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    Alienware M17 All Screws for the notebook

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by wing_X01, Oct 26, 2010.

  1. wing_X01

    wing_X01 Notebook Geek

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    Hello everyone,I'm trying to find all the screws model and type and size for the M17(complete set of the screws,whole laptop),can anyone help me?i was hoping it was on the laptop manual book,but i haven't got any,and i hope someone with similar laptop can help me,since alienware M17 were found with many model as well,Thank You guys
     
    wing_X01, Oct 26, 2010
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  2. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    even the assembly manual don't help on the screw how do we tell the information you need i wanna help i almost screwed my chasis by mixing the wrong screww together
     
    granyte, Oct 26, 2010
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    wing_X01 Notebook Geek

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    Thank You granyte :) too bad alienware didn't gave the info on the manual,i had dell XPS M170 and M1710 they give the info on the manual,weird alienware didn't give that,since most alienware's laptop will be open for fan cleaning,thermal paste,etc
     
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  4. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    actualy most of them won't not all of them en in the hands of a nbr member
     
    granyte, Oct 26, 2010
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    DePasse Notebook Enthusiast

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    I found this manual: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10076149/w840di.pdf
    It is for the basic machine...Alienware just rebranded it. Unfortunately it does not mention the exact dimension of the screws, just some information about them, some of it in Japanese (or Chinese...I don't know).
     
    DePasse, Oct 30, 2010
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  6. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    ya but the case is not identic in the alienware version and yup sadly it does not tell the size of the crew
     
    granyte, Oct 30, 2010
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