Your videos got me brave enough to repair my old Alienware M17 R2 laptop. It wasn't my everyday for years now, and I figured that if I can repair actual commercial aircraft on the daily, it would be really sad if I couldn't replace a battery and top lid/screen on a 2019 dinosaur. Maybe someday I'll get up the courage to do some repasting.
I've torn apart my old 15 r3 around 10 times already to repaste, change wifi card, change the battery, cmos and replaced the 60hz screen to a 120hz one. Never knew it was a horror to other technicians as well. The amount of screws is just insane.
same with me. i remember staying up till 2 am to get it all done in one sitting. the relief when it powered on no problem is indescribable. Would never buy one again due to things like the steam deck existing but dont regret having that beast in 2015.
Next time use Thermal Grizzly Kryosheet as the thermal paste replacement. It does wonders and you practically never have to open the laptop ever again.
Love the longer videos, it really makes you appreciate the hard work repair shops go through to satisfy costumers and show off their skills that not many can replicate. You really are THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT’S EVER LIVED
The best part of this video was 10:30 minutes in. People have no clue the patience and time it takes working on some of this equipment. How easily it is to accidentally bust cable connector. I'm very good at what I do but still get anxiety after 42 years doing repairs on equipment like this. Right off the bat you know this are time consuming and need to charge correctly.
I was going to ask this question on your contact form but see it's for paid services only. Making these videos are time consuming to say the least. For all the time invested has it been worth it?
Working on these types of machines requires a level of patience capable of waiting out the heat death of the universe. Having the beast boot up after the arduous work... 1000% pure dopamine! Hope your muscles and Lupe's hands recover soon!
Im a tiny little asian man who also has raccoon hands. Ive finally got into repairing laptops on the side. Mainly built desktops for friends and some customers. Holy hell, laptops are a whole different beast. I dont even attempt anything apple yet, and probably never will. I've wat hed all your videos and love the humor and commentary. Stay being the greatest technician thats ever lived!
As a fellow A17 R5 user who worked on the laptop myself, can say that you get used to hustle with time. Had to basically ditch it because paying 100$ keyboard and 150$ chinese battery clone were a little too much(and because I bought a PC). And I can't imagine how hard it is to sustain a buisness like this
@@SalemTechspertsWait, seriously? This UA-cam channel is the only reason you still have your laptop repair shop open? We need legislation before every repair shop closes its doors. Or the framework laptop to get more popular, whichever happens first. Personally, I'm looking forward to getting myself a 16 inch one in a couple of years when I can finally save up enough money and they've ironed out all the kinks. After seeing what happened with their first generation 13 inch Framework, I knew there would be issues with their first 16 inch one.
@@SalemTechsperts reminds me of the Lawn Mower repair business due to the fact it is very hard to find parts for certain mowers a lot of them can't be repaired for that very reason.
I love the long video content, It doesn't feel very heavy and it's entertaining, and what you say is true, the right to repair is something that must be fought for, consequences such as high labor costs or the closure of repair shops should not be normalized. I hope to see more videos like this in the channel, i loved it!
This video is underrated.. Amazing.. I own one of these are it is still my daily driver.. And I had to do the same fan repair on it.. It was a nightmare. I ended making a similar mistake with the WiFi attenae.. But I destroyed the cables themselves and not the card.. So it was a simpler replacement.. But I did end up going to a repair shop and getting it done.. Overall, thank god newer laptops aren't as bad these days with these kinds of repairs, but there needs to be more right to repair in serious.. Genuine parts needs to be accessible the same way companies commit to phone updates on software.. It should be anywhere from 5 to 10 years of guarantee parts.. Otherwise it's jus more e-waste and head hurting hunting for after market crappy parts, u never know if they are gonna work.. So much time and money lost.. Keep up the great work and loved that "4th" wall break u did there.
My Alienware 17 R4 has been at the repair shop for about a year now. Repair guy made me buy another motherboard but still havent been able to make it work. I wish shipping outside my country wasn't so expensive so I could have it repaired by THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THATS EVER LIVED.
I just forgot your yt channel name and i typed "the greatest technician that ever lived" and as i thought yt quickly recognized and hit back to bro... You literally branded your line of greatest technician bro....
