Dell Alienware Aurora R6 Service Manual

Table5.Systemsetupoptions

AdvancedWakeUpbyIntegratedLANAllowthecomputertobepoweredonbyspecialLANsignals.ACRecoverySetswhatactionthecomputertakes
whenpowerisrestored.DeepSleepControlAllowsyoutodefinethecontrolswhen DeepSleepisenabled.USBWakeSupport(S3)AllowsyoutoenabletheUSBdevices
towakethesystemfromStandby.USBPowerShare(S4/S5)Allowsyoutochargeexternaldevices.USBPowerShareWakeSupport (S4/S5)AllowsyoutoenablefronttheUSB
devicestowakethesystemfrom...

Advancedprocessorflexratioandvoltageinthe
Customizationmode.ComputraceAllowsyoutoenableordisablethe
Computraceserviceusingthe
Absolutesoftware.CoreRatioLimitOverrideAllowsyoutosetthecoreratiolimit.SingleCoreAllowsyoutoselectsinglecoreor
multiplecores.CoreVoltageModeAllowsyoutoselectbetweenadaptive
andoverridevoltagemodes.CoreVoltageOffsetAllowsyoutosettheoverridevalueof
corevoltage.LongDurationPWRLimitAllowsyoutosettheturbomode...

Table7.Systemsetupoptions

Clearingforgottenpasswords
WARNING:Beforeworkinginsideyourcomputer,readthesafety
informationthatshippedwithyourcomputerandfollowthestepsin
Beforeworkinginsideyourcomputer.Afterworkinginsideyour
computer,followtheinstructionsin
Afterworkinginsideyour
computer.Formoresafetybestpractices,seetheRegulatory
Compliancehomepageat
www.dell.com/regulatoryBcompliance.
Prerequisites
1Removetheleft-sidecover....

9Replacethejumperplugonpins215.
Figure48.Clearingforgottenpasswords
1jumperplug2P215
Post-requisites
1Followtheprocedurefromstep10tostep11in"Replacingthepower-supply
unit".
2Replacetheleft-sidecover.
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ClearingCMOSSettings
WARNING:Beforeworkinginsideyourcomputer,readthesafety
informationthatshippedwithyourcomputerandfollowthestepsin
Beforeworkinginsideyourcomputer.Afterworkinginsideyour
computer,followtheinstructionsin
Afterworkinginsideyour
computer.Formoresafetybestpractices,seetheRegulatory
Compliancehomepageat
www.dell.com/regulatoryBcompliance.
Prerequisites
1Removetheleft-sidecover....

6Connectthesystem-boardpowercabletothesystemboard.
Figure49.ClearingCMOSsettings
1jumperplug2P2173P2164systemboard
Post-requisites
1Followtheprocedurefromstep10tostep11in"Replacingthepower-supply
unit".
2Replacetheleft-sidecover.
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FlashingtheBIOS
Youmayneedtoflash(update)theBIOSwhenanupdateisavailableorwhen
youreplacethesystemboard.ToflashtheBIOS:
1Turnonyourcomputer.
2Gotowww.dell.com/support.
3ClickProductsupport,entertheServiceTagofyourcomputer,andthen
click
Submit.
NOTE:IfyoudonothavetheServiceTag,usetheauto-detect
featureormanuallybrowseforyourcomputermodel.
4ClickDrivers	downloads
:Finditmyself.
5Selecttheoperatingsysteminstalledonyourcomputer....

Technologyandcomponents
Audio
AlienwareAuroraR5isshippedwithRealtekALC3861foropticalS/PDIF
output.
NOTE:Theaudiodriversarealreadyinstalledwhenyoureceiveyour
computer.
Downloadingtheaudiodriver
1Turnonyourcomputer.
2Gotowww.dell.com/support.
3ClickProductsupport,entertheServiceTagofyourcomputerandthen
click
Submit.
NOTE:IfyoudonothavetheServiceTag,usetheauto-detect
featureormanuallybrowseforyourcomputermodel.
4ClickDrivers...