I have an Alienware laptop model # M17X that got wet. Does not power on at all. I opened it up to inspect the MB. After cleaning board with 91% alcohol I can see a couple of components that are burned out. Does anyone have the boardview file and MB schematic for this particular model so that I can determine which replacement resistors and regulators I need to purchase? I have searched and searched to no avail. I have found the boardview and schematic for Alienware M17 among other Alienware models but no luck for model M17X.

Thanks for the input, but I like to try to fix things and I'm fairly good at doing just that. Besides, $180.00 for a used motherboard versus $5.00 max for replacement components. I don't even need to think about it. It irks me how readily people in our society just throw anything that breaks and needs repaired away. So many things are so easily repaired and made basically new once again. That is if you do it yourself. DIY... YouTube tutorials are your best friend. Thanks for the input, but I like to try to fix things and I'm fairly good at doing just that. Besides, $180.00 for a used motherboard versus $5.00 max for replacement components. I don't even need to think about it. It irks me how readily people in our society just throw anything that breaks and needs repaired away. So many things are so easily repaired and made basically new once again. That is if you do it yourself. DIY... YouTube tutorials are your best friend.

why not ask a dell.com where tons of aliens there. no really.
dell.com click community.
the only board views are on ebay, used for sale
no dell PC has any schematics, zero !!!
they are a secret those. ok. like most OEM.s
Do.
well the first thing you failed do first.
is to remove all huge batteries and test on AC power pack only, this is step one on all laptops made, and a new RTC coin cell at the same time,

if still dead and chips burned, buy a used mobo off ebay, dell does not sell them at all.
they (dell) dont even have parts list like mighty HP.com has.(partsurfer)
time for a new mOBO, ? sure.

well your statement is not true, things did change for the last 40 years,
SMD , ever seen any one rework SDM parts.
nor any schematics.
ever seen a BOM, a bill of materials on any Laptop, mobo? no you did not and some parts are not generic but are dell contract parts.!!

The parts that blew up , you lost the top ID makers on the part, so no BOM no Joy, for sure.
some parts chips (all) this old are not made now and very hard to find,(you forget that)
(like regulators)

VRM regulators are top failure on most poor grade laptops. some fail; with a shorted battery I told you to remove first.

one other thing is this there is not a huge sales of those PC, they are boutique, for rabid gamers, with huge deep pockets.
Some at $6000 a pop, 6 times what the thing is worth too. (only Klingons buy them?)


that means DELL PCB spare parts are crazy expensive for rarity. I'd sell one if given to me, no use for alien anything here, and some love to overheat. too. many do , (smaller the case worse the heat)

Build a DESKTOP with ASUS mobo, Z270 up
and game and will not burn up ever.
or used DELL 8900 and put in any GPU card you want, cheap.

next time avoid ALIENware, why not ask a dell.com where tons of aliens there. no really. dell.com click community. the only board views are on ebay, used for sale no dell PC has any schematics, zero !!! they are a secret those. ok. like most OEM.s Do. well the first thing you failed do first. is to remove all huge batteries and test on AC power pack only, this is step one on all laptops made, and a new RTC coin cell at the same time, if still dead and chips burned, buy a used mobo off ebay, dell does not sell them at all. they (dell) dont even have parts list like mighty HP.com has.(partsurfer) time for a new mOBO, ? sure. well your statement is not true, things did change for the last 40 years, SMD , ever seen any one rework SDM parts. nor any schematics. ever seen a BOM, a bill of materials on any Laptop, mobo? no you did not and some parts are not generic but are dell contract parts.!! The parts that blew up , you lost the top ID makers on the part, so no BOM no Joy, for sure. some parts chips (all) this old are not made now and very hard to find,(you forget that) (like regulators) VRM regulators are top failure on most poor grade laptops. some fail; with a shorted battery I told you to remove first. one other thing is this there is not a huge sales of those PC, they are boutique, for rabid gamers, with huge deep pockets. Some at $6000 a pop, 6 times what the thing is worth too. (only Klingons buy them?) that means DELL PCB spare parts are crazy expensive for rarity. I'd sell one if given to me, no use for alien anything here, and some love to overheat. too. many do , (smaller the case worse the heat) Build a DESKTOP with ASUS mobo, Z270 up and game and will not burn up ever. or used DELL 8900 and put in any GPU card you want, cheap. next time avoid ALIENware,