Dell Alienware Area-51m - Removing the Graphics Card

Removing the graphics card
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery.
3 Remove the wireless card.
4 Remove the solid-state drive (in SSD1 slot).
5 Remove the rear-I/O cover.
6 Remove the computer base.
7 Remove the heat-sink assembly.
Procedure
1 Disconnect the graphics-card power cable from the system board.
2 Disconnect the graphics-card power cable from the graphics card.
3 Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the two graphics-card cable to the graphics card.
4 Remove the three screws (M2x3) that secure the graphics card to the system board.
72