Introduction
This guide will teach you how to remove the battery in order to replace it.
Note: This procedure may differ from other Alienware 17” laptop models. Check to make sure your laptop is the correct model before continuing.
Note: Alienware 17 R4 notebooks have a power supply protection circuit integrated within its system board (aka motherboard) which is designed to accommodate OEM replacement battery 68Wh DP/N 44T2R (15.2V) and 99Wh DP/N 9NJM1 (11.4V).
What you need
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Use a PH1 screwdriver bit to remove the six M2.5x13 screws (2.4 mm) on the back of the laptop.
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Use a PH1 screwdriver bit to loosen the one M2x3 screw (1.9 mm).
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Pull the base cover up to remove it.
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If you are having trouble, insert a plastic opening tool into the divots along the laptop's edges to loosen.
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Disconnect the battery connector cable, located on the right side of the laptop, above the hard disk drive.
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Use a PH1 screwdriver bit to remove the four M2.5x5 screws (2.4 mm) on the hard disk drive.
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Slide the RAM card out towards yourself to remove it.
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Repeat the same step for the RAM card above.
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Peel back plastic cover of wi-fi card.
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Use a PH1 screwdriver bit and remove the one M2x3 screw (1.9 mm)
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Locate the cables that connect the wi-fi card.
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Gently pull upwards to remove cables and slide the wi-fi card out from its slot.
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Remove the one M2x3 screw (1.9 mm) using a PH1 screwdriver bit
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Remove the two M2.5x7 screws (2.44 mm) located on the rear panel using a PH1 screwdriver bit.
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Insert the plastic opening tool under the fan shroud to slowly lift it up.
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Repeat process on the middle and opposite side.
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Unscrew the two M2x3 screws (1.9 mm) at the top right and top left of the laptop that hold the tron lights in place.
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Remove the fourteen M2.5XL8' screws (2.4 mm) located in the plastic cover using the PH1 screwdriver.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Very good guide, just one error, step 11 comes first then step 10. You can't lift the card before remove the screw.
Great guide, no issues at all!
I would not recommend disconnecting the wifi card. the connectors are tiny. if you screw up, best case you need a new wifi card, worst case you are going to need to replace the antenna, and that isn’t fun.
After the battery replacement? do we need to do anything else for calibration so that the Alienware knows that it is a fresh battery and battery cycle ... as i have heard that you need to repeat 3X the process of discharging and charging for calibration. or can we just plug and play? I am getting a new battery for mine soon. Thanks =)
