Aurora R6 Liquid Cooling Module

Installing liquid cooling module

1. Pull the side-panel release latch.
2. Release the left-side cover away from the chassis and then lift it from the computer.

   

   1. side-panel release latch

   2. top cover

   3. left-side cover

3. Lay the computer on the right side.
4. Slide the power-supply unit cage release latches towards the unlock position.

   

   1. power-supply unit
   2. chassis
   3. power-supply unit cage release cage latches (2)

5. Lift the power-supply unit cage while pressing and holding the graphics-card bracket.

   

   1. power-supply unit cage
   2. graphics-card bracket
   3. chassis

6. Rotate the power-supply unit cage away from the chassis.

   

   1. power-supply unit

7. Disconnect the processor-fan cable from the system board.
8. In a nonadjacent sequence, loosen the captive screws that secure the processor fan and heat-sink assembly to the system board.
9. Lift the processor fan and heat-sink assembly off the system board.

   

   1. processor-fan cable
   2. captive screws (4)
   3. processor fan and heat-sink assembly

10. Remove the screw that secures the top-chassis fan to the chassis.
11. Disconnect the top-chassis fan cable from the system board.
12. Remove the top-chassis fan from the chassis.

    

    1. chassis
    2. screw
    3. top-chassis fan
    4. top-chassis fan cable

13. Rotate the power-supply unit cage towards the chassis until the unit snaps into place.
14. Stand the computer right side up.
15. Carefully pry around the edges of the right-side cover from the chassis.

    

    1. chassis

    2. right-side cover

16. Disconnect the lighting cable from the right-side cover.
17. Lift the right-side cover off the chassis.

    

    1. right-side cover

    2. lighting cable

18. Remove the screws that secure the top cover to the chassis.
19. Disconnect the lighting cable from the top cover.
20. Slide the lighting cable through the slot on the chassis.

    

    1. lighting cable
    2. chassis
    3. screws (2)
    4. top cover

21. Starting from the back, release the tabs on the top cover from the slots on the chassis.
22. Lift the top cover off the chassis.

    

    1. top cover
    2. slot
    3. lighting cable
    4. chassis

23. Lay the computer on the right side.
24. Slide the radiator and fan assembly into the radiator and fan cage.
25. Align the screw holes on the radiator and fan assembly with the screw holes on the radiator and fan cage.
26. Replace the screws that secure the radiator and fan assembly to the radiator and fan cage.
27. Align the screw holes on the processor cooler with the screw holes on the system board.
28. In sequential order (indicated on the processor cooler), tighten the captive screws that secure the processor cooler to the system board.

    NOTE: : Torque the screws at 6.9 +/-1.15 kilogram-force centimeter (6 +/-1 pound force inch).

29. Connect the processor-cooling assembly cables to the system board.

    

    1. radiator fan
    2. radiator-fan cable
    3. processor-cooling assembly cable
    4. system board
    5. processor-cooling assembly
    6. captive screws (4)

30. Align the screw holes on the VR heatsink with the screw holes on the system board.
31. Tighten the captive screws that secure the VR heatsink to the system board.

    

    1. VR heatsink
    2. captive screws (4)
    3. system board

32. Rotate the power-supply unit cage towards the chassis until the unit snaps into place.
33. Replace the screws that secure the radiator and fan assembly to the radiator and fan cage.

    

    1. screws (4)
    2. radiator and fan cage

34. Slide the lighting cable through the slot on the chassis.
35. Align the tabs on the top cover with the slots on the chassis and snap the top cover into place.

    

    1. top cover
    2. slot
    3. lighting cable
    4. chassis

36. Connect the lighting cable to the top cover.
37. Replace the screws that secure the top cover to the chassis.

    

    1. lighting cable
    2. chassis
    3. screws (2)
    4. top cover

38. Connect the lighting cable to the right-side cover.

    

    1. chassis

    2. lighting cable

    3. right-side cover

    4. tabs

    5. slots

39. Align the tabs on the right-side cover with the slots on the chassis and snap the right-side cover to lock it in place.

    

    1. chassis

    2. slots

    3. right-side cover

40. Align the tabs on the left-side cover with the slots on the chassis.
41. Snap the left-side cover to lock it in place.

    

    1. chassis

    2. slots

    3. tabs

    4. left-side cover