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
2. Press the releasing clip on the power-cable connectors and disconnect the power cables from the graphics card.
3. Slide the power-supply unit cage release latches to the unlock position.
4. Lift the power-supply unit cage and rotate the power-supply unit cage away from the chassis.
5. Remove the screw that secures the top-chassis fan to the chassis.
6. Disconnect the top-chassis fan cable from the system board.
7. Remove the top-chassis fan from the chassis.
8. Remove the top-chassis fan cable from the routing guide on the top-chassis fan bracket.
9. Push the rubber grommets through the holes at each corner of the fan to release top-chassis fan from the bracket.
10.Slide the top-chassis fan off the top-chassis fan bracket.
Installing the top-chassis fan
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 top-chassis fan and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.
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