Alienware Aurora R12 - System-Board Components; Recommended Tools

System-board components
1. power-supply connector 2. front-panel USB cable 2 (F_USB2)
3. front-panel USB cable 1 (F_USB1) 4. SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA1)
5. SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA2) 6. SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA3)
7. SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA4) 8. solid-state drive slot (M.2 SSD)
9. front-chassis fan connector (FRONT_FAN) 10. coin-cell battery
11. CMOS reset jumper (CMOS_CLR) 12. Password reset jumper (PW_CLR)
13. LED controller connector (LED_CONTROLLER) 14. front audio connector (F_AUDIO)
15. PCI-Express x16 mechanical/x8 electrical slot PCIe Gen4
(SLOT4)
16. PCI-Express x4 slot (SLOT3)
17. PCI-Express x4 slot (SLOT2) 18. PCI-Express x16 mechanical/x8 electrical slot PCIe Gen4
(SLOT1)
19. processor-cooling assembly CPU-fan connector (CPU_FAN) 20.wireless-card slot (M.2 WIFI)
21. processor power-connector (AIX_CPU) 22.top-chassis fan (TOP_FAN)
23. processor-cooling assembly pump-fan connector
(PUMP_FAN)
24.processor socket (CPU1)
25.memory-module slot 3 (DDR4/XMM3) 26.memory-module slot 1 (DDR4/XMM1)
27. memory-module slot 2 (DDR4/XMM4) 28.memory-module slot 4 (DDR4/XMM2)
Recommended tools
The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
● Philips screwdriver #1
● Flat-head screwdriver
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