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. Slide the radiator and fan assembly into the radiator and fan cage.
NOTE: Ensure that the hoses are facing the front of the system
2. Align the screw holes on the processor cooler with the screw holes on the system board.
3. Align the screw holes on the VR heat sink with the screw holes on the system board.
4. Tighten the two captive screws that secure the VR heat sink to the system board.
5. In the sequential order (as indicated on the processor cooler), tighten 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).
6. Connect the processor-cooling assembly cables to the system board.
7. Replace the four screws (#6-32) that secure the radiator and fan assembly to the chassis.
8. Rotate the power-supply unit cage towards the chassis.
9. Slide the power-supply unit cage release latches towards the locked position.
Next steps
1. Install the memory modules.
2. Install the right-side cover.
3. Install the top-cover.
4. Install the left-side cover.
5. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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