14:33 iirc. Windows only loads some drivers, depending on the hardware configuration it was installed/last booted on. Usually fine, but when the storage driver drastically changes (SATA vs. NVMe vs. VirtIO for example) it often causes problems. It's a common issue in VMs where even if the necessary drivers are installed switching out the virtual controller type can cause these sorts of problems.
To add to this, Dells (at least Latitudes) like to switch from AHCI to RAID mode randomly, without anybody asking. Especially when you switch the drives.
I love to see full length videos from you! They are a blast to watch and just shows that you're THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT'S EVER LIVED. Also heck yeah for the Right to Repair shoutout.
Really liked your more serious section of the video. I was actively engaged and listening instead of just letting the brain rot take over and drooling with my eyes crossed while mouth breathing.
I understand now why you can’t edit alienware video in one minute. It take 3 minutes to lift and 11 minutes to find and rants all about sacred replacements parts.
Once I replaced the battery off an Alienware 17 R5. Other than time consumption it was much easier than expected because of the screw holes are marked properly and didn't end up with extra screws
I was watching and was thinking, man it would be really cool if he replaced that wifi card for the customer just cause. AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY DID!!!!!!!! Subbed and liked, keep up the great work!
I know this comment is a bit late but I want you to know that your laptop repair vids inspired me to break open my old Lenovo and taught me how to clean it!! The fans were going so hard when I was playing games even at low settings, and your vids helped guide me through cleaning the fans and vents, checking the thermal paste, and making sure everything was in working order. It's still working just fine for light gaming and work, and I'll be turning to your channel if I need to do anything more. Thank you for posting these videos and educating people ❤
Love the videos. Working in a repair shop myself, it's nice to see and hear the insights that you give on repairs like this. Alienware's always make everyone in our shop scared because of the absolute mess they can be depending on what's wrong, so it's nice to see someone else feeling that same pain. The long form videos too are a nice addition to the brain rot that normally gets posted (meant that respectfully of course, smooth brain likes rot)
As someone that is upgrading there gaming laptop with an M2, you for sure have taught me a lot about computers and laptops. Especially there inner workings.
I have Alienware 15 R3. I bought it in 2018. I replaced the thermal paste with Thermal Grizzly Kryosheet and I never had to open the laptop ever again. And oh boy! The thermal performance have been far far better than even liquid metal I tried earlier.
This guy is a real one I'd say. From the genuine care towards to customer to the well excecuted repair job, he is trully the greatest technitian to ever live
It's fourth wall. The idiom is coined from stage plays where you have a backdrop and stage left and stage right. The fourth wall is, obviously, the invisible one through which the audience is watching. Hence, to break the fourth wall means to address the audience by removing the imaginary wall between the actors and the audience. The more you know!
I appreciate the 4th-wall-break there. I've been rocking an AW 17 R4 since ~2016 and it's a solid machine (if you can forgive the price tag). I've disassembled pretty much every part of it completely (except for the screen) and as much as it's a PITA to get to some of the deeper parts, it's been a joy to work on and a survived daily 16+ hour uptimes and daily trips to school/work the past 8 years. I can see how someone that's just tearing into one can break things but compared to the likes of my old HP Pavilion dv7 (where the screen screw-mounts break off the case any time you try to service it to remove dust from it's pathetic fan), it's not hard to avoid breaking cables if you have 5 extra seconds to give it a lighter touch, a pair of functioning eyes, and a braincell left un-rotten (obviously no challenge for THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT'S EVER LIVED). Parts are definitely ass to get a hold of though, and my current (second replacement) battery shows clear signs of multiple sticker layers applied to hide its real origin and capacity. Time will tell how long my ebay fan replacements will last. R2R WHEN.
Within the past year I obtained my CompTIA A+ cert and bought a laptop repair kit since I recently felt confident enough to try and repair my old laptops, as well as my fiancée’s laptop. The first one I took apart was an Alienware 17 R4 to replace the DC jack, and while the replacement was a success the fix was not, and I managed to break the tiny pin on the Wi-Fi card in the process. At this point I’m certain there’s a short on the MOBO and it needs replacement anyway but idk if that’s even worth the hassle for me. My assumption working through this thing was that all laptops were this tedious. I’ve since come to realize that this is not the case, and become even more grateful that the repairs I did on the other laptops were successful. So this is my way of saying I appreciate what you do and that I’m assuming you actually got this thing to work, because amateur me sure couldn’t get his working! Lol
Such a quality content, not only for the humour, but the advice and guidance he provides for pc enthusiasts and actual repair shops out there watching it; No doubt why this channel is where it is.
