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
Advance
SupportAssist System Resolution
Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System
Resolution Console and for the Dell operating system Recovery
tool.
Default: 2
SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for the SupportAssist OS
Recovery tool in the even of certain system errors.
Default: Disabled
Table 5. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
Admin Password Displays if the administrator password is clear or set.
System Password Displays if the system password is clear or set.
Default: Not Set
Admin Password Allows you to set the administrator password. The
administrator password controls access to the system setup
utility.
System Password Allows you to set the system password. The system password
controls access to the computer at boot.
Password Change Allows you to permit or deny system password or HDD
password changes.
Default: Permitted
Absolute® Enables or disables the BIOS module interface of the optional
Computrace Service from Absolute Software.
Default: Deactivate
Absolute® Status Enables or disables SED Block SID Authentication.
Default: Disabled
Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Enables or disables the Windows SMM Security Mitigations
Table. It allows the system firmware to confirm to the OS that
certain security best practices have been implemented in the
System Management Mode (SMM) software.
Default: Disabled
Firmware TPM Enable or disable the firmware TPM.
Default: Enabled
PPI Bypass for Clear Command Allows you to control the TPM Physical Presence Interface
(PPI). When enabled, this setting will allow the OS to skip
BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing the Clear command.
Changes to this setting take effect immediately.
Default: Disabled
UEFI Firmware Capsule Updates Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule
update packages.
Default: Enabled
Secure Boot Enables or disables configuration of platform features on Dell
Client Systems with WSMT-enabled BIOS.
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