Dell Alienware Aurora R5 Service Manual

4 Click Apply.
Rotating the display
1 Right-click on your desktop.
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2 Select Graphics Options → Rotation and select from the listed 
options.
The display can be also rotated by selecting Rotate Display under the 
Display menu in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
For computers shipped with the AMD video card, the display can be rotated 
by selecting the required rotation on 
Rotate Desktop tab in the AMD 
Catalyst Control Center
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USB
The following table shows the USB ports available in Alienware Aurora R5.
PortsLocationUSB 3.0Two on the front sideUSB 3.0 with PowerShareTwo on the front sideUSB 2.0Six on the back panelUSB 3.1 Type-COne on the back panelUSB 3.1One on the back panelUSB 3.0Three on the back panel
NOTE: USB 3.0 needs the driver to be installed before it can detect any 
USB devices.
Downloading the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 driver
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Go to www.dell.com/support.
3 Click Product support enter the...

3 Expand System devices.
Enabling or disabling the USB in BIOS setup program
1 Turn on or restart your computer.
2 Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to enter the BIOS setup program.
The BIOS setup program is displayed.
3 On the Advanced tab, select USB Configuration.
4 Select the Front USB Ports or Rear USB Ports options to enable or 
disable the ports respectively.
5 Save the BIOS setup program settings and exit.
Fixing a no-boot issue caused by USB emulation
Sometimes the computer...

Turning on or off Wi-Fi
NOTE: There is no physical switch to enable or disable Wi-Fi. It has to be 
done through computer settings.
1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display, or click the Action Center 
icon on the taskbar to access the Action Center.
2 Click Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi on or off.
Downloading the Wi-Fi driver
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Go to www.dell.com/support.
3 Click Product support enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then 
click 
Submit.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag,...

Configuring the Wi-Fi
1 Turn on Wi-Fi. For more information, see Turning Wi-Fi on or off.
2 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display, or click the Action Center icon 
on the taskbar to access the Action Center.
3 Click Wi-Fi, and then click Go to settings.
A list of available networks is displayed.
4 Select your network and click Connect.
NOTE: Type the network security key, if prompted.
Bluetooth
Alienware Aurora R5 is shipped with Bluetooth 4.1/Bluetooth 4.2.
Turning on or off Bluetooth
NOTE: There...

2 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display, or click the Action Center 
icon on the taskbar to access the Action Center.
3 Click Bluetooth, and then click Go to settings.
4 Select the required Bluetooth device for pairing.
5 Click Pair to pair the bluetooth devices.
6 Click Yes to confirm the passcodes on both the devices.
Removing the Bluetooth device
1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display, or click the Action Center 
icon on the taskbar to access the Action Center.
2 Click Bluetooth, and then...

3 Click the device you want to remove, and then click Remove device.
Transferring files between devices using Bluetooth
1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display, or click the Action Center 
icon on the taskbar to access the Action Center.
2 Click Bluetooth, and then click Go to settings.
3 Select your Bluetooth device.
4 Click Send or receive files via Bluetooth.
5 In the Bluetooth File Transfer window, click Send files, and then 
select the file you want to transfer.
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Hard drive
The following table shows the hard-drive options available in Alienware Aurora 
R5.
OptionsDimensionsSSDOne M.2 driveSATA•One 3.5-inch drive bay
•Two 2.5-inch drive bays
Identifying the hard drive
1 On the taskbar, click the search box, and then type Device Manager.
2 Click Device Manager.
The Device Manager window is displayed.
3 Expand Disk drives.
Identifying the hard drive in BIOS setup program
1 Turn on or restart your computer.
2 Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to...

3 Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and 
then click 
Submit.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature 
or manually browse for your computer model.
4 Click Drivers & downloads → Find it myself.
5 Scroll down the page and expand Chipset.
6 Click Download to download the chipset driver for your computer.
7 After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the 
chipset driver file.
8 Double-click the chipset driver file icon and...