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
Contents
1 Working inside your computer..........................................................................................................6
Safety instructions.......................................................................................................................................................6
Before working inside your computer..........................................................................................................................6
Before you begin ...................................................................................................................................................6
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection.................................................................................................................... 6
ESD field service kit ................................................................................................................................................... 7
Transporting sensitive components............................................................................................................................ 8
After working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................8
2 Removing and installing components..............................................................................................9
Inside view of your computer...................................................................................................................................... 9
System-board components....................................................................................................................................... 10
Recommended tools................................................................................................................................................. 10
Screw list...................................................................................................................................................................11
Left-side cover...........................................................................................................................................................12
Removing the left-side cover................................................................................................................................12
Installing the left-side cover..................................................................................................................................12
Top cover.................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Removing the top cover....................................................................................................................................... 13
Installing the top cover......................................................................................................................................... 14
Right-side cover........................................................................................................................................................ 15
Removing the right-side cover............................................................................................................................. 15
Installing the right-side cover............................................................................................................................... 16
2.5-inch hard drive.................................................................................................................................................... 18
Removing the 2.5-inch hard drive........................................................................................................................ 18
Installing the 2.5-inch hard drive.......................................................................................................................... 19
3.5-inch hard drive.................................................................................................................................................... 21
Removing the 3.5-inch hard drive........................................................................................................................ 21
Installing the 3.5-inch hard drive.......................................................................................................................... 22
2.5-inch hard-drive cage........................................................................................................................................... 24
Removing the 2.5-inch hard-drive cage............................................................................................................... 24
Installing the 2.5-inch hard-drive cage................................................................................................................. 25
3.5-inch hard-drive cage........................................................................................................................................... 25
Removing the 3.5-inch hard-drive cage............................................................................................................... 25
Installing the 3.5-inch hard-drive cage................................................................................................................. 26
460 W power-supply unit...........................................................................................................................................27
Removing the 460 W power-supply unit.............................................................................................................. 27
Installing the 460 W power-supply unit................................................................................................................ 29
850 W Power-supply unit.......................................................................................................................................... 31
Removing the 850 W power-supply unit.............................................................................................................. 31
Installing the 850 W power-supply unit................................................................................................................ 32
Right tron-light board.................................................................................................................................................34
Removing the right tron-light board......................................................................................................................34
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