Alienware 17 R4 Front Speakers Replacement

Written By: Hector Mendez III

Comments: 11

Alienware 17 R4 Front Speakers Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

35 minutes

Introduction

This guide will show you how to remove the front speakers from your device.

Tools

Step 1

Use a PH1 screwdriver bit to remove the six M2.5x13 screws (2.4 mm) on the back of the laptop.
Use a PH1 screwdriver bit to loosen the one M2x3 screw (1.9 mm).
The M2x3 screw (1.9 mm) does not come out completely.

Step 2

Pull the base cover up to remove it.
If you are having trouble, insert a plastic opening tool into the divots along the laptop's edges to loosen.
Removing the cover may require some force.

pulled the battery cable let it sit for ten minutes and my no post problem was fixed
thanks

paul mohney -

Step 3

Disconnect the battery connector cable, located on the right side of the laptop, above the hard disk drive.
Once you have removed the cable, wait 5-10 minutes to allow the laptop to power down.
Failure to remove the battery connector cable properly may damage other parts of the laptop.

Step 4

Use a PH1 screwdriver bit to remove the four M2.5x5 screws (2.4 mm) on the hard disk drive.

Step 5

Gently lift the HDD cable to disconnect it from the laptop.

Step 7

Move the metal sidings outward to release the RAM card.

Step 8

Slide the RAM card out towards yourself to remove it.
Repeat the same step for the RAM card above.
Slide the RAM card out carefully to avoid damaging it.

Step 10

Peel back plastic cover of wi-fi card.
Use a PH1 screwdriver bit and remove the one M2x3 screw (1.9 mm)

Step 11

Gently undo the clips attached to the wi-fi card.
If the clip is not gently removed it is possible that the entire base will be torn off the wi-fi card. You will need to purchase a new wi-fi card if this occurs.

Step 12

Locate the cables that connect the wi-fi card.
Gently pull upwards to remove cables and slide the wi-fi card out from its slot.

You don’t need to disconnect the WiFi card pins. I recommend leaving the antenna connections and just be careful when removing the frame in the next steps. The antenna connections are very fragile

Colt Sammons -

I second that... Came off OK... Gently... I just can't seem to get them reconnected on renistall. Ridiculously difficult...

Louie Candreva Jr -

This step should be removed. It is completely unnecessary to entirely disconnect the Wi-Fi card. There are no clearance issues that would necessitate this - the inner case can easily be removed around it.

Luke -

I agree, I did not disconnect the antenna cables after removing the WiFi card.

David Johnson -

Step 13

Remove the one M2x3 screw (1.9 mm) using a PH1 screwdriver bit

Step 14

Slide the solid state drive towards yourself to prevent damage to the card.

How do I copy the contents of the old SSD to a new SSD. For example if I’m booting from my old SSD but want to update to a larger SSD.

Shouldn’t step 1 be preserving my data? I give you a low score for lack of forethought. Guess another website might have pertinent information.

Bill From Here - 25/12/19

Step 15

Remove the two M2.5x7 screws (2.44 mm) located on the rear panel using a PH1 screwdriver bit.

Step 16

Insert the plastic opening tool under the fan shroud to slowly lift it up.
Repeat process on the middle and opposite side.

Step 17

Firmly lift the plastic opening tool and pull the fan shroud towards you.
This will take a large amount of force and will not come out easily the first time.
Careful not to tear out the piece causing damage to the fan shroud

Step 18

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.

Step 19

Follow the wiring to unplug the tron lights.

Please make sure that you remove the right and left Tron lights connector too.

ricky saulo - 26/07/19

Don’t “unplug”. Simply unscrew the left and right units. Leave intact to removable frame.

Colt Sammons -

Step 20

Remove the fourteen M2.5XL8' screws (2.4 mm) located in the plastic cover using the PH1 screwdriver.

The three other screws not highlighted are along the top, under where the fan shroud was located.

CommandFix - 22/05/20

Note that the battery cable runs UNDERNEATH this internal plastic cover to its plug.

The battery cable is very short and if you do not run it underneath to its correct plug-in location prior to replacing the cover, you may not have enough cable to plug it in correctly.

Luke -