Alienware m17x teardown
erichblas2005
Your Native TexanHouston,Texas Member
In previous post I was having some issues with my laptop. As it turns out the SLI cable was defective. So I thought why stop there so went ahead and did the following.
Clean the copper heat sinks.
Remove the caked on thermal compound on the cpu, and gpu's.
Optical disc upgrade from dvd to blu-ray.
SLI cable replacement.
Memory bank thermal pads.
I just got the SLI cable in the mail yesterday. So I'm waiting on my thermal pads & blu-ray drive.
Clean the copper heat sinks.
Remove the caked on thermal compound on the cpu, and gpu's.
Optical disc upgrade from dvd to blu-ray.
SLI cable replacement.
Memory bank thermal pads.
I just got the SLI cable in the mail yesterday. So I'm waiting on my thermal pads & blu-ray drive.
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I will never use frozencpu to get my stuff. here is why.
I purchased (phobya) thermal pads for my alienware m17x. during the process of placing the order I put my current address on the order and after placing the order I received a confirmation e-mail stating both my current billing & shipping address.
The tracking number they provided indicated the item was delivered at my old address on my paypal account. When I placed my order it gave me the option of the shipping address and I choose my current of course. I contacted the customer support hotline and someone claiming to be the manager picked up the phone and said it was my fault for not reading the disclaimer that by using paypal they will only ship to a confirmed address. Furthermore a shipping receipt come with my package with with my current address and yet it was shipped to my old address. luckily my old land lord signed for it. I did have to drive 25 miles out of my way in order to retrieve my item.
Cool documentation of the project though. What were your % reductions in temps?
The temp over all was reduced by 10%.
I did contact dell for some input on this issue and when i mentioned i got this from a pawn shop they automatically started assuming my laptop was stolen and if i wanted help i would have to get the original owners name from the pawn shop and I was like huhhh. They were so condescending and I even informed them i work for a law enforcement agency.
I must be a magnet for bad luck. However on the plus side i managed to fix this on my own with out dells help.