R4 Motherboard Replacement

If one would get a "Genuin Dell M17X R4 replacement motherboard" There won't be anything one would need to actually do but essentially 'plug -n- play'

I have this hunch in my mind that you would have to flash the BIOS?

I know this is still a fairly new subject. I don't think there are any forums talking about R4 MB replacement. I don't think there is any more than one vender even selling these "genuin MB" Other than Dell themselves. I'm assuming I will have to wait for a Tech for an answer for this.

 

We do sell replacement parts, if you need a genuine mobo from us for your laptop just send us an e-mail to [email protected].
Where did you see that listing? the "genuin replacement"? Lol

 

Someone on Ebay had a couple listings for a MB. Seems as though someone ate those up already. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/171019462000?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I didn't think anyone had any to be honost, I thought that was a, through Dell only type of thing.

 

To reply to this thread with an update.

I have replaced the mobo in my machine. It was fairly easy to do. Removing all the hardware wasn't that hard. Also, to make things a lot easy, I took a peice of paper and drew squares on it. Labeling each square with the peice of hardware I removed and placed the componant and the screws that went along with it in the corrisponding square. Really made it easy for assembling.

Once i replaceded the mobo it was a one for one swap, real easy. Re-assembled all the hardware again re-pasted the CPU and away I went. I went to boot it up and I got to the Alien head and BSOD.

I took the CMOS battery out and let it drain for a good min. After replacing the CMOS back in, the battery pack out and the PSU unplugged. I held the power button down for 30 sec.

Then only plugging the PSU in still leaving the battery out, I held down the FN key and booted up. I ran through the diagnostic screen and it's been running great ever sense.

The new mobo even has A11 BIOS on it, as apposed to my A10 I had before. That didn't even interfere with any of my hardware settings or booting at all.

I am very pleased with the replacment. If anyone has any questions in regards to a replacement of the Mobo, I'd be glad to answer them.

 

The trick to do repair something without repair manual or something complex is surprisingly quite simple. And like all great things, it involves duct tape

When I am repairing something without service/repair manual or something really complex, I lay few lines of duct tape with sticky side up. As I dis assemble parts, I draw those on duct tape by felt marker and put the screws on duct tape.

Reassembly is quite easy this way as I can just follow the process backwards.

 

I am glad to see that you guys are as "anal" as I am

I had a Dell tech turn up to replace my Mobo (several times.. but that is another story). After the first cowboy asking me "which screws I thought went where" - I enforced my own policies of labelled containers on the other guys hehe.

I like the duct tape / paper drawing ideas. Consider tham "stolen"

Tbh - I could have dont the Mobo replacement myself. If you have done it before (even on a PC) the basic premise is the same. The one caveat is Dell's liking for those stupid pressure connectors for ribbon cables - where the cable is basically a thin strip that is wedged against the connectors by a retaining clip. Some of them are a pain in the *ss at times - esp the keyboard one. As long as you have some saint like patience you will be ok. I had to disassemble my M4 cos the Dell repair tech had not put the keyboard ribbon in straight - it was easier to fix myself than call them back ...