Dell Alienware Aurora R6 Service Manual

2Usingthetab,slideandremovethereartrimcoverfromthechassis.
Figure45.Removingthereartrimcover
1chassis2reartrimcover121 

Replacingthereartrimcover
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informationthatshippedwithyourcomputerandfollowthestepsin
Beforeworkinginsideyourcomputer.Afterworkinginsideyour
computer,followtheinstructionsin
Afterworkinginsideyour
computer.Formoresafetybestpractices,seetheRegulatory
Compliancehomepageat
www.dell.com/regulatoryBcompliance.

Procedure
Alignthetabsonthereartrimcoverwiththeslotsonthechassisandsnapthe...

Removingthesystemboard
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informationthatshippedwithyourcomputerandfollowthestepsin
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computer,followtheinstructionsin
Afterworkinginsideyour
computer.Formoresafetybestpractices,seetheRegulatory
Compliancehomepageat
www.dell.com/regulatoryBcompliance.
NOTE:Yourcomputer

Procedure
NOTE:Notetheroutingofallcablesasyouremovethemsothatyou
canreroutethemcorrectlyafteryoureplacethesystemboard.For informationonsystemboardconnectors,see
System-board
components.
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1Disconnectallthecablesconnectedtothesystem-boardassembly.
Figure46.Removingthesystemboard
1ToppanelUSBcables
(SSUSB)2SATA6Gbpsdrivecable
(SATA1)3SATA6Gbpsdrivecable
(SATA2)4systemboard5front-panelaudiocable
(FBAUDIO)6LEDcontrollercable
(LEDBCONTROLLER)7graphics-cardpowercable (GPUBPOWER)8processorpowercable
(ATXBCPU)9top-chassisfancable
(TOPBFAN)10system-boardpowercable11front-chassisfancable
(FRONTBFAN)125 

2Removethescrewsthatsecurethesystem-boardassemblytothechassis.
3Liftthesystem-boardassemblyoutofthechassis.
Figure47.Removingthesystemboard
1chassis2systemboard3screws(8)126 

Replacingthesystemboard
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informationthatshippedwithyourcomputerandfollowthestepsin
Beforeworkinginsideyourcomputer.Afterworkinginsideyour
computer,followtheinstructionsin
Afterworkinginsideyour
computer.Formoresafetybestpractices,seetheRegulatory
Compliancehomepageat
www.dell.com/regulatoryBcompliance.
NOTE:Yourcomputer

7Followtheprocedurefromstep10tostep11in"Replacingthepower-supply
unit".
8Replacetheleft-sidecover.
EnteringtheServiceTagintheBIOS
setupprogram
1Turnonorrestartyourcomputer.
2PressF2whentheAlienHeadlogoisdisplayedtoentertheBIOSsetup
program.
3NavigatetotheMaintabandentertheServiceTagintheServiceTag
Input
field.
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BIOSsetupprogram
BIOSoverview
CAUTION:Unlessyouareanexpertcomputeruser,donotchangethe
settingsintheBIOSSetupprogram.Certainchangescanmakeyour
computerworkincorrectly.
NOTE:BeforeyouchangeBIOSSetupprogram,itisrecommended
thatyouwritedowntheBIOSSetupprogramscreeninformationfor futurereference.
UsetheBIOSSetupprogramforthefollowingpurposes:

Table4.Systemsetupoptions