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    Trackpad replacement

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by RoyTheRoyalBoy, Dec 3, 2014.

  1. RoyTheRoyalBoy

    RoyTheRoyalBoy Notebook Guru

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    Hello Everyone
    Over the weekend, I ordered a spare touchpad because my current one is all scratched up and the covering was peeling off. However, I'm pretty sure I need to disassemble the machine, including the graphic card/cpu. So my question is, will I actually need to do that? And if I do, will I need to reapply thermal paste since I do recall from the last visit from a technician, he stated that I would need to apply thermal paste every time.
     
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    What laptop do you have?
     
    mariussx, Dec 3, 2014
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  3. RoyTheRoyalBoy

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    The alienware 17 R1, mid 2013
     
    RoyTheRoyalBoy, Dec 3, 2014
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    Better to read the manual. You don't have to dissemble the whole laptop, just up to the palm rest (page 45).
     
    Game7a1, Dec 3, 2014
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    Ahh, that's very helpful. Thank you :)
     
    RoyTheRoyalBoy, Dec 3, 2014
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