The Brand new 2016 Alienware m17x R1 ! - Help !

Greetings everyone !

I need your help. I have this Alienware m17x R1, it's brand new ... never used because it never booted. It was rebuilded by Dell in ... 2012 !

It was rebuild-ed : new CPU, new motherboard, new GPU, new ram, new HDD, etc.

I wasn't able to boot the system because it had a short when I plugged in the AC adaptor (blue light would turn off when I inserted the plug).

I had the whole system taken a part, parts cleaned, verified, re-assembled, re-pasted, still same issues ...

Recently (just now !) I wanted to give it another try. I did the opposite. I removed parts 1 by one and tried inserting the power cable to see if the blue light would turn off ...

1. Removed power button / media bar ... no luch
2. Removed keyboard ... TADA ! Blue light still on

I found out it was the keyboard that was the issue ... So I plugged back the media bar, but even when I press the power button the system won't turn on ... is it because there is no keyboard plugged in ? Maybe Power Bar is also defective (but not causing short). ?

Can I boot the system without those 2 items plugged in ?

It's been almost 4 years I tried to power up this system ... it's going to my nephew, short story, he don't (or his family) have the money to buy any laptop and started high school this year.

Any help is welcome.

 

Also, anyone have those 2 parts for sale ? (kinda expensive on ebay .,.)

Thanks !

 

Hmm, I'm a bit confused. Mind clearing things up for me? Please post the exact system specifications.

 

Here we go :

Specs :
224-6372 : Silver Metallic
313-8977 : 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive,QuickSilver
317-0821 : Intel Core2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
317-0856 : 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 2 x 2048MB
320-0759 : CrossFireX - Dual 1GB ATI Mobi lity Radeon HD 5870
320-8140 : 17.0in, WUXGA,LCD,ANW,M17X
341-0001 : 500GB (500GB x 2) 7,200RPM (xMB Cache) - RAID 1
421-1400 : Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
430-3558 : Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n 2x2 MIMO

Issues :

• Not powering on (keyboard and power / media bar removed)
• Not powering on (keyboard removed, power / media bar installed)

Past troubleshooting :

1. All parts replaced by Dell (except : Power / Media Bar, Keyboard, Case)
2. Using original Dell 240W PS
3. All GPU /CPU Repasted and New thermal pads where needed
4. Battery removed, just AC test
5. No AC, just battery test

 

Okay, yeah, that's a very old Alienware. Love to see those! Anyway, is it beeping at all upon boot? They often beep to indicate an issue. You may want to try and remove the CMOS battery, and then hold down the power button for 30 seconds to reset the laptop (with the parts connected).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-US-Bac...593568?hash=item41afe06760:g:QEsAAOSwhOdXo~cM

My hope is that it is not the motherboard itself. You can find the service manual here.

 

Yeah, I though it was the motherboard ... so I just changed it ... No luck ... No beep either ... no activites at all ! ... I will try the battery reset ...

 

I'd like to buy it from you when/if you longer have a use for it

 

You can also verify the ribbon cable from the keyboard to power button.