My first hands on pc stuff was while opening, repasting and changing the 4 fans on my Alienware X15 R2. Despite being quite easier than this one, it has been a very educational experience and everything went fine! Now I'm into try repairinf everything, from microsoldering to other stuff Your videos are always wonderful man, keep it up!
Nice video, and I appreciate your honest and sincere explanation during your intermission. I was hoping you'd fix the WiFi, and you didn't disappoint! I work on old computers as a hobby, but some laptops are beyond me. I agree with you that some repairs really should be given to a professional like you. Hopefully your next repair will have more gooch for you to enjoy!
ah this laptop. What a coinncidence, one ended up in my possession due to a daughterboard literally exploding and since I'm not an expert in soldering it's being taken apart. Good work on this one and thank you for being a good technician!
With all the perfect replacement and cleaning you did, I thought it would cost about ~ 500$. This was a really customer friendly repair and even I would consider taking my broken device to someone like you for that price rather than go through the hassle.
Fun fact from a former tech who worked at a Dell repair shop that sold these things new. These were so prone to lemon failures out of the box Dell would fast track return to vendors on them. They LOVED to pop power mosfets like they were candy.
It feels good to have a technician like you around, when my alienware laptop starts needing repairs I'll be sure to bring it to you. If youre willing to work on it
Hey man ,my pc just crashed and it starts turning on and off so i remember that you the greatest technician thats ever lived did the ram thing and it works. Thank you the grates technician thats ever lived😂
You did a great job fixing this computer, and the video was very entertaining. The delivery driver Lupe bit is my favorite😂 Thank you for making us laugh! Also, 7:46 nice t-shirt😂
Dude definitely loves his job and is passionate about it. I laugh at his jokes yet mentally tense up when he talks of stupid industrial problems. Man has that devoted teacher aura.
I am currently watching this video on my Alienware 17 r5. Need to change the thermal paste because my temperature readings are atrocious. Did that twice before but I get this feeling of dread every time I have to do it again. This video was the motivation I needed. Thanks.
Fixed my old ASUS laptop all thanks to one of your random UA-cam shorts giving me a clue to what was wrong with it. It wasn't as easy as it I thought it would be but not too hard. My laptop was almost recycled thank God that Is was able to fix the problem.
10:26 I've done this about a dozen times with my gaming laptops over the years, mostly ASUS. A lot of hours and a lot of headaches, but I learned a hell of a lot doing it. Hardest one I've ever worked on was a ASUS ROG Zephyrus S 15.6. Took it apart 5 times trying to fix thermal issues until I finally realized the problem was that the thermal design was just crap and it would never get enough airflow no matter what I did. The older thicc ones that felt like they had jet engines in the back were so much better. Best one is the Gigabyte Aero 15 I replaced it with. Way better internal design and much easier to disassemble.
Preach brother! I bought an Alienware 17 R5 during the pandemic, no post. It was a nightmare.. Let me give you a hint from an old technician. (3 years at compacq in the depot) Get a sheet of paper and draw the back of the laptop, wherever you take a screw out put it on that part of the drawing. You might have to use multiple sheets for a different levels but you'll never have any extra screws.
You know why the Wi-Fi didn't work the first two times? The cards you used were not on the hardware Whitelist in the Bios. It's some bu llshit OEM vendors do 😢
When buying a new laptop, I had to pick between Alienware M18R1 (the new one), Lenovo Legion 7, Razer 18, some Asus and some HP laptop. Did not take HP because the up/down arrow buttons are half-size, and at work it always was a big problem if they started bugging out. Asus had a reputatiin of weak build that tends to break. Lenovo and Razer had a power button right above backspace key. I know that AW is hard to repair, but mine does it's job well, so hopefully I'll still work on it in several years. And on a good day it boots up faster than I can take my phone and unlock it.
I've had to cut thermal pads and replace thermal paste for my own gpu before and I know some of the pain involved in doing that, can't imagine how much worse it was needing to cut out all of those tiny thermal pads and align them properly though while working with all the tiny screws in that laptop. Kudos to you sir, I don't know how you have any sanity left 😂❤
I had bought this exact laptop with a 1070ti locally that had been water damaged for $30 locally. I had to replace the: HDD, charging port, charging chipset, thermal pads, and HDD. It still runs to this day as a Minecraft server! This laptop is built like a absolute tank but like you pointed out in your video multiple times, this was pretty difficult to take apart.
