Alienware 13 User Manual

Replacing the palm rest.................................................................................................... 27
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................27
Post-requisites...................................................................................................................................................27
Removing the touch pad...................................................................................................28
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................28
Replacing the touch pad...................................................................................................29
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................29
Post-requisites.................................................................................................................................................. 29
Removing the keyboard....................................................................................................30
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................... 30
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................30
Replacing the keyboard....................................................................................................32
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................32
Post-requisites...................................................................................................................................................32
Removing the power-button board..................................................................................33
Prerequisites......................................................................................................................................................33
Procedure......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Replacing the power-button board..................................................................................35
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................35
Post-requisites...................................................................................................................................................35
Removing the status-light board......................................................................................36
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................... 36
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................36
Replacing the status-light board......................................................................................38
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................38
Post-requisites...................................................................................................................................................38
Removing the display assembly....................................................................................... 39
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................39
Replacing the display assembly........................................................................................42
Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................42
Post-requisites.................................................................................................................................................. 42
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Alienware 13 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black, Grey
Market positioning	Gaming
Bus type	DMI2
Stepping	D0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i5-4210U
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-4200 Mobile series
Processor socket	BGA 1168
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Haswell
Processor frequency	1.7 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	2.7 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	4x1, 2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	12
Motherboard chipset	-
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM
Internal memory type	DDR3L-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 8 GB
AC adapter included	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	VT-d, VT-x
HDD size	2.5 \
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
Storage media	SSD
Total storage capacity	256 GB
Number of SSDs installed	1
Pixel pitch	0.153 x 0.153 mm
Display diagonal	13.3 \
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0xA16
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequency	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1000 MHz
Audio system	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3
Speaker power	2 W
Video capturing speed	30 fps
Front camera resolution (numeric)	2.1 MP
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
HDMI version	1.4
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3
Pointing device	Touchpad
Trial software	Microsoft Office
Operating system language	Multilingual
Operating system installed	Windows 8.1 Pro
Processor code	SR1EF
Processor ARK ID	81016
Intel TSX-NI version	0.00
Processor package size	40 x 24 x 1.5 mm
Intel ME Firmware Version	9.5
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Smart Connect Technology version	1.00
Battery voltage	14.8 V
Battery capacity	51 Wh
Battery life (max)	- h
Battery recharge time	4 h
AC adapter power	130 W
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output current	6.7 A
AC adapter output voltage	19.5 V
Cable lock slot type	Noble
Operating shock	110 G
Operating altitude	-15.2 - 3048 m
Non-operating shock	160 G
Operating vibration	0.66 G
Non-operating altitude	-15.2 - 10668 m
Non-operating vibration	1.30 G
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	235 mm
Width	328 mm
Weight	2000 g
Height (rear)	27.9 mm
Height (front)	25.34 mm