D900T motherboard in UK?

Clevo UK service center:
ADD: Unit 39, Rainbow lndustrial Estate,
Trout road, West Drayton, Middx,
UB7, 7RN UK

TEL: 44-1895-430333
FAX: 44-1895-438338
E-mail: support@goldenstaruk.com

Whether or not they will sell you on is one thing... however they should be more than willing to install one for you. They should also warrant and support parts and labor at that rate.

To change the motherboard on the D900 is a pain,
you need to get everything out, front/back hard disks, LCD etc...

If you dont have experience dont even think about to do it.

A new D900T motherbaord costs about 260 GBP plus the shipping costs...

i got the same problem
but i found the mother board here

http://www.rjtech.com/miva/merchant....oduct_Count=16

i'll try to cange the mother board my self
we can do this thing together

I have systematically gutted and repaired many laptops over the years, including my old 5600D down to the bare bones ... but not my D900T based Rock XTi yet ... it is still under warranty.

You will really have to do your homework on the changes from the 9860 to the 9890.
Basically there is no chassis standard for laptops ... even model revisions can have seemingly minor but effectively show stopping design changes for the budding enthusiast.

Another problem is that although a motherboard may be available, many machines have their builds split over several sub boards as well.
If any of these have been revised then that may also be a show stopper.
Then there's the BIOS, which is often bespoke to the exact machine.

Unfortunately, the main board in a notebook is generally only accessible by TOTALLY gutting the rest of the chassis.
A project like this makes changing a desktop motherboard seem like child's play ... I wouldn't advise even contemplating it without knowledge in handling microelectronics, a decent ESD safe environment, a steady hand and a lot of respect for the very expensive pile of bits you'll accumulate.

I am not saying that it can't be done, but the simple truth is that laptops are custom built PCs, crushed into a book sized case to no set build standards.

Short of asking an experienced D900T technician (there are very few), it is almost certain that no one could reliably answer your question. Potentially a very expensive question. Without a definite answer ... perhaps it would be advisable to save up for a new machine instead and live with the one you have for now.

I just noticed this while browsing:

http://www.notebookforums.com/thread168272.html

Sager are fitting 9890 mainboards to 9860s as replacement parts, so there is an enlightening start ... they do fit in the chassis without any alterations.

It would still be essential to try and find out if there are any parts issues or system incompatibilities that need to be sorted though.

So that just leaves the difficult bits - stumping up the cash and doing a total rebuild to fit one.

Best of luck, at 260 dabs plus some serious assembly work its not a task for the faint hearted!

today i was contacted by alienware UK
they said i can create an account with them & ship the laptop to them & they will repair it for me but with £600 or more cost.

here is thier email
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We can arrange to have the syetm brought back for repair but first we need to create an account for you. Therefore can you provide for me the following;
- Address
- Phone Number
- Email

Regarding the quote for an out of warranty depot you will be looking at a cost of around £500 to £600 pounds (including tax and shipping). Here is the breakdown of the costs;

*Parts and Two-way shipping – These are charged at the VAT rate of the country that the system is being shipped to e.g. UK 17.5%, Germany 16.5% etc.
*Diagnostics Fee - €100 or £70 charged at 13.5% VAT
*Labour - €20 or £15 per hour charged at 13.5% VAT

The normal procedure is to charge the shipping and diagnostics fee before we bring the system back and the rest is calculated after the system is repaired.

Also, for future reference we do deliver systems to Egypt.

If you need any further assistance please let us know.

Regards,

John Henry
UK Technical Support

that is for just changing the motherboard only not for graphic card upgrade

i'll chabge my moherboard myself once i got my hand on it
i may put a gude if i succeded

i DID it
Changed the MOBO & my Alienware is Working

good job