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

Chipset
tFAW Displays the Four Activate Window (editable in Manual
Mode).
tWCL Displays the Write CAS Latency (editable in Manual
Mode).
tCKE Displays the Minimum CKE High and Low Pulse Width
(editable in Manual Mode).
CPU Power Management Configuration Allows you to access the CPU Power Management
Configuration submenu.
Turbo Mode If enabled, allows processor to run at faster frequencies than
marked. Default: Enabled.
Long duration power limit Allows you to change the long duration power limit.
Default: 140.
Long duration maintained Allows you to change the long duration time limit. Default:
12.
Short duration power limit Allows you to change the short duration power limit.
Default: 160.
1–Core Ratio Limit Allows you to change the ratio limit of the processor’s first
core. Default: 0.
2–Core Ratio Limit Allows you to change the ratio limit of the processor’s
second core. Default: 0.
3–Core Ratio Limit Allows you to change the ratio limit of the processor’s third
core. Default: 0.
4–Core Ratio Limit Allows you to change the ratio limit of the processor’s
fourth core. Default: 0.
5–Core Ratio Limit Allows you to change the ratio limit of the processor’s fifth
core. Default: 0.
6–Core Ratio Limit Allows you to change the ratio limit of the processor’s sixth
core. Default: 0.
7–Core Ratio Limit Allows you to change the ratio limit of the processor’s
seventh core. Default: 0.
8–Core Ratio Limit Allows you to change the ratio limit of the processor’s
eighth core. Default: 0.
VID override for Max Turbo Ratio Allows you to change the VID override for max turbo ration
value. Default: 0.
CPU Current Limit (A) Default: 0.
Mailbox Configuration Allows you to change the mailbox configuration.
SVID Communication Allows you to change the Serial Voltage Identification
support. Default: Auto.
VCCIN Voltage Allows you to change the Eventual CPU Input Voltage
support. Default: Auto.
CPU Core/Ring Voltage Mode Allows you to change the CPU Core/Ring Voltage Mode.
Default: Auto.
CPU Core Voltage Allows you to change the CPU Core Voltage. Default:
Auto.
CPU Core Voltage Offset Mode Allows you to change the CPU Core Voltage Offset Mode.
Default: Auto.
CPU Core Voltage Offset Allows you to change the CPU Core Voltage Offset.
Default: Auto.
CPU Ring Voltage Allows you to change the CPU Ring Voltage. Default: Auto.
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