Trying. The store is appointment only now and I’m vetting each repair to make sure it’s something I can make content with so I’m not overwhelmed with bs and can deliver videos to you all every week
I have never enjoyed working with Alienware stuff. We use to have them for flight simulation for the pilots and they were always needy. I hope it has gotten better since my old ass was doing this nearly 20 years ago. Sorry I haven’t found your channel sooner. I enjoy your content
Thank you for finding my channel and thanks for your comment! Better late than never! Alienware desktops remain difficult to work on, but to their credit their laptops have gotten more repair friendly. Unfortunately any high powered machine will tend to require more maintenance than its low powered rivals
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Only real ones make it to the end of the video.
real
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Alright the greatest technician that ever lived 😊
sure
My Raccoon fingers are still a viable option and a reminder Aliens dont like being probed.
I won't lie, I miss when laptops where thicker and more sturdy
Same dude
"The larger the mass, The larger the attraction"
- A Guy Who Likes Big-
You mean THICCer ?
Damn that laptop be thicc asf
That’s what she sa…what a minute.
Your videos got me brave enough to repair my old Alienware M17 R2 laptop. It wasn't my everyday for years now, and I figured that if I can repair actual commercial aircraft on the daily, it would be really sad if I couldn't replace a battery and top lid/screen on a 2019 dinosaur. Maybe someday I'll get up the courage to do some repasting.
Remove the battery and watch those ribbon cables!
I hope you work for Airbus. Eyyyyy
If you replaced a screen/lid you can re paste. It's easier most of the time, with some exception maybe. Also, 2019 is a dinosaur now?! Gah! Lol
Awvee ... little bro and the M17 ... I almost chose it, but wanted bigger, and was not disappointed
@@daflipbizkitI see what u did there 😂
"....they're built to withstand more physical abuse than my liver on a day that ends in Y"💀
We saw what you did there Mr. Slick
Mr Slim Shady
Lupe took the first part to heart
guss who has hugs
"The Greatest Liver Had Ever Lived".
Slim Fingers Shady
Lupe took such good care of the laptop while delivering it, 10/10 postman. And 10/10 The Greatest Technician That's Ever Lived for repairing it
You know it’s gonna be a good day when “THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THATS EVER LIVED uploads, THE GREATEST LONG FORMAT VIDEO THATS EVER LIVED.🎉
ikr
I've torn apart my old 15 r3 around 10 times already to repaste, change wifi card, change the battery, cmos and replaced the 60hz screen to a 120hz one. Never knew it was a horror to other technicians as well. The amount of screws is just insane.
But the fact you could do all those upgrades makes it all worth while tbh
Same here done all those things with my 17 R3 with a 50rs screw driver in a few hours. Lol😂
same with me. i remember staying up till 2 am to get it all done in one sitting. the relief when it powered on no problem is indescribable. Would never buy one again due to things like the steam deck existing but dont regret having that beast in 2015.
did you use any guide? i had the same laptop, but once i opened the back panel, i chickened out lmao
Next time use Thermal Grizzly Kryosheet as the thermal paste replacement. It does wonders and you practically never have to open the laptop ever again.
Love the longer videos, it really makes you appreciate the hard work repair shops go through to satisfy costumers and show off their skills that not many can replicate. You really are THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT’S EVER LIVED
The best part of this video was 10:30 minutes in. People have no clue the patience and time it takes working on some of this equipment. How easily it is to accidentally bust cable connector. I'm very good at what I do but still get anxiety after 42 years doing repairs on equipment like this. Right off the bat you know this are time consuming and need to charge correctly.
I was going to ask this question on your contact form but see it's for paid services only.
Making these videos are time consuming to say the least. For all the time invested has it been worth it?
Working on these types of machines requires a level of patience capable of waiting out the heat death of the universe.
Having the beast boot up after the arduous work... 1000% pure dopamine!
Hope your muscles and Lupe's hands recover soon!
I love people like him just out of humanity they help even tho the owner said don't worry about the wifi ,and also thought u won't just leave it
It's the ocd bug. The completionist and perfectionist in us.
