BB1-CTD.
3. Removing the M.2 SSD
Remove one screw and take the SSD out of its slot. Toshiba 256GB NVMe SSD, Dell P/N: 08D5HT.
4. Removing the hard drive
Remove three screws and disconnect the SATA cable from the motherboard. You can remove the hard drive module. The laptop comes with an HGST 1TB 7200RPM hard drive, Dell P/N: 0J30643.
5. Removing the wireless Wi-Fi card
Remove one screw securing the wireless card. Disconnect two antenna cables. You can remove the wireless card.
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6. SSD upgrade option
Here’re two 2242 M.2 slots, which you can add extra M.2 SSD.
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7. Removing the back baffle
Remove the screw securing the back baffle.
To remove the back baffle, you need to release four buckles close to the cooling fan module.
8. Removing the middle frame
Remove all screws securing the middle frame. Pry up it with a pick and remove it.
7. Removing the battery
Remove all screws securing the battery and take it out of its bay.
The Alienware 15 R3 comes with an 11.4V, 99Wh Li-ion battery, Dell P/N: 9NJM1.
Under the battery, you can get access to the touchpad.
9. Removing the motherboard
Remove all screws securing the motherboard and disconnect all cables connected to the motherboard. You can remove the motherboard from the chassis.
10. Removing the heat sink and cooling fan module
The cooling fan comes from Taiwan SUNON.
Red: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card with 8G GDDR5 video memory Yellow: Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost) Green: South Bridge
The back of the motherboard
Alienware 17 R3 Ram Upgrade
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card and Micron 8GB GDDR5 video memory, the model of video memory is 6GA47 D91CB.
Alienware M17x R3 Upgrades
Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost)