Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware Area-51 Service Manual
- Before Working Inside Your Computer
- After Working Inside Your Computer
- Technical Overview
- Lifting the Computer
- Removing the Stability Foot
- Replacing the Stability Foot
- Removing the Side Panels
- Replacing the Side Panels
- Removing the Battery
- Replacing the Battery
- Removing the Battery Case
- Replacing the Battery Case
- Removing the Hard Drive
- Replacing the Hard Drive
- Removing the Optical Drive
- Replacing the Optical Drive
- Removing the Right AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Replacing the Right AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Removing the Left AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Replacing the Left AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Removing the I/O Board
- Replacing the I/O Board
- Removing the Drive-Bay Heat-Sensor
- Replacing the Drive-Bay Heat-Sensor
- Removing the Memory Module(s)
- Replacing the Memory Module(s)
- Removing the Graphics Card
- Replacing the Graphics Card
- Removing the Multiple Graphics Cards
- Replacing the Multiple Graphics Cards
- Removing the Full-length Graphics Cards
- Replacing the Full-length Graphics Cards
- Removing the PCI Fan
- Replacing the PCI Fan
- Removing the Front-bezel Heat-sensor
- Replacing the Front-bezel Heat-sensor
- Removing the Memory Fan
- Replacing the Memory Fan
- Removing the Processor Cooling-Assembly
- Replacing the Processor Cooling Assembly
- Removing the Processor
- Replacing the Processor
- Removing the Power-Supply Unit
- Replacing the Power-Supply Unit
- Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Removing the Wireless Card
- Replacing the Wireless Card
- Removing the Logo Board
- Replacing the Logo Board
- Removing the System Board
- Replacing the System Board
- System Setup
System-Board Components
1. processor liquid cooling-assembly fan (LCM_FAN1) 2. audio connector (AUDIO101)
3. PCI-Express x16 slot (SLOT1) 4. low pin count debug header (LPC1)
5. password reset jumper (PASSWORD1) 6. PCI-Express x1 slot (SLOT2)
7. PCI-Express x16 slot (SLOT3) 8. M.2 connector (wireless card)
9. coin-cell battery socket (BAT1) 10. CMOS reset jumper (CLEAR CMOS1)
11. PCI-Express x4 slot (SLOT4) 12. Thunderbolt connector (TBT1)
13. PCI-Express x16 slot (SLOT5) 14. Serial Peripheral Interface connector (SP11)
15. PCI-fan connector (SIDE_FAN1) 16. drive-bay heat-sensor connector (SENSOR1)
17. chassis heat-sensor connector (SENSOR2) 18. PCI-Express power connector (PCIE_PWR1)
19. PCI-Express fan 1 connector (PCI_FAN1) 20.SATA drive connectors
21. USB connector (USB1) 22.LED Power Switch (PANEL1)
23. USB connector (USB3_MB1) 24.Advanced Technology xTended (ATX) power connector (ATX
PWR1)
25.processor socket (CPU1) 26.memory-module slot (DIMM3)
27. memory-module slot (DIMM4) 28.processor liquid-cooling assembly fan connector (MID_FAN1)
29.memory fan connector (TOP_FAN1) 30.processor-power connector (CPU PWR1)
31. processor liquid-cooling assembly pump-fan connector
(PUMP_FAN1)
32. memory-module slot (DIMM2)
33. memory-module slot (DIMM1)
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