Nothing's down out of pure altruism
I can tell y'all have fun with these videos. LOL that hat change when you said we don't speak of last time was so out of pocket😂
I had to activate my Jedi
"I like money" killed me 💀
Please don’t die, the world needs your GPU repair skills!
I like money because it buys me food. And computer stuff.
that ad transition was smooth ngl
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😂The best
The greatest tank commander that's ever lived
Im a tiny little asian man who also has raccoon hands. Ive finally got into repairing laptops on the side. Mainly built desktops for friends and some customers. Holy hell, laptops are a whole different beast. I dont even attempt anything apple yet, and probably never will. I've wat hed all your videos and love the humor and commentary. Stay being the greatest technician thats ever lived!
My 14 year old Alienware M17x R1 sheds a tear for such beautiful work
Only the greatest dell technician that's ever lived can best andy on repairing dell stuff
The greatest technician that’s ever lived
As a fellow A17 R5 user who worked on the laptop myself, can say that you get used to hustle with time. Had to basically ditch it because paying 100$ keyboard and 150$ chinese battery clone were a little too much(and because I bought a PC). And I can't imagine how hard it is to sustain a buisness like this
There's a reason every computer repair shop is closing its doors
@@SalemTechsperts i pray it doesn't come to that.
How else are we gonna get our dose of the greatest technician that's ever lived?
@@chains84 If it weren't for you guys I would've already
@@SalemTechspertsWait, seriously? This UA-cam channel is the only reason you still have your laptop repair shop open? We need legislation before every repair shop closes its doors. Or the framework laptop to get more popular, whichever happens first. Personally, I'm looking forward to getting myself a 16 inch one in a couple of years when I can finally save up enough money and they've ironed out all the kinks. After seeing what happened with their first generation 13 inch Framework, I knew there would be issues with their first 16 inch one.
@@SalemTechsperts reminds me of the Lawn Mower repair business due to the fact it is very hard to find parts for certain mowers a lot of them can't be repaired for that very reason.
6:07 THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT'S EVER LIVED.
I love the long video content, It doesn't feel very heavy and it's entertaining, and what you say is true, the right to repair is something that must be fought for, consequences such as high labor costs or the closure of repair shops should not be normalized. I hope to see more videos like this in the channel, i loved it!
This video is underrated.. Amazing.. I own one of these are it is still my daily driver.. And I had to do the same fan repair on it.. It was a nightmare. I ended making a similar mistake with the WiFi attenae.. But I destroyed the cables themselves and not the card.. So it was a simpler replacement.. But I did end up going to a repair shop and getting it done.. Overall, thank god newer laptops aren't as bad these days with these kinds of repairs, but there needs to be more right to repair in serious.. Genuine parts needs to be accessible the same way companies commit to phone updates on software.. It should be anywhere from 5 to 10 years of guarantee parts.. Otherwise it's jus more e-waste and head hurting hunting for after market crappy parts, u never know if they are gonna work.. So much time and money lost.. Keep up the great work and loved that "4th" wall break u did there.
Just buy 2 or 3 at the same time
My Alienware 17 R4 has been at the repair shop for about a year now. Repair guy made me buy another motherboard but still havent been able to make it work. I wish shipping outside my country wasn't so expensive so I could have it repaired by THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THATS EVER LIVED.
6:17 bro was so traumatized by “last time” his hat changed for that specific clip lmao
I think it's cause he used a Jedi mind trick, cause that is the emblem on the Jedi, or at least it should be ig my quick google search was correct.
A Jedi hat
I just forgot your yt channel name and i typed "the greatest technician that ever lived" and as i thought yt quickly recognized and hit back to bro...
You literally branded your line of greatest technician bro....
"I wanna take this moment to break the 4th wall. 3rd wall? How many walls are there?"
Lupe: "Chris Jericho."
Absolutely priceless for me.
I don't get it
@@4crafters597 same here
14:33 iirc. Windows only loads some drivers, depending on the hardware configuration it was installed/last booted on. Usually fine, but when the storage driver drastically changes (SATA vs. NVMe vs. VirtIO for example) it often causes problems. It's a common issue in VMs where even if the necessary drivers are installed switching out the virtual controller type can cause these sorts of problems.
