- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Before working inside your computer
- After working inside your computer
- Technical overview
- Removing the stability foot
- Replacing the stability foot
- Removing the left-side cover
- Replacing the left-side cover
- Removing the right-side cover
- Replacing the right-side cover
- Removing the top-cover assembly
- Replacing the top-cover assembly
- Removing the bottom cover
- Replacing the bottom cover
- Removing the 3.5-inch hard drive
- Replacing the 3.5-inch hard drive
- Removing the 2.5-inch hard drives
- Replacing the 2.5-inch hard drives
- Removing the power-supply unit
- Replacing the power-supply unit
- Removing the processor-cooling assembly
- Replacing the processor-cooling assembly
- Removing the coin-cell battery
- Replacing the coin-cell battery
- Removing the memory modules
- Replacing the memory modules
- Removing the solid-state drive
- Replacing the solid-state drive
- Removing the graphics card
- Replacing the graphics card
- Removing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Replacing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Removing the processor
- Replacing the processor
- Removing the wireless card
- Replacing the wireless card
- Removing the antenna
- Replacing the antenna
- Removing the front-chassis fan
- Replacing the front-chassis fan
- Removing the top-chassis fan
- Replacing the top-chassis fan
- Removing the optical drive
- Replacing the optical drive
- Removing the front bezel
- Replacing the front bezel
- Removing the power-button board
- Replacing the power-button board
- Removing the rear trim cover
- Replacing the rear trim cover
- Removing the system board
- Replacing the system board
- BIOS setup program
- Flashing the BIOS
- Technology and components
- System diagnostic lights
- Getting help and contacting Alienware
Aurora R5 Service Manual
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".
- Disconnect all the cables connected to the
system-board assembly.
- Top panel USB cables (SSUSB)
- SATA 6 Gbps drive cable (SATA1)
- SATA 6 Gbps drive cable (SATA2)
- system board
- front-panel audio cable (F_AUDIO)
- LED controller cable (LED_CONTROLLER)
- graphics-card power cable (GPU_POWER)
- processor power cable (ATX_CPU)
- top-chassis fan cable (TOP_FAN)
- system-board power cable
- front-chassis fan cable (FRONT_FAN)
- Lift the system-board assembly out of the chassis.
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