In the following guide I explain how to remove the keyboard from an Alienware D9T gaming notebook. I think this notebook has a different name, something like Alienware Area but I couldn’t find it anywhere. The only name I found was Model: D9T. Pleas let me know if this guide works for your Alienware notebook and mention the model name in the comments below.

First of all, turn off the notebook, unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery. Make sure you work in static free environment.

Removing the keyboard from this notebook was easier than I expected.

There are four small latches securing the keyboard, I pointed them with four arrows.

Carefully release latches one by one with a sharp object, you can use a small flat head screwdriver. When you push on the latch, the keyboard will lift up a little bit and the latch will stay open.

After all four latches are open, lift up the top side of the keyboard.

Place the keyboard so you can access the cable connector. Before you remove the keyboard cable from the connector, you’ll have to open the connector.

WARNING! Be very careful with the keyboard cable connector. The connector is soldered to the motherboard and if you accidentally break it, you will have to replace the WHOLE MOTHERBOARD or use the notebook with an external keyboard.

On the picture below you can see the connector in LOCKED state. The white clip opens like a laptop display.

On the next picture you can see the same connector in UNLOCKED state.

Now you can pull the cable from the connector and remove the keyboard.

If you want to replace the keyboard, you’ll have to search for a new one using the part number or model number from the sticker on the bottom side of the original keyboard. You can find cheap keyboards here.

In my case I had the following numbers.
Keyboard model number: MP-03753US-4302
Keyboard part number: 80-D90T0-011-1

This guide will give you an insight on how to open a Fujitsu LifeBook T4200 Tablet PC case and replace the cooling fan.

This guide is applicable to the Fujitsu LifeBook T4210, T4215, and the T4220 as these models all use the same chassis

The main idea of the tutorial is getting an access to the cooling module – heatsink and cooling fan. The cooling module is hidden inside the laptop so you’ll have to take the whole thing apart.

Remove two screws securing the cooling fan, unplug fan cable from the motherboard and remove the fan. Now you can replace it with a new one.

While you are inside the laptop, it would be a good idea to apply new thermal grease on the processor.

This step-by-step guide explains how to replace the keyboard in a Fujitsu LifeBook S2110 laptop.

The keyboard removal process is very similar to many other laptop brands.
1. Remove screws securing the keyboard.
2. Remove keyboard bezel.
3. Unplug keyboard cable from the connector on the motherboard.

A word of caution. Be very careful with the connector on the motherboard when you unlock it in the step 13. If you accidentally break the connector, you’ll have to replace the whole motherboard.

You can find a new keyboard for your Fujitsu S2110 laptop here.

How to navigate the disassembly guide: To be honest, the site navigation system is weird. You’ll have to press “P” to get to the next step and press “O” to go back. The navigation has been fixed.
Anyways, the keyboard removal instructions are pretty clear. The complete laptop disassembly instructions are available too.

These instructions explain how to remove the keyboard and upgrade memory in a WinBook A210 laptop. This laptop has two memory slots. One memory slot on the bottom and one under the keyboard. Both memory slots could be occupied and you can install up to 1GB memory total (up to 512MB module in each slot).

WinBook A210 laptop takes DDR PC2700 modules. Also, you can use DDR PC3200 because it’s backward compatible with PC2700.

If you are using this guide for replacing the keyboard, be very careful with the keyboard connector on the motherboard. If you break the connector you’ll have to replace the whole motherboard.

Before you can remove the keyboard you’ll have to unlock the connector and this process is explained very well here. Take a look at the steps 14-18.

Also, you can use this guide for removing and replacing the wireless card witch could be found under the keyboard.

This detailed step-by-step (link removed because the site is gone) guide will help you to remove and replace the keyboard on an Everex StepNote laptop.  These instructions will work for the following Everex StepNote models: NC1501, NC1502, NC1503, NC1510, NC1610, VA2000, VA2001, VA4100, VA4101, VA4103 and VA4300.

Be very careful with the keyboard connector on the motherboard shown in the steps 14-17. This connector is permanently soldered to the motherboard. If you break the connector your laptop keyboard will become nonfunctional and you’ll have to replace the whole motherboard or use the laptop with an external USB keyboard.

Update: I removed the link because the site with instructions is gone. Please submit a link to the disassembly guide if you know where it is.

Instructions published at amilo-forum.com explain how to remove the keyboard from a Fujitsu Amilo A1667G notebook.
On most notebooks the keyboard is secured by two or three screws hidden under the plastic cover above the keyboard but not in this model.

In Amilo A1667G the keyboard is secured by a few plastic notches.

using the modeling knife i pressed the notches to the side while trying to put the knife’s blade under the keyboard so that i can lift it.
You can start from the top side and one by one press the notches while the keyboard is released.

How to disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard.

1. Carefully unlock the connector by moving the brown plastic brace in the direction shown by two red arrows. You’ll have to move just a little bit, maybe 1-2 millimeters.
2. After the connector has been unlocked you can pull the cable and remove the keyboard.

This step-by-step laptop disassembly and upgrading guide will explain how to remove the cooling fan and replace the processor in a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro v2030.

You can easily access the cooling module from the bottom of the laptop if you remove the cover.

