Dell Alienware Steam Machine R2 Service Manual - Page 3

Contents

Before working inside your computer

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10

Before You Begin

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Safety instructions

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10

Recommended tools

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11

After working inside your computer

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12

Technical overview

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13

Inside View Of Your Computer

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13

System-board components

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14

Removing the base cover

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15

Procedure

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15

Replacing the base cover

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17

Procedure

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17

Removing the hard drive

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18

Prerequisites

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18

Procedure

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18

Replacing the hard drive

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Procedure

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Post-requisites

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Removing the top cover

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22

Prerequisites

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22

Procedure

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Section	Page
Alienware Alpha R2 Service Manual	3
Before working inside your computer	10
Before You Begin	10
Safety instructions	10
Recommended tools	11
After working inside your computer	12
Technical overview	13
Inside View Of Your Computer	13
System-board components	14
Removing the base cover	15
Procedure	15
Replacing the base cover	17
Procedure	17
Removing the hard drive	18
Prerequisites	18
Procedure	18
Replacing the hard drive	21
Procedure	21
Post-requisites	21
Removing the top cover	22
Prerequisites	22
Procedure	22
Replacing the top cover	24
Procedure	24
Post-requisites	24
Removing the bottom USB-port	25
Prerequisites	25
Procedure	25
Replacing the bottom USB-port	29
Procedure	29
Post-requisites	29
Removing the power-button board	30
Prerequisites	30
Procedure	30
Replacing the power-button board	36
Procedure	36
Post-requisites	36
Removing the processor fan	37
Prerequisites	37
Procedure	37
Replacing the processor fan	39
Procedure	39
Post-requisites	39
Removing the processor heat-sink	40
Prerequisites	40
Procedure	40
Replacing the processor heat-sink	42
Procedure	42
Post-requisites	43
Removing the video-card fan	44
Prerequisites	44
Procedure	45
Replacing the video-card fan	47
Procedure	47
Post-requisites	47
Removing the memory modules	48
Prerequisites	48
Procedure	48
Replacing the memory modules	50
Procedure	50
Post-requisites	51
Removing the solid-state drive	52
Prerequisites	52
Procedure	52
Replacing the solid-state drive	54
Procedure	54
Post-requisites	55
Removing the processor	56
Prerequisites	56
Procedure	56
Replacing the processor	58
Procedure	58
Post-requisites	59
Removing the front-panel light board	60
Prerequisites	60
Procedure	60
Replacing the front-panel light board	63
Procedure	63
Post-requisites	63
Removing the wireless card	64
Prerequisites	64
Procedure	64
Replacing the wireless card	66
Procedure	66
Post-requisites	66
Removing the antenna modules	67
Prerequisites	67
Procedure	68
Replacing the antenna modules	70
Procedure	70
Post-requisites	70
Removing the system board	71
Prerequisites	71
Procedure	72
Replacing the system board	75
Procedure	75
Post-requisites	75
Removing the coin-cell battery	77
Prerequisites	77
Procedure	77
Replacing the coin-cell battery	79
Procedure	79
Post-requisites	79
BIOS setup program	80
Overview	80
Entering System Setup	80
System setup options	80
Boot sequence	86
Changing boot sequence for the current boot	86
Changing boot sequence for future boots	87
Clearing Forgotten Passwords	87
Prerequisites	87
Procedure	87
Post-requisites	88
Clearing CMOS Settings	89
Prerequisites	89
Procedure	89
Post-requisites	91
Flashing the BIOS	92
Technology and components	93
Audio	93
Downloading the audio driver	93
Identifying the audio controller	93
Changing the audio settings	94
HDMI	94
Graphics	94
Downloading the graphics driver	94
Identifying the display adapter	95
Changing the screen resolution	95
Rotating the display	96
USB	98
Downloading the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 driver	98
Enabling or disabling the USB in BIOS setup program	98
Fixing a no-boot issue caused by USB emulation	99
Wi-Fi	99
Turning on or off Wi-Fi	99
Downloading the Wi-Fi driver	99
Configuring the Wi-Fi	100
Bluetooth	100
Turning on or off Bluetooth	100
Pairing the Bluetooth-enabled devices	101
Removing the Bluetooth device	102
Transferring files between devices using Bluetooth	102
Hard drive	103
Identifying the hard drive	103
Identifying the hard drive in BIOS setup program	103
Power adapter	104
Chipset	104
Downloading the chipset driver	104
Identifying the chipset	105
Memory	105
Checking the system memory in Windows	105
Checking the system memory in BIOS setup program	105
Testing memory using ePSA	105
Processors	106
Identifying the processors in Windows	106
Checking the processor usage in the task manager	106
Operating System	107
Service Tag location	107
Device driver	107
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility	108
Video drivers	108
Intel Serial IO driver	109
Intel Trusted Execution Engine Interface	110
Intel Wireless-AC 8260 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth drivers	111
BIOS overview	112
Getting help and contacting Alienware	112
Self-help resources	112

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