Skip to main content
  • Place orders quickly and easily
  • View orders and track your shipping status
  • Enjoy members-only rewards and discounts
  • Create and access a list of your products
  • Manage your Dell EMC sites, products, and product-level contacts using Company Administration.

Alienware Aurora R11 Service Manual

Installing the solid-state drive

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

CAUTION Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the solid-state drive.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the solid-state drive and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.

Image: Installing the solid-state drive

Steps

  1. Align the notch on the solid-state drive with the tab on the solid-state drive slot.
  2. Insert the solid-state drive at a 45-degree angle into the system board.
  3. Press the other end of the solid-state drive down and replace the screw (M2x2.5) that secure the solid-state drive to the system board.

Next steps

  1. Install the single-graphics card.
  2. Install the left-side cover.
  3. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
  4. Verify if the storage device is installed correctly (optional):

Rate this content

Accurate
Useful
Easy to understand
Was this article helpful?
0/3000 characters
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
  Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\