This is exactly it. It was loading RAID I believe before correcting itself in safe mode
To add to this, Dells (at least Latitudes) like to switch from AHCI to RAID mode randomly, without anybody asking. Especially when you switch the drives.
You need to ensure that the NVMe driver is enabled in Windows so before cloning open cmd as admin and type "sc config stornvme start= boot"
I love to see full length videos from you! They are a blast to watch and just shows that you're THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT'S EVER LIVED.
Also heck yeah for the Right to Repair shoutout.
Thank you!
Really liked your more serious section of the video. I was actively engaged and listening instead of just letting the brain rot take over and drooling with my eyes crossed while mouth breathing.
I understand now why you can’t edit alienware video in one minute. It take 3 minutes to lift and 11 minutes to find and rants all about sacred replacements parts.
Hahahah
Once I replaced the battery off an Alienware 17 R5. Other than time consumption it was much easier than expected because of the screw holes are marked properly and didn't end up with extra screws
The screw hole markings are CLUTCH. Dell deserves credit for that
I was watching and was thinking, man it would be really cool if he replaced that wifi card for the customer just cause. AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY DID!!!!!!!! Subbed and liked, keep up the great work!
I know this comment is a bit late but I want you to know that your laptop repair vids inspired me to break open my old Lenovo and taught me how to clean it!! The fans were going so hard when I was playing games even at low settings, and your vids helped guide me through cleaning the fans and vents, checking the thermal paste, and making sure everything was in working order. It's still working just fine for light gaming and work, and I'll be turning to your channel if I need to do anything more. Thank you for posting these videos and educating people ❤
Surprised the car didn’t break when backing up on the alienware. Great video
Hah!
Love the videos. Working in a repair shop myself, it's nice to see and hear the insights that you give on repairs like this. Alienware's always make everyone in our shop scared because of the absolute mess they can be depending on what's wrong, so it's nice to see someone else feeling that same pain. The long form videos too are a nice addition to the brain rot that normally gets posted (meant that respectfully of course, smooth brain likes rot)
We love real sized, horizontal videos!
Same, but the Shorts quench the brain rot of todays society
@@SalemTechspertsoh you know nothing about brainrot, it's been present in the form of religion for centuries!
As someone that is upgrading there gaming laptop with an M2, you for sure have taught me a lot about computers and laptops. Especially there inner workings.
7:38 "i got drugss wait u recording?" NAWHHHH WATTTT 💀💀💀💀
I have Alienware 15 R3. I bought it in 2018. I replaced the thermal paste with Thermal Grizzly Kryosheet and I never had to open the laptop ever again. And oh boy! The thermal performance have been far far better than even liquid metal I tried earlier.
Breaking the 4th wall...
That's deadpool disguised as the greatest technician that has ever lived.
This guy is a real one I'd say. From the genuine care towards to customer to the well excecuted repair job, he is trully the greatest technitian to ever live
It's fourth wall. The idiom is coined from stage plays where you have a backdrop and stage left and stage right. The fourth wall is, obviously, the invisible one through which the audience is watching. Hence, to break the fourth wall means to address the audience by removing the imaginary wall between the actors and the audience.
The more you know!
the job is tough for a lot of tech shops, but it should be easy for the greatest technician that's ever lived.
I liked you mentioning the right to repair issue with these types of machines we have.
I appreciate the 4th-wall-break there. I've been rocking an AW 17 R4 since ~2016 and it's a solid machine (if you can forgive the price tag). I've disassembled pretty much every part of it completely (except for the screen) and as much as it's a PITA to get to some of the deeper parts, it's been a joy to work on and a survived daily 16+ hour uptimes and daily trips to school/work the past 8 years.
I can see how someone that's just tearing into one can break things but compared to the likes of my old HP Pavilion dv7 (where the screen screw-mounts break off the case any time you try to service it to remove dust from it's pathetic fan), it's not hard to avoid breaking cables if you have 5 extra seconds to give it a lighter touch, a pair of functioning eyes, and a braincell left un-rotten (obviously no challenge for THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT'S EVER LIVED).
Parts are definitely ass to get a hold of though, and my current (second replacement) battery shows clear signs of multiple sticker layers applied to hide its real origin and capacity. Time will tell how long my ebay fan replacements will last. R2R WHEN.
I love this kind of long videos of yours. Do more...
