This job was TOUGH! Alienware 17 R5 Repair and Upgrade (3 Days of Pain)
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When an Alienware laptop walks into my store, I know my day is about to be ruined. But I wouldn't be in this industry if I didn't enjoy suffering, and boy was this one torture. From a destroyed WiFi card and broken keyboard, to spending 4 hours measuring, cutting, and replacing thermal pads, this job was definitely not worth what I charged.
Thankfully I have all of you amazing subscribers that watch my videos so I can offer repairs like this at a discount for people that deserve them.
But about other shops? Taking on repairs like these will put you out of business in no time, especially now.
Thanks for watching! - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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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.
"....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
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
I also have a 2019 laptop and repasting ain't bad. Maybe watcha tutorial or 2 and you will be fine
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
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.🎉
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
"I wanna take this moment to break the 4th wall. 3rd wall? How many walls are there?"
Lupe: "Chris Jericho."
Absolutely priceless for me.
that ad transition was smooth ngl
🫡
😂The best
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.
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
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
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!
"mother's balls" I felt that in my soul.
That came straight from my heart ❤️
*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
6:17 bro was so traumatized by “last time” his hat changed for that specific clip lmao
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
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!
The greatest technician that’s ever lived
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
3:56 bros getting a bit too naughty
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.
Breaking the 4th wall...
That's deadpool disguised as the greatest technician that has ever lived.
The greatest tank commander that's ever lived
My 14 year old Alienware M17x R1 sheds a tear for such beautiful work
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!
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.
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.
6:07 THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT'S EVER LIVED.
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!
That Alienware Spaceship Crashed On The Earth For a Repair By The Greatest Technician That Ever Lived🗿
Surprised the car didn’t break when backing up on the alienware. Great video
Hah!
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 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
Only the greatest dell technician that's ever lived can best andy on repairing dell stuff
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)
This video reminded me of my old laptop, it took 10 minutes to open Chrome but it started quickly
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
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!
Very nice. I love the longer format videos.
WOW! I remember watching you when you were at a few thousand subscribers! Youve made it such a long way keep it up man!
Thanks Liam!! I appreciate you sticking with me!
dude, your long videos are getting better and better it's so cool to watch. Keep it up !
Thank you!
Man I love these long format videos! Good job!
You truly do live up to the name of "The Greatest Technician that's ever lived"
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 liked you mentioning the right to repair issue with these types of machines we have.
Had an old m15x from 2011. Was my only computer for half a decade. Even lugged it to school for research and stuff and gave me back pain for years. Survived multiple drops. Was a total workhorse. Would still be working now if I hadn't tried to do some maintenance and lost the threading on one of the tension screws on the heatsink. That and the dead battery and fraying AC cable. Replacement parts were hard to come by where I'm from.
I appreciate the service you do. Working on laptops is such a pain, I tore the ribbon cable on my old macbook. I planned on using it "headless" anyways (old retina display), but didn't plan on needing a separate keyboard.
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.
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
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!
I love this kind of long videos of yours. Do more...
I'm trying
Really enjoy what you're doing here!
I enjoy you watching it! Thank you!
Jesus! Even watching this is exhausting... and reminded me on why i gave up on my old laptop.
Great job mate! Keep these long format videos going
I'm really loving the long form videos. Keep up the great content!
the greatest mailman that ever lived.
Nice work! You truly are the GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT'S EVER LIVED!
Never knew you made full videos, that makes me more interested in this content
Watched to the end. Love these long form videos.
The PCIe drive gen advice is gold AF
Always here to help 🫡
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.
Loving the long videos dude, keep it ip
16:10 "Ah, another excellent choice"
Good timing.
Replaced a fan on a 2018 MBP 15". About the same amount of fun. Especially since they decided that you need to take out the board and disconnect the screen to replace the fan. And they somehow manage to use 57 different screws for no real reason.
We love real sized, horizontal videos!
Same, but the Shorts quench the brain rot of todays society
1:51 this is the only time i actually watch a sponsor. This man should be hired as a voice actor 🔥🔥.
Loving the long-form stuff🤙
Who else said "The Greatest Technician That's Ever Lived" at this(6:03) moment?:)
I’m never gonna find another tech guy as enjoyable to watch as you, truly awesome 👏🏽 hope I can run a shop like you one day
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 👍
Yep, at the end we can see Lupe is really an postal office worker, he did everything by the book.
awesome video dudes! we really need more of these.. i know that you might not have the time to film such pieces every day but you know.. maybe one a week? where you can edit in weekend or so, you know? would be great.. thanks again to the greatest technician thats ever lived and his assistant for the great videos, we love ya.
Rare footage of the greatest technician that's ever lived being serious WAS FOUND
Just finished watching, thanks for the hard work and good job. 👍
I enjoy these long explanation videos keep making them
Been watching your videos for a while now and I've got to say keep it up! your videos are honestly really entertaining and informative and Lupe's always a nice face to see. working on computers seems like a really interesting thing to learn. that Alienware seems like a handful ngl
I bought an estate sale PC for 30 bucks yesterday, had to blow 2 pounds of ball dust out of it and thought of you.
I'm sure this took waaayyy longer than the short, but absolutely love the long videos. You guys are the best! :) 👍
You guys are a trip. A lighthearted laugh was needed. Thanks guys!😂
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😂
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.
the ad transition was on point lol
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!
I love your vids they brighten my day very much and the best part is
The greatest 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😂
Lupe is doing all the real work
I found u from your shorts but I’m glad to see your long format video too
That is an awesome job and btw, Lupe, nice VW
Best technician thats ever lived indeed.
I used to carry one of these in my backpack on the way to school every day. My back muscles have never been so chiseled in my whole life.
Nice Vanagon, Lupe.
This video had it all. I laughed. I cried. I learned. Bravo
Getting that back vent cover was the worst part of disassembling them and honestly the older one were worse. You don't kneed to write down screw sizes for Dell stuff cause they mark almost all of them.
I fixed r13 or r15 a few years ago I think just needed a charger port replaced as it was a first time for me to teardown an alienware laptop. So I managed to rebuild it without breaking anything so one happy customer since. I have done this in a couple of hours not days
The greatest technician that ever lived got an AD? I'm watching it
awesome talk man and i liked you mentioned a right to repair
because of your motivation i was able to clean the gooch off my daily use lenovo laptop which was dirty as shit from the inside for 2 years. Thanks man!
Never thought tech repair video gonna be this interesting and fun to watch😂❤
I own one of these. And I’ve done so many repairs on this 😂
It’s been a pleasure haha!