Dell Alienware m15 R6 User Manual

Installing the wireless card............................................................................................................................................42
Rear-I/O cover...................................................................................................................................................................43
Removing the rear I/O-cover...................................................................................................................................... 43
Installing the rear I/O-cover........................................................................................................................................ 44
Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 45
Installing the touchpad................................................................................................................................................. 47
Power-adapter port........................................................................................................................................................... 48
Removing the power-adapter port..............................................................................................................................48
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................... 49
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................... 50
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................53
Keyboard-controller board............................................................................................................................................... 56
Removing the keyboard-controller board.................................................................................................................. 56
Installing the keyboard-controller board.................................................................................................................... 56
System board...................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 57
Installing the system board............................................................................................................................................61
Heat-sink assembly............................................................................................................................................................ 65
Removing the heat-sink assembly................................................................................................................................65
Installing the heat-sink assembly..................................................................................................................................66
USB board.......................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Removing the USB board.............................................................................................................................................68
Installing the USB board...............................................................................................................................................69
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................70
Removing the power button........................................................................................................................................ 70
Installing the power button........................................................................................................................................... 71
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly..................................................................................................................................... 72
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly........................................................................................................72
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly..........................................................................................................73
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................ 74
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................75
BIOS overview....................................................................................................................................................................75
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................... 75
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................75
Boot Sequence................................................................................................................................................................... 75
System setup options..........................................................................................................................................................76
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 86
Assigning a system setup password..............................................................................................................................86
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password...........................................................................................87
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................... 87
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords................................................................................................87
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................89
System-diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................... 89
Flashing BIOS (USB key)...................................................................................................................................................90
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Dell Alienware m15 R6 Specifications

General

Processor	11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Display	15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 165Hz
RAM	32GB DDR4 3200MHz
Storage	Up to 2TB PCIe NVMe SSD
Operating System	Windows 10 Home
Battery	86Wh
Weight	Starting at 2.69 kg (5.93 lbs)
Ports	1x HDMI 2.1
Wireless	Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650