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Alienware Aurora R6 User Manual

Alienware Aurora R6
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Aurora R6
Service Manual
Regulatory Model: D23M
Regulatory Type: D23M001

Table of Contents

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Alienware Aurora R6 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Bus typeDMI3
SteppingB0
Tjunction100 °C
Processor cache8 MB
Processor cores4
Processor modeli7-7700K
System bus rate8 GT/s
Processor familyIntel® Core™ i7
Processor seriesIntel Core i7-7700 Desktop series
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Processor threads8
Processor codenameKaby Lake
Number of QPI links0
Processor frequency4.2 GHz
Processor cache typeSmart Cache
Processor lithography14 nm
Processor manufacturerIntel
PCI Express slots version3.0
Processor boost frequency4.5 GHz
Processor operating modes64-bit
ECC supported by processorNo
PCI Express configurations1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)91 W
Number of processors installed1
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16
Memory types supported by processorDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory voltage supported by processor1.35 V
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1333, 1600, 2133, 2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64 GB
Memory slots4x DIMM
Internal memory16 GB
Memory channelsDual-channel
Internal memory typeDDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory- GB
HDD size3.5 \
HDD speed7200 RPM
HDD interfaceSATA III
Storage mediaHDD
Card reader integrated-
Total storage capacity1000 GB
CUDA cores2560
Discrete graphics cardYes
On-board graphics card ID0x5912
Discrete graphics card modelNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
On-board graphics card modelIntel® HD Graphics 630
Discrete graphics card memory8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeGDDR5X
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantity3
On-board graphics card OpenGL version4.4
On-board graphics card base frequency350 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)1150 MHz
Wi-Fi standardsWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth version4.2
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity7
Chassis typeMidi Tower
Product colorBlack, Silver
Placement supportedVertical
Product typePC
Market positioningGaming
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170
Motherboard form factormicro ATX
Scalability1S
Processor codeSR338
Processor ARK ID97129
Processor package size37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationPCG 2015D
Intel Identity Protection Technology version1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version0.00
Cables includedAC
Power supply850 W
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth360.5 mm
Width212 mm
Height472.52 mm
Weight14819 g

Summary

Before working inside your computer

Before you begin

Steps to prepare the computer before internal servicing, including shutdown and disconnection procedures.

Safety instructions

Guidelines to protect the computer from potential damage and ensure personal safety during servicing.

Recommended tools

Lists essential tools required for performing various maintenance procedures outlined in the manual.

After working inside your computer

Procedure

Steps to properly reassemble and secure the computer after internal maintenance or repair.

Technical overview

Inside view of your computer

Visual identification of the main internal components and their locations within the computer chassis.

System-board components

Detailed labeling and description of various connectors, jumpers, and slots on the system board.

Removing the stability foot

Procedure

Step-by-step instructions for safely detaching the stability foot from the computer's base.

Replacing the stability foot

Procedure

Step-by-step instructions for securely reattaching the stability foot to the computer's base.

Removing the left-side cover

Procedure

Instructions for releasing and removing the left-side access panel of the computer chassis.

Replacing the left-side cover

Procedure

Instructions for aligning and securing the left-side access panel back onto the computer chassis.

Removing the right-side cover

Procedure

Instructions for releasing and removing the right-side access panel of the computer chassis.

Replacing the right-side cover

Procedure

Instructions for aligning and securing the right-side access panel back onto the computer chassis.

Removing the top-cover assembly

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the top-cover assembly.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach the computer's top-cover assembly.

Replacing the top-cover assembly

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to securely reattach the computer's top-cover assembly.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the top-cover assembly.

Removing the bottom cover

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the bottom cover.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach the computer's bottom cover.

Replacing the bottom cover

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to securely reattach the computer's bottom cover.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the bottom cover.

Removing the 3.5-inch hard drive

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the 3.5-inch hard drive.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove a 3.5-inch hard drive from its carrier.

Replacing the 3.5-inch hard drive

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure a 3.5-inch hard drive into its carrier and cage.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the 3.5-inch hard drive.

Removing the 2.5-inch hard drive

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the 2.5-inch hard drive.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove a 2.5-inch hard drive from its carrier.

Replacing the 2.5-inch hard drive

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure a 2.5-inch hard drive into its carrier and cage.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the 2.5-inch hard drive.

Removing the U.2 solid-state drive

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the U.2 solid-state drive.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove a U.2 solid-state drive.

Replacing the U.2 solid-state drive

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure a U.2 solid-state drive.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the U.2 solid-state drive.

Removing the hard-drive cage

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover and drive removal, before detaching the hard-drive cage.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the hard-drive cage from the chassis.

Replacing the hard-drive cage

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the hard-drive cage back into the chassis.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the hard-drive cage.

Removing the power-supply unit

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the power-supply unit.

Procedure

Detailed step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the power-supply unit from the chassis.

Replacing the power-supply unit

Procedure

Detailed step-by-step guide to install and secure the power-supply unit back into the chassis.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the power-supply unit.

Removing the processor-cooling assembly

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover and power-supply removal, before detaching the cooling assembly.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the processor fan and heat-sink assembly.

