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. Lay the computer on the right side.
2. Press the releasing clip on the power-cable connectors and disconnect the power cables from the graphics card.
3. Slide the power-supply unit cage release latches to the unlock position.
4. Lift the power-supply unit cage.
5. Rotate the power-supply unit cage away from the chassis.
6. Loosen the three captive screws that secure the VR heat sink to the system board.
7. Remove the four screws (#6-32) that secure the radiator and fan assembly to the radiator and fan cage.
8. Lift the VR heat sink off the computer.
9. Disconnect the processor-cooling assembly cables from the system board.
10.In the reverse sequential order (as indicated on the processor cooler), loosen the four captive screws that secure the processor
cooler to the system board.
NOTE: If your are using an electric screwdriver, torque the screws at 6.9 +/-1.15 kilogram-force centimeter (6 +/-1 pound
force inch).
11. Lift the processor-cooling assembly along with the cables off the computer.
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