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
Steps
1. Place the processor fan and heat-sink assembly on the processor.
2. Align the captive screws on the processor fan heat-sink assembly with the screw holes on the system board.
3. In sequential order, tighten the four captive screws that secure the processor fan and heat-sink assembly to the system board.
4. Connect the processor-fan cable to the system board.
5. Rotate the power-supply unit cage towards the chassis.
6. Connect the power cables to the graphics card.
7. Slide the power-supply unit cage release latches towards the locked position.
Next steps
1. Install the
left-side cover.
2. Follow the procedure in
After working inside your computer.
Processor liquid-cooling assembly
Removing the processor liquid-cooling assembly
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
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