Dell Alienware Aurora R15 User Manual

Top-chassis fan..................................................................................................................................................................83
Removing the top-chassis fan..................................................................................................................................83
Installing the top-chassis fan....................................................................................................................................83
VR heat sink........................................................................................................................................................................84
Removing the VR heat sink.......................................................................................................................................84
Installing the VR heat sink.........................................................................................................................................86
System board......................................................................................................................................................................87
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 87
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 92
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 97
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 98
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 98
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................98
Boot Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................98
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................99
System and setup password......................................................................................................................................... 104
Assigning a system setup password..................................................................................................................... 105
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password............................................................................... 105
Clearing CMOS settings...........................................................................................................................................106
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords...................................................................................106
Updating the BIOS...........................................................................................................................................................107
Updating the BIOS in Windows.............................................................................................................................. 107
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows........................................................................................ 108
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu................................................................................... 108
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 109
SupportAssist diagnostics............................................................................................................................................. 109
System-diagnostic lights................................................................................................................................................109
Recovering the operating system................................................................................................................................ 110
Wi-Fi power cycle.............................................................................................................................................................110
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)......................................................................................................... 111
Chapter 6: Getting help and contacting Alienware...................................................................... 112
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Dell Alienware Aurora R15 Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z790
Processor Options	13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900KF
Graphics Options	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Memory	Up to 64GB DDR5
Storage Options	Up to 4TB NVMe SSD + Up to 2TB 7200RPM SATA HDD
Power Supply	1350W Platinum-rated PSU
Cooling	Liquid-cooled CPU and high-performance air cooling options
Operating System	Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro
Front Ports	1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
Wireless	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.2
Dimensions	510mm
Weight	16 kg