I'm trying
Within the past year I obtained my CompTIA A+ cert and bought a laptop repair kit since I recently felt confident enough to try and repair my old laptops, as well as my fiancée’s laptop. The first one I took apart was an Alienware 17 R4 to replace the DC jack, and while the replacement was a success the fix was not, and I managed to break the tiny pin on the Wi-Fi card in the process. At this point I’m certain there’s a short on the MOBO and it needs replacement anyway but idk if that’s even worth the hassle for me.
My assumption working through this thing was that all laptops were this tedious. I’ve since come to realize that this is not the case, and become even more grateful that the repairs I did on the other laptops were successful. So this is my way of saying I appreciate what you do and that I’m assuming you actually got this thing to work, because amateur me sure couldn’t get his working! Lol
This video reminded me of my old laptop, it took 10 minutes to open Chrome but it started quickly
Such a quality content, not only for the humour, but the advice and guidance he provides for pc enthusiasts and actual repair shops out there watching it; No doubt why this channel is where it is.
1:30 trying to lift your laptop when you left the caseoh live stream tab on
My first hands on pc stuff was while opening, repasting and changing the 4 fans on my Alienware X15 R2. Despite being quite easier than this one, it has been a very educational experience and everything went fine! Now I'm into try repairinf everything, from microsoldering to other stuff
Your videos are always wonderful man, keep it up!
Watching this while I remove only the back cover on my laptop to clean the gooch, makes me appreciate my laptop a bit more (even if it's an HP lol)
HP ironically has some of the easiest to repair laptops in the industry
Nice video, and I appreciate your honest and sincere explanation during your intermission. I was hoping you'd fix the WiFi, and you didn't disappoint! I work on old computers as a hobby, but some laptops are beyond me. I agree with you that some repairs really should be given to a professional like you. Hopefully your next repair will have more gooch for you to enjoy!
You truly do live up to the name of "The Greatest Technician that's ever lived"
ah this laptop. What a coinncidence, one ended up in my possession due to a daughterboard literally exploding and since I'm not an expert in soldering it's being taken apart. Good work on this one and thank you for being a good technician!
The little "huueeh" at 5:50🤣🤣🤣
With all the perfect replacement and cleaning you did, I thought it would cost about ~ 500$. This was a really customer friendly repair and even I would consider taking my broken device to someone like you for that price rather than go through the hassle.
15:40 lupe just one-handed it 😨
Fun fact from a former tech who worked at a Dell repair shop that sold these things new. These were so prone to lemon failures out of the box Dell would fast track return to vendors on them. They LOVED to pop power mosfets like they were candy.
Rare footage of the greatest technician that's ever lived being serious WAS FOUND
It feels good to have a technician like you around, when my alienware laptop starts needing repairs I'll be sure to bring it to you. If youre willing to work on it
That Alienware Spaceship Crashed On The Earth For a Repair By The Greatest Technician That Ever Lived🗿
Hey man ,my pc just crashed and it starts turning on and off so i remember that you the greatest technician thats ever lived did the ram thing and it works. Thank you the grates technician thats ever lived😂
dude, your long videos are getting better and better it's so cool to watch. Keep it up !
Thank you!
*The greatest Kobe thats ever lived* 9:53
Lupe drives a Vanagon! Cute! And you know if you write FRAGILE on a package, it's guaranteed to be mishandled. Better you write Treat Brutally!
1:51 this is the only time i actually watch a sponsor. This man should be hired as a voice actor 🔥🔥.
The PCIe drive gen advice is gold AF
Always here to help 🫡
0:30 I'm putting this picture as my desktop background 🥰
*crying in pain after breaking both hands*
"He's fine"
doesn't look like it but the greatest technician that's ever lived never lies
Dude. Your segway to the advertisement is HIGHLY under rated. Good job. This was art.
"mother's balls" I felt that in my soul.
That came straight from my heart ❤️
You did a great job fixing this computer, and the video was very entertaining. The delivery driver Lupe bit is my favorite😂 Thank you for making us laugh! Also, 7:46 nice t-shirt😂
3:56 bros getting a bit too naughty
Dude definitely loves his job and is passionate about it. I laugh at his jokes yet mentally tense up when he talks of stupid industrial problems. Man has that devoted teacher aura.
14:15 And that folks is why he's the Greatest Technician That's Ever Lived!
