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    Alienware 14 motherboard

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Epic Unicat, Jul 7, 2017.

  1. Epic Unicat

    Epic Unicat Newbie

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    Hey guys I ordered an Alienware 14 and I'm just wondering if I would be able to put the motherboard of an Alienware 13 in it? How well would it work out and what problems would I run into.
     
    Epic Unicat, Jul 7, 2017
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    xKilXlerx Notebook Geek

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    I dont think its possible,The AW13 uses 2 fans, the AW only uses 1. Also some cables and pins may be different.
     
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Rarely can you change the motherboard of laptops to another model. I don't think the motherboard of the 13 and 14 look similar at all.
     
    namaiki, Jul 7, 2017
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    In that case would like I be able to use just the aw13 parts in the aw14? As in the motherboard and everything that goes with it other than the screen, keyboard, and those types of things?
     
    Epic Unicat, Jul 8, 2017
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    You might be able to use the RAM (if it's the same type. - i.e. DDR3 and DDR4 are not compatible.) and the hard drive but that's about it.
     
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