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    Will an r1 IO board work with an r2 motherboard?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by deadboy90, Jun 25, 2012.

  1. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm thinking of swapping out my motherboard and bottom chassis and keeping the screen assembly and IO board but will it work?
     
    deadboy90, Jun 25, 2012
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    It will not work. They have different pin configuration. You cannot also replace the bottom chasis unles you replace the upper chasis/palmrest. Screw locations on chasis are not the same between R1 and R2. Keyboard layout as well.
     
    jumperboi, Jun 26, 2012
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