Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware m15 R6 Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Alienware m15 R6
- Base cover
- Battery
- Battery cable
- Solid-state drive
- Removing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Installing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Removing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Installing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot one
- Removing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot two
- Installing the 2230 solid-state drive in SSD slot two
- Removing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot two
- Installing the 2280 solid-state drive in SSD slot two
- Procedure to move the screw mount in SSD slot one
- Procedure to move the screw mount in SSD slot two
- Speakers
- I/O board
- Memory module
- Wireless card
- Rear-I/O cover
- Touchpad
- Power-adapter port
- Display assembly
- Keyboard-controller board
- System board
- Heat-sink assembly
- USB board
- Power button
- Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Alienware
Table 12. System setup options—Update,Recovery menu (continued)
Update,Recovery
the event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The recovery
image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive.
BIOS Downgrade
Allow BIOS Downgrade Controls flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.
Default: ON
SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool, in the event
of certain system error.
Default: ON
BIOSConnect
BIOSConnect Enables or disables cloud Service OS recovery if the main OS fails to boot within
the number of failures equal or greater than the value specified by Dell Auto OS
Recovery Threshold, and local Service does not boot, or is not installed.
Default: ON
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console
and for Dell operating system Recovery tool.
Default: 2.
Table 13. System setup options—System Management menu
System Management
Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of the computer.
Asset Tag Creates a system Asset Tag that can be used by an IT administrator to uniquely
identify a particular system. Once set in BIOS, the Asset Tag cannot be changed.
AC Behavior
Wake on AC Enables or disables basic checks when AC power is applied to the device. The
checks include determining how the AC Recovery option is set. The system will
boot up if Wake on AC is enabled, the system will power off, if Wake on AC is
disabled.
Default: OFF
Auto On Time
Auto On Time Controls automatic powering up of system for defined days and times.
Default: Every Day
First Power On Date
Set Ownership Date Enables the user to configure the Ownership date.
Default: OFF
Table 14. System setup options—Keyboard menu
Keyboard
Fn Lock Options
Fn Lock Options Enables or disables the Fn lock mode.
Default: ON
Lock Mode Controls operation of function keys F1-F12.
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