Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware Aurora R12 Service Manual
- Contents
- 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
- Right tron-light board
- 2.5-inch hard drive
- 3.5-inch hard drive
- 2.5-inch hard-drive cage
- 3.5-inch hard-drive cage
- 550 W power-supply unit
- 1000 W Power-supply unit
- Coin-cell battery
- Memory modules
- Single-graphics card
- Solid-state drive
- Front bezel
- Top bezel
- Bottom cover
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor liquid-cooling assembly
- Processor
- Wireless card
- Antennas
- Front I/O-panel
- Front-chassis fan
- Top-chassis fan
- Front AlienFX LED boards
- Power-button board
- System board
- Device drivers
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
Steps
1. Place the computer in an upright position.
2. Disconnect the USB cables, LED controller cable and audio cable from the system board and remove the cables from the routing
guides on the inside of the chassis.
3. Rotate and pull the front bezel away from the front of the chassis to release the tabs on the front bezel from the slots on the front
panel.
4. Remove the two screws (#6-32) that secure the front-panel slot cover to the chassis.
5. Remove the cable management cover off the chassis.
6. Lay the computer on the right side.
7. Slide the power-supply unit cage release latches to the unlock position.
8. Lift the power-supply unit cage and rotate the power-supply unit cage away from the chassis.
9. Rotate the power-supply unit cage towards the chassis.
10.Press the releasing clip on the power-cable connectors and disconnect the power cables from the graphics card.
11. Disconnect the tron-light cable and then remove the cable from the routing guides on the chassis.
12. Route the cables through the slot on the front panel and lift the front bezel away from the chassis.
Installing the front bezel
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
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