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Aurora R1, Won't Boot
Hello,
The other day, a friend of mine gave me his old PC, an Alienware Aurora R1. I tested it out, and it worked fine, cleaned it, tested it out, still worked. After I was 100% sure it worked, I shut it off and went to sleep. The next day I was unable to turn it on. I figured it was due to the flakey power button mine had, which was loose anyway, and so I removed it and tried again. Still nothing. It even got to the point that I removed the front bezel and manually pressed the button. It still didn't work. I doubt it's the PSU, as not only does the red "POWER" light come on internally, but the PSU test button works fine, and starts up all the fans. The only thing I can think of that I messed with was removing the memory fan, as it was broken. I uploaded a video of it here to demonstrate the issue. Any help is appreciated!
Mary G
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February 26th, 2019 12:00
First thing to change on an old computer is the bios cmos coin cell battery. Buy a new one for about $2. Check the manual for the correct battery--usually a CR-2032 but might be diff on your model.
jmajewski
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February 26th, 2019 12:00
Okay, I’ll try that. I may have a compatible one laying around (fingers crossed).
Tesla1856
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February 26th, 2019 13:00
1. Like most computers, you can "jump-start it" at proper motherboard header pins.
1. You can test PS with a "Digital PS Tester".
Tesla1856
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February 26th, 2019 13:00
On the Aurora-R1 it would be the 2 pins that the power-switch connects to.
Should be similar to this Aurora-R4 (but I would follow the wires).
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-Desktops/Aurora-R4-move-internals-to-new-case/m-p/7244409
jmajewski
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February 26th, 2019 13:00
Ok, I’ll try and figure that out then. And to short it I just put something metal on those two pins under the FRONT PANEL area on the motherboard?
jmajewski
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February 26th, 2019 13:00
What are the proper pins for that on the Aurora R1?