1. Removing and cleaning the cooling fan.
In order to remove the fan you’ll have to remove two screws and unplug the fan cable from the motherboard. If the heatsink is clogged with dust, clean it up using compressed air.
Cleaning the cooling module once in two or three months will help you to avoid the well-known overheating problem, when your laptop runs very how and shuts down without any warning in the middle of doing something.

2. Replacing, upgrading the processor.
You can speed up your laptop by upgrading the processor as the author explains in great details.

I decided to make this tutorial because I couldn’t find any good info when I decided I wanted to upgrade the 1500 Celeron M processor in my Amilo Pro V2030 to a Pentium M of a higher speed, the Processor I decided upon was a 1700 Pentium M with a 2MB cache.

You can search for this processor here.

If you replaced the processor and after that your laptop for some reason stopped booting, make sure the processor is properly seated in the socket and the socket is LOCKED.

This guide explains how to remove the keyboard and clean the cooling fan inside a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M7440 laptop. It’s possible that this guide will work for some other Amilo laptops with the same case.

If your laptop shuts off on its own without any warning most likely it happens because of processor overheating. The processor overheat because of dust buildup between the fan and heatsink. If that’s the case, cleaning the cooling fan and heatsink will fix the problem.

In order to access the cooling module you’ll have to remove the keyboard. It’s not difficult, simply remove the plastic bezel above the keyboard and then unscrew the keyboard. The cooling module is located under the metal plate under the the keyboard.

You can clean the cooling module with compressed air without removing the cooling fan. Simply spray air inside the fan until there is no dust inside the heatsink.

Also, you can replace thermal compound between the heat sink and processor.

These instructions will help you take apart Panasonic Toughbook CF-R3/R4/R5 notebooks. The instructions were made for a Panasonic CF-R4 notebook but should work for CF-R3 and CF-R5 too because these computers have the same case.

The instructions will walk you through removing the keyboard, top cover assembly and replacing the hard drive.

There is no easy access to the hard drive, it’s buried deep inside the laptop and located under the top cover.

Many sources state that the Panasonic Let’s Note series use 3.3v drives instead of standard 5v models. The R4 I opened had a stock 5v Toshiba MK6034GAX inside without any modification, jumpering or cutting of pins.

You can replace the stock 60GB hard drive with a larger one. The author of the guide replaced the stock hard drive with a 250GB Western Digital drive.

WARNING!
1. Be very careful when you are disconnecting the keyboard. The keyboard cable is plugged into the connector on the motherboard. You’ll have to unlock the connector first and then pull the keyboard cable. If you break the connector, you’ll have to replace the whole motherboard or use your notebook with an external keyboard because the internal keyboard will not work.
2. Be very careful when you are removing the top cover assembly. There is a cable connecting the touchpad to the motherboard. If the touchpad stopped working after reassembly, most likely you pulled the touchpad cable from the connector. Reconnect the cable.

Here’s another guide for upgrading the hard drive on a Panasonic CF-R3 notebook but in this case the author had to make some modifications to the hard drive.

Laptops are a great tool for all your computer needs. Whether taking notes in a classroom, preparing a business presentation or handling personal finances, today’s laptop computers have the power and portability to go almost anywhere and do almost anything.

Fortunately, this also means they can serve what is possibly the most important purpose of computers: Gaming. Today’s laptops can definitely provide the graphics, display capabilities, and processing power for a top-flight gaming experience.

The company most widely known for building powerful laptops primarily for gaming is undoubtedly Alienware. Of course, if you want the most powerful gaming laptop on the planet, it’s not going to be cheap. Fortunately, you can configure your Alienware laptop, shave off stuff that you can do without, and get them at a more reasonable price.

About Alienware

Alienware offers notebook computers, desktops, and entertainment centers that are all about a high quality visual experience in a cool-looking package. If you’re looking for 15-17 inch gaming laptops, you’re going to want something in Alienware’s “Area-51” line.

The Area-51 m9750

The Area-51 m9750 has no shortage of power, with an Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor, a NVIDIA® GeForce 8700M GT processor and a DirectX® 10 high performance mobile graphics processor. Add NVIDIA SLI™ Technology with up to a gigabyte of graphics memory and a 17-inch screen and you have the recipe for an unbeatable gaming experience. All of this along with RAID options for your hard drives for either high reading speed or lockdown security plus a DVR is as little as $1,399.

The Area-51 m15x

The Area-51 m15x has it all when it comes to laptop gaming. This 15.4-inch notebook offers mind-blowing graphics with an NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800M GTX graphics processor with 512 MB of graphics memory. It brings high performance with Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processors and offers High Definition video. The minimum configuration starts at less than $1,500.

The Area-51 m17x

The Area-51 m17x brings the power of the m15x to a 17-inch screen along with maximum storage capabilities. Starting at under $2,200, the m17x has the graphics power of the NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX graphics processor with up to 1 gig of dedicated memory.

The Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor is available for the m17x as well, bringing this laptop to the height of computing power for a mobile unit. Hi Def video editing and audio mixing is available, along with a staggering 1 TB of storage capacity and additional Smart Bay drive option for another 500 gigs.