Dell Alienware Aurora R5 Service Manual

Removing the system board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the 
safety information that shipped with your computer and  follow the steps in 
Before working inside your computer. 
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions 
in 
After working inside your computer. For more safety best 
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at 
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You 
must enter the Service Tag...

Procedure
NOTE: Note the routing of all cables as you remove them so that you can 
reroute them correctly after you replace the system board. For 
information on system board connectors, see "
System-Board 
Components".
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1 Disconnect all the cables connected to the system-board assembly.1Top panel USB cables 
(SSUSB)2SATA 6 Gbps drive cable 
(SATA1)3SATA 6 Gbps drive cable 
(SATA2)4system board5front-panel audio cable 
(F_AUDIO)6LED controller cable 
(LED_CONTROLLER)7graphics-card power cable 
(GPU_POWER)8processor power cable 
(ATX_CPU)9top-chassis fan cable 
(TOP_FAN)10system-board power cable 11front-chassis fan cable 
(FRONT_FAN)
2 Remove the screws that secure the system-board assembly to the chassis.
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3 Lift the system-board assembly out of the chassis.1chassis2system board3screws (8)114 

Replacing the system board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the 
safety information that shipped with your computer and  follow the steps in 
Before working inside your computer. 
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions 
in 
After working inside your computer. For more safety best 
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at 
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You 
must enter the Service Tag...

Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS 
setup program
1 Turn on or restart your computer.
2 Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed to enter the BIOS setup program.
3 Navigate to the Main tab and enter the Service Tag in the Service Tag 
Input
 field.
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BIOS setup program
Overview
CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not 
change the settings in the BIOS setup program. Certain  changes can make your computer work incorrectly.
NOTE: Before you change BIOS setup program, it is recommended that 
you write down the BIOS setup program screen information for future 
reference.
Use BIOS setup program to:
•Get information about the hardware installed in your computer, such as the 
amount of RAM, the size of the hard drive, and so on.
•Change the...

MainSystem DateDisplays the current date in 
mm/dd/yyyy format.System TimeDisplays the current time in 
hh:mm:ss format.BIOS InformationBIOS VersionDisplays the BIOS version number.Product InformationProduct NameDisplays the product name. 
Default: Alienware Aurora R5.Service TagDisplays the service tag of your 
computer.Asset TagDisplays the asset tag of your 
computer.Memory InformationSystem MemoryDisplays the total computer  memory installed.Memory SpeedDisplays the memory speed.CPU InformationCPU...

AdvancedAdvanced BIOS FeaturesIntelR SpeedStepAllows you to enable or disable Intel R 
Speedstep Technology. Default: 
Enabled.
NOTE: If enabled, the processor 
clock speed and core voltage are 
adjusted dynamically based on  the processor load.
VirtualizationAllows you to enable or disable Intel 
Virtualization Technology feature for  the processor.VT for Direct I/OAllows you to enable or disable Intel 
Virtualization Technology feature for  the Direct I/O.SATA OperationAllows you to configure the...

AdvancedDeep Sleep ControlAllows you to define the controls 
when Deep Sleep is enabled.USB Wake Support (S3)Allows you to enable the USB devices 
to wake the system from Standby.USB PowerShare (S4/S5)Allows you to charge external devices.USB PowerShare Wake Support 
(S4/S5)Allows you to enable front the USB 
devices to wake the system from 
S4/S5.Auto Power OnAuto Power On ModeAllows you to set the computer to turn  on automatically every day or on a 
preselected date. This option can be 
configured...