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 front panel USB cables from the system board.
2. Disconnect the hard drive data cables from the system board.
3. Disconnect the front panel audio cable from the system board.
4. Disconnect the LED controller cable from the system board.
5. Disconnect the graphics-card power cable from the system board.
6. Disconnect the processor power cable from the system board.
7. Disconnect the top-chassis fan cable from the system board.
8. Disconnect the system-board power cable from the system board.
9. Disconnect the front-chassis fan cable from the system board.
10. Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the chassis.
11. Remove the eight screws (#6-32) that secure the system-board assembly to the chassis.
12. Lift the system board off the chassis.
Installing the system board
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.
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