Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware Aurora R12 Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Inside view of your computer
- System-board components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Left-side cover
- Top cover
- Right-side cover
- Right tron-light board
- 2.5-inch hard drive
- 3.5-inch hard drive
- 2.5-inch hard-drive cage
- 3.5-inch hard-drive cage
- 550 W power-supply unit
- 1000 W Power-supply unit
- Coin-cell battery
- Memory modules
- Single-graphics card
- Solid-state drive
- Front bezel
- Top bezel
- Bottom cover
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor liquid-cooling assembly
- Processor
- Wireless card
- Antennas
- Front I/O-panel
- Front-chassis fan
- Top-chassis fan
- Front AlienFX LED boards
- Power-button board
- System board
- Device drivers
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
Table 1. Screw list
Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image
Front I/O-panel Front bezel M3x4 4
System board Chassis #6-32 8
Left-side cover
Removing the left-side cover
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the left-side cover and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
1. Remove the screw (6-32x12-7L) that secures the side-cover release latch to the chassis.
2. Pull the side-cover release latch to release the left-side cover away from the chassis.
3. Lift the left-side panel from the chassis.
Installing the left-side cover
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
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