Hinge-Cover

Hi, I'm going to replace top panel beacause broken hinge and I have to remove hinge case plastic but I can't find any dessription on web or picture on alienware website.Can somebody help me how to remove this part of m15x http://cgi.ebay.com/Alienware-Area-...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef5277513 ?
please

 

I just did it. Some quick pics since mine is still open this minute.

Remove screws in red:


Flip the laptop back over, and use force to pry the center control panel off. just get it half an inch off, there is that white membrane cable in the middle that you will be #$%@ if you rip it.



Lots. Of. Pressure. I used a small flathead wrapped in a lint free glasses cleaner cloth to pry it off. You need a plastic scribe to do it without marring the plastic. (basically, a plastic flathead screwdriver)


The cover loose and ready to be removed, but don't yank it! There is one more cable to remove.



Use a small flathead to push both sides of the tabs in the direction of the arrow to release the ribbon cable.



I just circled the screw holes of the screws you've already removed. Just showing you where they go and why they were removed.

 

nice pixs but i think he was talking about the older area 51 m15x. but nice guide anyway.

 

Browse through this thread about the hinge issue of the area 51 m15x.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=423760&highlight=m15x+hinge

Some users have posted their DIY fixes with a step by step guide on how to do it.

I just want to reiterate that replacing the top panel would not remedy the problem. Read through that thread before going ahead with your Ebay purchase

 

nice pixs but I was thinking about the older m15x

 

i used steel epoxy on my back panel and its still holding up now. its been a few months i believe since i did it.

 

it's nice to hear that,
Can somebody help me how to remove this part of m15x http://cgi.ebay.com/Alienware-Area-...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef5277513 ?