Dell Alienware Aurora R4 Owners Manual
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Media-Card Reader41 6 Media-Card Reader WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before You Begin on page 13. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1Remove the left side-panel. See Removing the Left Side-Panel on page 25. Removing the Media-Card Reader 1Press the AlienHead on the front of your computer to lower the drive panel. 2Open the PCI shroud. See Opening the PCI Shroud on page 45. 3Disconnect the FlexBay USB cable from the FLEXBAY connector on the master I/O board. For more information on the location of the connector, see Master I/O Board Components on page 21. 4Lift and hold the securing tab and then push the FlexBay dock to slide it out through the front of the computer. book.book Page 41 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM
42Media-Card Reader 5Remove the screws that secure the media-card reader to the FlexBay dock. 6Slide the media-card reader out of the FlexBay dock. 1 FlexBay USB cable 2 securing tab 3 FlexBay dock 4 Master I/O board 5 FlexBay USB cable-connector 123 54 book.book Page 42 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM
Media-Card Reader Replacing the Media-Card Reader 1Slide the media-card reader into the FlexBay dock. 2Replace the screws that secure the media-card reader to the FlexBay dock. 3Lift the securing tab and slide the FlexBay dock through the front of the computer until the securing tab snaps into place. 4Connect the FlexBay USB cable to the FLEXBAY connector on the master I/O board. For more information on the location of the connector, see Master I/O Board Components on page 21. 5Close the PCI shroud. See Closing the PCI Shroud on page 46. 6Replace the left side-panel. See Replacing the Left Side-Panel on page 27. 7Lift the drive panel towards the top of your computer until it snaps into place. 1 media-card reader 2 screws (4) 3 FlexBay dock 12 3 book.book Page 43 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM
44Media-Card Reader Postrequisites 1Replace the left side-panel. See Replacing the Left Side-Panel on page 27. 2Follow the steps in After Working Inside Your Computer on page 15. book.book Page 44 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM
PCI Shroud45 7 PCI Shroud WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before You Begin on page 13. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1Remove the left side-panel. See Removing the Left Side-Panel on page 25. Opening the PCI Shroud 1Press the shroud-release button and rotate the PCI shroud away from the chassis. 2 1 book.book Page 45 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM
46PCI Shroud Closing the PCI Shroud 1Lower the PCI shroud into the chassis and press down until it snaps into position. Postrequisites 1Replace the left side-panel. See Replacing the Left Side-Panel on page 27. 2Follow the steps in After Working Inside Your Computer on page 15. 1 PCI shroud 2 shroud-release button book.book Page 46 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM
Drive-Bay Shroud47 8 Drive-Bay Shroud WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before You Begin on page 13. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1Remove the left side-panel. See Removing the Left Side-Panel on page 25. 2Open the PCI shroud. See Removing the Drive-Bay Shroud on page 47. Removing the Drive-Bay Shroud NOTE: Be careful not to damage the cable connected to the drive-bay shroud while sliding the drive-bay shroud. 1Press the tabs and slide the drive-bay shroud towards the back of the chassis. 2Gently turn the drive-bay shroud over and place it on the chassis. book.book Page 47 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM
48Drive-Bay Shroud Replacing the Drive-Bay Shroud 1Align the drive-bay shroud with the slots on the chassis. 2Slide the drive-bay shroud toward the front of the chassis until it clicks into place. Postrequisites 1Replace the left side-panel. See Replacing the Left Side-Panel on page 27. 2Follow the steps in After Working Inside Your Computer on page 15. 3Close the PCI shroud. See Closing the PCI Shroud on page 46. 1 tabs (2) 2 drive-bay shroud 12 book.book Page 48 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM
PCI-Express x1 Card49 9 PCI-Express x1 Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before You Begin on page 13. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1Remove the left side-panel. See Removing the Left Side-Panel on page 25. 2Open the PCI shroud. See Opening the PCI Shroud on page 45. Removing the PCI-Express x1 Card 1Locate the PCI-Express x1 card on the system board. See System-Board Components on page 20. 2Disconnect any cables connected to the card (if applicable). 3Remove the screw that secures the card to the chassis. 4Grasp the card by its top corners and ease it out of the connector. NOTE: For removing a PCI-Express x16 card, see Removing the Graphics Card on page 57. NOTE: If you are not replacing a card, install a filler bracket in the empty card-slot opening. book.book Page 49 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM
50PCI-Express x1 Card Replacing the PCI-Express x1 Card 1Remove the screw that secures the filler bracket and remove the filler bracket (if applicable). 1 screw 2 PCI-Express x1 card 3 PCI-Express x1 connector 1 3 2 book.book Page 50 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:37 PM