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. Align the holes on the top-chassis fan with the holes on the top-chassis fan bracket.
2. Insert the ends of the rubber grommets through the holes at each corner of the fan.
3. Align the grommets in the fan with the holes at each corner of the top-chassis fan bracket and pull through until they snap into
place.
4. Replace the screw (#6-32) that secures the top-chassis fan to the chassis.
5. Route the top-chassis fan cable through the routing guide on the bracket.
6. Align the tabs on the top-chassis fan with the slots on the chassis and slide the fan until it snaps into position.
7. Replace the screw that secures the top-chassis fan to the chassis.
8. Connect the top-chassis fan cable to the system board.
9. Rotate the power-supply unit cage towards the chassis.
10. Slide the power-supply unit cage release latches towards the locked position.
Next steps
1. Install the left-side cover.
2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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