Dell Alienware m17 R2 User Manual

Installing the system board............................................................................................................................................41
Fan and heat-sink assembly...............................................................................................................................................45
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................. 45
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly.....................................................................................................................47
Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Removing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 48
Installing the touchpad.................................................................................................................................................49
Power-adapter port...........................................................................................................................................................50
Removing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................. 50
Installing the power-adapter port................................................................................................................................ 51
Power-button assembly..................................................................................................................................................... 52
Removing the power-button assembly........................................................................................................................52
Installing the power-button assembly..........................................................................................................................53
Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................54
Removing the keyboard............................................................................................................................................... 54
Installing the keyboard.................................................................................................................................................55
Palmrest.............................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Removing the palm rest................................................................................................................................................56
Installing the palm rest.................................................................................................................................................. 57
3 Device drivers......................................................................................................................................59
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility......................................................................................................................... 59
Video drivers...................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Intel Serial IO driver........................................................................................................................................................... 59
Intel Trusted Execution Engine Interface..........................................................................................................................59
Intel Virtual Button driver..................................................................................................................................................59
Wireless and Bluetooth drivers..........................................................................................................................................59
4 System setup....................................................................................................................................... 60
System setup.......................................................................................................................................................................60
Entering BIOS setup program...........................................................................................................................................60
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................60
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................60
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................... 61
Clearing CMOS settings....................................................................................................................................................64
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.................................................................................................... 64
5 Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................................66
Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) diagnostics...........................................................................................66
Running the ePSA diagnostics..................................................................................................................................... 66
System diagnostic lights.....................................................................................................................................................66
Flashing BIOS (USB key)................................................................................................................................................... 67
Flashing the BIOS...............................................................................................................................................................67
Backup media and recovery options................................................................................................................................. 68
WiFi power cycle................................................................................................................................................................68
Flea power release............................................................................................................................................................. 68
Disconnecting the ethernet cable from the RJ-45 port..................................................................................................68
6 Getting help and contacting Dell....................................................................................................... 70
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Dell Alienware m17 R2 Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	Alienware m17 R2
Category	Laptop
Language	English