Sounds like a failure in Asetek-made liquid cooler, MIO-Board controller, Alienware-Command-Center software, or even Windows itself.
If you press F12 and run ePSA/Hardware Diags ... does it show specific tests for Lights, Fans, MIO-Board, etc?
I ask because Alienware Aurora R1-R2 and Area51-R1 have enhanced MIO-Board test built-into Diagnostics. Aurora-R4 does not. Not sure about Aurora-R3 (but you are getting ready to find out). This enhanced version is disk-based (not rom-based). Both versions run "outside of Windows".
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April 20th, 2016 23:00
Alienware Aurora R3, huh ...
Sounds like a failure in Asetek-made liquid cooler, MIO-Board controller, Alienware-Command-Center software, or even Windows itself.
If you press F12 and run ePSA/Hardware Diags ... does it show specific tests for Lights, Fans, MIO-Board, etc?
I ask because Alienware Aurora R1-R2 and Area51-R1 have enhanced MIO-Board test built-into Diagnostics. Aurora-R4 does not. Not sure about Aurora-R3 (but you are getting ready to find out). This enhanced version is disk-based (not rom-based). Both versions run "outside of Windows".