Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware Aurora R9 Service Manual
- 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
- 2.5-inch hard drive
- 3.5-inch hard drive
- 2.5-inch hard-drive cage
- 3.5-inch hard-drive cage
- 460 W power-supply unit
- 850 W Power-supply unit
- Right tron-light board
- Processor liquid-cooling assembly
- Coin-cell battery
- Memory modules
- Solid-state drive
- Single-graphics card
- Dual-graphics card
- Front bezel
- Top bezel
- Bottom cover
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor
- Wireless card
- Antennas
- Front I/O-panel
- Front-chassis fan
- Top-chassis fan
- Power-button board
- System board
- Device drivers
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
Steps
1. Disconnect the system-board power cable from the system board.
2. Remove the jumper plug from pins 217 and replace it on pins 216 (P216).
3. Wait for 5 seconds.
4. Remove the jumper plug from pins 216 and replace it on pins 217.
5. Connect the system-board power cable to the system board.
Next steps
1. Remove the left-side cover.
2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the left-side cover.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the memory modules and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.
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