Alienware Aurora R9 - System Board Components; Recommended Tools

System-board components
1. front-chassis fan connector (FRONT_FAN) 2. power-supply connector
3. front-panel USB cable 2 (F_USB2) 4. front-panel USB cable 1 (F_USB1)
5. SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA1) 6. SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA2)
7. SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA3) 8. SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA4)
9. solid-state drive slot (M.2 SSD) 10. coin-cell battery
11. Service mode (SERVICE MODE) 12. CMOS reset jumper (CMOS_CLR)
13. Password reset jumper (PW_CLR) 14. LED controller connector (LED_CONTROLLER)
15. front audio connector (F_AUDIO) 16. PCI-Express x8 slot (SLOT4)
17. PCI-Express x4 slot (SLOT3) 18. PCI-Express x4 slot (SLOT3)
19. PCI-Express x16 mechanical/x8 electrical slot (SLOT1) 20. wireless-card slot (M.2 WIFI)
21. processor 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/XMM2) 28. memory-module slot 4 (DDR4/XMM4)
Recommended tools
The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
• Philips screwdriver #1
• Flat-head screwdriver
• Plastic scribe
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