Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5
- Base cover
- Battery
- 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 4. System setup options—Advance menu (continued)
Advance
NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy,
hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off.
Default: Enabled
USB PowerShare Enables or disables USB PowerShare.
Default: Enabled
USB Wake Support Enables or disables the USB Wake Support.
Default: Enabled
SATA Operation Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated
SATA hard drive controller.
Default: AHCI
Adapter Warnings Allows you to choose if the computer should display warning
messages when you use AC adapters that are not supported by
your computer.
Default: Enabled
Function Key Behavior Allows you to set function key or multimedia key as the default
function key behavior.
Default: Multimedia key
Keyboard Backlight with AC Selects the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when an
AC adapter is plugged into the computer.
Default: 1 minute
Keyboard Backlight with Battery Selects the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when the
computer is running on battery power.
Default: 1 minute
Battery Health Displays the battery health.
Battery Charge Configuration Set the battery charge settings with a preselected custom
charge start and stop.
Default: Adaptive
Advance Battery Charge Configuration Set the battery charge settings with a preselected custom
charge start and stop.
Default: Adaptive
Power on LID open Selects the power-on option when the display is open.
Default: Disabled
Maintenance
Data Wipe on next boot Enables or disables data wipe on the next boot.
Default: Disabled
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enables the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS
conditions from a recovery file on the user primary hard drive or
an external USB key.
BIOS Auto-Recovery Enables BIOS to automatically recover BIOS without user
actions.
Default: Disabled
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