Alienware Aurora R8 Setup and Specifications

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Set up your computer

  1. Connect the keyboard and mouse.

    Image: Connect the keyboard and mouse

  2. Connect to your network using a cable, or connect to a wireless network.

    Image: Connect the network cable

  3. Connect the display.
    Image: Connect the display
    NOTE: If you ordered your computer with a discrete graphics card, the HDMI and the display ports on the back panel of your computer are covered. Connect the display to the discrete graphics card.
    NOTE: If you have two graphics cards, the card installed in PCI-Express X16 (graphics slot 1) is the primary graphics card.
  4. Connect the power cable.

    Image: Connect the power cable

  5. Press the power button.

    Image: Press power button

  6. Create recovery drive for Windows.
    NOTE: It is recommended to create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix problems that may occur with Windows.
    For more information, see Create a USB recovery drive for Windows.

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