Under the Hood | A look inside the Alienware m16 r2

How to get into and out of the m16 r2 for upgrading. And, a look inside the m16 r2 and what's upgradeable.
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[@marshallbaires]

I have tried different DDR5 Ram unsuccessfully (64 gb kits). What brand works? Anybody do this successfully yet? Crucial and Ripjaw do not work.

[@rinrin-rl8ye]

thanks a lot , video looks so dark , bright it may be better.

[@techknowlux]

@rinrin-rl8ye Sorry for that.

[@gabeelias2433]

Are both ram slots occupied? Or is one ram chip a 16gb?

[@mixni]

Does the middle of your bottom case flex a little? towards the (rear of the laptop)? I noticed after I opened mine up, it now flexes in that area a little & doesn't feel firm, but I can't remember if it did before I opened it up. I connected all the clips as you showed aswell.

[@techknowlux]

@mixni There is a bit of flex in the center. Yes, nothing to worry too much about though.

[@daygeckoarthawaii1360]

I had a refurb M16 R1 and and went to upgrade the RAM. The battery plug would not come out. I had to force it with a tiny screwdriver and it eventually came free. But I also shorted the plug and caused a spark. It booted to BIOS eventually... I discovered that the previous owner had unplugged the battery per the BIOS logs, and I think that's why the plug was stuck. I will never unplug a battery again to replace RAM. The risk to damaging the plug or shorting the motherboard is just not worth it. I've never damaged a motherboard by putting in RAM with the battery connected.

[@techknowlux]

@daygeckoarthawaii1360 I've had the same experience and I've been using laptops for more than 20 years and upgrading them - including swapping hard drives, installing RAM, WiFi cards etc. I don't bother disconnecting the battery unless I'm going to take it apart for cleaning or dismantling and re-pasting the CPU/CPU - then you don't have a choice usually.

[@ThePhantomMajor09]

What is the config of this one?

[@techknowlux]

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[@SharrodVisuals]

Did you say soldered RAM?

[@techknowlux]

@SharrodVisuals Probably mis-spoken. This laptop has RAM slots.

[@gideao_paganotto]

why light is off?

[@techknowlux]

@gideao_paganotto Light is on but I guess not strong enough. I did not have time to re-shoot the whole thing again so apologies for the darker than usual shots. I'm trying to adjust my setup for overhead shots to be better, brighter and clearer.

[@michelhoogstraate5168]

Pretty lame NO (normal) SD SLOT 😞

[@techknowlux]

@michelhoogstraate5168 So they can sell you and charge you for cloud storage. But I agree, SD slots should be standard. It's easier to get an adapter and support micro/nano SD - not so the other way around.

[@wunlymshim7768]

Wow what a downgrade from the R1.

[@techknowlux]

@wunlymshim7768 tell me about it man!!!