HELP. My Alienware alpha power button has fell off and I can’t turn it on!

[Jtreds]

When unplugging the cmos battery to fix the yellow light of death I realised that my power button inside the Alienware alpha was gone and I can’t turn it on, PLEASE HELP.

[Titchgamer]

I have never seen one of these things but if its basicly a standard pc in there just chop the wires and fit a momentary switch of some kind.

They are only push to make buttons normally.

[Jtreds]

I would but the thing is the sw wire is impossible to get to

[PL1]

I would but the thing is the sw wire is impossible to get to

A very small form-factor case like yours is going to be hard to work with, but there must be some way to disassemble things enough to get at the switch wires since they had to wire and install the switch in the first place.

Posting pics from several angles might help.


Scott

[Jtreds]

Yeah but there is no tutorial on how to find the power wire and nothing on the internet

[Mr. Peabody]

Start taking it apart.

[Titchgamer]

The wires you need will be coming out of the back of the switch.

So I would start there.

Get yaself a screwdriver and start taking it apart carefully taking pictures as you go.

I doubt anyone here has had to do it either so you are the trend setter.

[PL1]

Yeah but there is no tutorial on how to find the power wire and nothing on the internet

At least one review has pictures with the cover removed.

Include broader search terms like review, inside, breakdown, teardown, repair, replace, etc.

taking pictures as you go.

^ This.


Scott