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Dell Alienware 15 Disassembly and SSD, RAM, HDD Upgrade Options
In this guide, I’ll explain how to disassemble Dell Alienware 15 to remove the service cover, battery, RAM, SSD, hard drive, CMOS battery, keyboard, palm rest, display assembly, cooling fan, and motherboard.
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Remove two screws securing the service cover.
Remove the service cover.
Under the cover, you can access the RAM, SSD, hard drive, and wireless card.
Separate the clips and remove the RAM.
Dell Alienware 15 comes with two 8GB PC3L-12800S RAM.
Remove the screw securing the SSD.
Dell Alienware 15 features a Samsung 256GB M.2 NGFF SSD.
Disconnect the HDD cable from the motherboard.
Remove the screws securing the hard drive.
Dell Alienware 15 features a Toshiba 1TB hard drive.
Remove one screw and disconnect two antenna cables, and the wireless card can be removed.
Remove all screws from the bottom case.
Pry up and remove the palm rest.
Remove four screws securing the LCD hinge and disconnect the LCD cable from the motherboard.
Remove the screen assembly.
Remove all screws securing the motherboard.
Disconnect all the cables from the motherboard.
Remove the motherboard.
Dell Alienware 15 comes with a 92WH Li-ion battery.
Remove all screws securing the heat sink and disconnect two cables from the motherboard.
Remove the heat sink and cooling fan from the motherboard.
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I noticed there is a thick cable next to the RAM that says remove the battery first. Should I remove that cable before removing the hard drive, SSD, and RAM?
You forgot to disconnect the ribbon cables for the keyboard/palm rest.
Can you kindly let me know what is the type (specification) of screws used for the service cover?
I believe they are just small Phillips. Most should work.
Thanks, Brandon. Can you please advise on whether Philips Screwdriver # 00 and 01 will work fine on this? I will have to purchase the Tool Kit, and I don’t want to purchase the ones which don’t work.
Neo, the size 1 fits perfectly. The toolset I use for disassembly is 11$ USD. It is from Tekton, and it has lasted me a long time. https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2830-Precision-Electronic-27-Piece/dp/B009MKGRQA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1471177655&sr=8-6&keywords=tekton+screwdriver+set