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
7. If necessary, your computer starts to download and install SupportAssist.
NOTE: Review on-screen instructions for browser-specific instructions.
8. Click View Drivers for My System.
9. Click Download and Install to download and install all driver updates detected for your computer.
10.Select a location to save the files.
11. If prompted, approve requests from User Account Control to make changes on the system.
12. The application installs all drivers and updates identified.
NOTE: Not all files can be installed automatically. Review the installation summary to identify if manual installation is
necessary.
13. For manual download and installation, click Category.
14. Click Video in the drop-down list.
15.Click Download to download the graphics driver for your computer.
16.After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the graphics driver file.
17. Double-click the graphics driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen to install the driver.
Downloading the USB driver
Steps
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Go to
www.dell.com/support.
3. Enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
4. Click Drivers & downloads.
5. Click the Detect Drivers button.
6. Review and agree to the Terms and Conditions to use SupportAssist, then click Continue.
7. If necessary, your computer starts to download and install SupportAssist.
NOTE: Review on-screen instructions for browser-specific instructions.
8. Click View Drivers for My System.
9. Click Download and Install to download and install all driver updates detected for your computer.
10.Select a location to save the files.
11. If prompted, approve requests from User Account Control to make changes on the computer.
12. The application installs all drivers and updates identified.
NOTE: Not all files can be installed automatically. Review the installation summary to identify if manual installation is
necessary.
13. For manual download and installation, click Category.
14. Click Chipset in the drop-down list.
15.Click Download to download the USB driver for your computer.
16.After the download is complete, browse the folder where you saved the USB driver file.
17. Double-click the USB driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen to install the driver.
Downloading the WiFi driver
Steps
1. Turn on your computer.
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