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. Lay the computer on the right side.
2. Slide the power-supply unit cage release latches to the unlock position.
3. Lift the power-supply unit cage and rotate the power-supply unit cage away from the chassis.
4. Disconnect the processor-fan cable from the system board.
5. In reverse sequential order, loosen the four captive screws that secure the processor fan and heat-sink assembly to the system
board.
6. Lift the processor fan and heat-sink assembly off the system board.
Installing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
CAUTION: If either the processor or the heat sink is replaced, use the thermal grease provided in the kit to ensure
that thermal conductivity is achieved.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the processor fan and heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the
installation procedure.
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