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
Boot
5th Boot Allows you to enable or disable the 5th boot device.
Default: Network.
Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities Sets the hard drive boot priority. The items displayed are
dynamically updated according to the hard drives
detected.
USB Storage Drive BBS Priorities Sets the USB storage drive boot priority.
USB Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities Sets the USB hard disk drive storage drive boot priority.
Save & Exit
Save Changes and Reset Allows you to exit system setup and save your changes.
Discard Changes and Reset Allows you to exit system setup and load previous values for
all system setup options.
Restore Defaults Allows you to load default values for all system setup
options.
Clearing Forgotten Passwords
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the steps in "Before You Begin." For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance
Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: The computer must be disconnected from the electrical outlet to clear the CMOS setting.
1. Lay the chassis on the left side.
2. Remove the
stability foot
3. Remove both the left and right side-panel. See "Removing the Side Panels”.
4. Locate the password reset jumper (PASSWORD1) on the system board. See "System Board Components”.
5. Remove the jumper plug from pins 2 and 3 and fix it on pins 1 and 2.
6. Wait for approximately five seconds to clear the password setting.
7. Remove the jumper plug from pins 1 and 2 and replace it on pins 2 and 3.
1.
pin 1 2. pin 2
3. pin 3 4. jumper plug
8. Replace the left side-panel. See "Replacing the Side Panels”.
9. Replace the stability foot.
Clearing CMOS Settings
NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the
steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After
Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
1. Lay the system on the right side.
2. Remove the stability foot
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