Alienware Aurora R12 Setup and Specifications

Ports and connectors

The following table lists the external and internal ports available on your Alienware Aurora R12.

Table 1. Ports and connectors
The following table lists ports and connectors available on Alienware Aurora R12.
Description	Values
External:
Network	One RJ-45 port
USB	Six USB 2.0 ports Five USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports One USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-C) port with PowerShare One USB 3.2 Gen 2 port One USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C) port One USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
Audio	One audio output/headphone port (supports 2 channel audio) One audio input/microphone port One optical S/PDIF port One coaxial S/PDIF port One front L/R surround line-out port One side L/R surround port One rear L/R surround port One center/subwoofer LFE surround port One line-in port
Video	Supported through discrete GPU
Media-card reader	Not supported
Power port	110 V/220 V
Security	Kensington lock slot
Internal:
PCIe expansion card slots	Two PCIe x16 mechanical/x8 electrical Gen4 slots (SLOT 1 and SLOT4) Two PCIe x4 slots (SLOT2 and SLOT3)
mSATA	Not supported
SATA	Four
M.2	One M.2 card slot for WLAN and Bluetooth One PCIe/SATA M.2 card slot for 2230/2280 solid-state drive NOTE: To learn more about the features of different types of M.2 cards, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support.