Replacing the processor-cooling assembly

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the processor fan and heat-sink assembly.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the processor-cooling assembly.

Removing the coin-cell battery

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the coin-cell battery.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the coin-cell battery from the motherboard.

Replacing the coin-cell battery

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure a new coin-cell battery into the motherboard socket.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the coin-cell battery.

Removing the memory modules

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching memory modules.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove memory modules from their slots.

Replacing the memory modules

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure memory modules into their slots.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching memory modules.

Removing the solid-state drive

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover and graphics card removal, before detaching the solid-state drive.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove a solid-state drive from the system board.

Replacing the solid-state drive

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure a solid-state drive onto the system board.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the solid-state drive.

Removing the graphics card

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover and power-supply removal, before detaching the graphics card.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the graphics card from the PCIe slot.

Replacing the graphics card

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the graphics card into the PCIe slot.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the graphics card.

Removing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover and power-supply removal, before detaching the processor cooling assembly.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the processor fan and heat-sink assembly.

Replacing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the processor fan and heat-sink assembly.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the processor fan and heat-sink assembly.

Removing the processor

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover and cooling assembly removal, before detaching the processor.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the processor from its socket.

Replacing the processor

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the processor into its socket correctly.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the processor.

Removing the wireless card

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the wireless card.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the wireless card from its slot.

Replacing the wireless card

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the wireless card into its slot.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the wireless card.

Removing the antenna

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the antenna.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the antenna from the chassis.

Replacing the antenna

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the antenna onto the chassis.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the antenna.

Removing the front-chassis fan

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the front-chassis fan.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the front-chassis fan.

Replacing the front-chassis fan

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the front-chassis fan.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the front-chassis fan.

Removing the top-chassis fan

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the top-chassis fan.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the top-chassis fan.

Replacing the top-chassis fan

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the top-chassis fan.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the top-chassis fan.

Removing the optical drive

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the optical drive.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the optical drive assembly.

Replacing the optical drive

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the optical drive assembly.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the optical drive.

Removing the front bezel

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the front bezel.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the front bezel from the chassis.

Replacing the front bezel

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the front bezel onto the chassis.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the front bezel.

Removing the power-button board

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the power-button board.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the power-button board.

Replacing the power-button board

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the power-button board.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the power-button board.

Removing the rear trim cover

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before detaching the rear trim cover.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the rear trim cover from the chassis.

Replacing the rear trim cover

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to install and secure the rear trim cover onto the chassis.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the rear trim cover.

Removing the system board

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, including component removals, before detaching the system board.

Procedure

Detailed step-by-step guide to safely detach and remove the system board from the chassis.

Replacing the system board

Procedure

Detailed step-by-step guide to install and secure the system board back into the chassis.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after reattaching the system board.

Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program

Guide to entering the computer's Service Tag in the BIOS after system board replacement.

Downloading drivers

Downloading the audio driver

Instructions for downloading and installing the audio driver from the support website.

Downloading the graphics driver

Instructions for downloading and installing the graphics driver from the support website.

Downloading the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 driver

Instructions for downloading and installing USB drivers from the support website.

Downloading the chipset driver

Instructions for downloading and installing the chipset driver from the support website.

Downloading the network driver

Instructions for downloading and installing the network driver from the support website.

System setup

Boot Sequence

Explains how to bypass the default boot order to start from a specific device.

Navigation keys

Details the function of keys used for navigating within the System Setup utility.

BIOS overview

Provides general information and important cautions regarding BIOS settings.

BIOS Features

Lists and describes various features and capabilities configurable within the BIOS.

Entering BIOS setup program

Step-by-step guide on how to access the computer's BIOS setup utility.

System setup options

Details various configuration settings available within the BIOS for system customization.

System and setup password

Assigning a system password and setup password

Guide to setting up new system logon and BIOS access passwords.

Deleting or changing an existing system and or setup password

Instructions for modifying or removing existing system and BIOS passwords.

Clearing forgotten passwords

Procedure for resetting forgotten system or BIOS passwords.

Clearing CMOS Settings

Prerequisites

Lists necessary steps, such as cover removal, before clearing CMOS settings.

Procedure

Step-by-step guide to clear CMOS settings and reset BIOS to default values.

Post-requisites

Lists necessary steps to perform after clearing CMOS settings.

Troubleshooting

Flashing the BIOS

Instructions for downloading and applying BIOS updates to the system.

Flashing BIOS (USB key)

Guide to updating the system BIOS using a bootable USB drive.

Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) diagnostics

Information on the integrated system diagnostics tool for hardware checks.

Running the ePSA diagnostics

Steps to initiate and execute the ePSA diagnostics tool for hardware testing.

System diagnostic lights

Explanation of system diagnostic LED patterns and their corresponding error indicators.

Flea power release

Procedure to discharge residual static electricity from the computer.

Wi-Fi power cycle

Steps to resolve Wi-Fi connectivity issues by power cycling network devices.

Getting help and contacting Alienware

Self-help resources

Provides links to online resources for product information, troubleshooting, and support.

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