I am currently watching this video on my Alienware 17 r5. Need to change the thermal paste because my temperature readings are atrocious. Did that twice before but I get this feeling of dread every time I have to do it again. This video was the motivation I needed. Thanks.
Very nice. I love the longer format videos.
Fixed my old ASUS laptop all thanks to one of your random UA-cam shorts giving me a clue to what was wrong with it. It wasn't as easy as it I thought it would be but not too hard. My laptop was almost recycled thank God that Is was able to fix the problem.
Back to the shop it goes 16:27
When you made that over the shoulder throw it screamed for "the greatest technician" interlude
"$350 well spent"
Ending: It WAS. XD
I've done this job on at least 3 of these, and it's nice to see the proof of how difficult this is to do.
Jesus! Even watching this is exhausting... and reminded me on why i gave up on my old laptop.
10:26 I've done this about a dozen times with my gaming laptops over the years, mostly ASUS. A lot of hours and a lot of headaches, but I learned a hell of a lot doing it.
Hardest one I've ever worked on was a ASUS ROG Zephyrus S 15.6. Took it apart 5 times trying to fix thermal issues until I finally realized the problem was that the thermal design was just crap and it would never get enough airflow no matter what I did. The older thicc ones that felt like they had jet engines in the back were so much better. Best one is the Gigabyte Aero 15 I replaced it with. Way better internal design and much easier to disassemble.
lupe delivery better than UPS
This is my new favorite channel. Well done dudes
Who else said "The Greatest Technician That's Ever Lived" at this(6:03) moment?:)
Preach brother!
I bought an Alienware 17 R5 during the pandemic, no post.
It was a nightmare..
Let me give you a hint from an old technician. (3 years at compacq in the depot)
Get a sheet of paper and draw the back of the laptop, wherever you take a screw out put it on that part of the drawing.
You might have to use multiple sheets for a different levels but you'll never have any extra screws.
You know why the Wi-Fi didn't work the first two times?
The cards you used were not on the hardware Whitelist in the Bios.
It's some bu llshit OEM vendors do 😢
Lupe has got great taste in VW Buses.
It matches his fine taste in women
@@SalemTechspertsand his 20 something wife's
@@GracinJones-ek8od 215+ actually
@@dhruvakhera5011 thanks 👍
When buying a new laptop, I had to pick between Alienware M18R1 (the new one), Lenovo Legion 7, Razer 18, some Asus and some HP laptop.
Did not take HP because the up/down arrow buttons are half-size, and at work it always was a big problem if they started bugging out.
Asus had a reputatiin of weak build that tends to break.
Lenovo and Razer had a power button right above backspace key.
I know that AW is hard to repair, but mine does it's job well, so hopefully I'll still work on it in several years. And on a good day it boots up faster than I can take my phone and unlock it.
Andy alien confirmed
I've had to cut thermal pads and replace thermal paste for my own gpu before and I know some of the pain involved in doing that, can't imagine how much worse it was needing to cut out all of those tiny thermal pads and align them properly though while working with all the tiny screws in that laptop. Kudos to you sir, I don't know how you have any sanity left 😂❤
My sanity ran out a long time ago 😂
6:12 WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME
It's night and day watching this where you praise the build of the laptop, and thinking back to GN's coverage of Alienware PCs.
The greatest mail delivery has ever lived
It''ll get there eventually not in one piece but in multiple. 😉
@@Lu-D-LupeYo, it’s Lupe
I had bought this exact laptop with a 1070ti locally that had been water damaged for $30 locally. I had to replace the: HDD, charging port, charging chipset, thermal pads, and HDD. It still runs to this day as a Minecraft server! This laptop is built like a absolute tank but like you pointed out in your video multiple times, this was pretty difficult to take apart.
are you doing regular uploads?
Trying. The store is appointment only now and I’m vetting each repair to make sure it’s something I can make content with so I’m not overwhelmed with bs and can deliver videos to you all every week
I have never enjoyed working with Alienware stuff. We use to have them for flight simulation for the pilots and they were always needy. I hope it has gotten better since my old ass was doing this nearly 20 years ago. Sorry I haven’t found your channel sooner. I enjoy your content
Thank you for finding my channel and thanks for your comment! Better late than never! Alienware desktops remain difficult to work on, but to their credit their laptops have gotten more repair friendly. Unfortunately any high powered machine will tend to require more maintenance than its low powered rivals