- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Before working inside your computer
- After working inside your computer
- Technical overview
- Removing the stability foot
- Replacing the stability foot
- Removing the left-side cover
- Replacing the left-side cover
- Removing the right-side cover
- Replacing the right-side cover
- Removing the top-cover assembly
- Replacing the top-cover assembly
- Removing the bottom cover
- Replacing the bottom cover
- Removing the 3.5-inch hard drive
- Replacing the 3.5-inch hard drive
- Removing the 2.5-inch hard drive
- Replacing the 2.5-inch hard drive
- Removing the U.2 solid-state drive
- Replacing the U.2 solid-state drive
- Removing the hard-drive cage
- Replacing the hard-drive cage
- Removing the power-supply unit
- Replacing the power-supply unit
- Removing the processor-cooling assembly
- Replacing the processor-cooling assembly
- Removing the coin-cell battery
- Replacing the coin-cell battery
- Removing the memory modules
- Replacing the memory modules
- Removing the solid-state drive
- Replacing the solid-state drive
- Removing the graphics card
- Replacing the graphics card
- Removing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Replacing the processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Removing the processor
- Replacing the processor
- Removing the wireless card
- Replacing the wireless card
- Removing the antenna
- Replacing the antenna
- Removing the front-chassis fan
- Replacing the front-chassis fan
- Removing the top-chassis fan
- Replacing the top-chassis fan
- Removing the optical drive
- Replacing the optical drive
- Removing the front bezel
- Replacing the front bezel
- Removing the power-button board
- Replacing the power-button board
- Removing the rear trim cover
- Replacing the rear trim cover
- Removing the system board
- Replacing the system board
- Downloading drivers
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Alienware
Aurora R6 Service Manual
Procedure
NOTE: Note the routing of all cables as you remove them so that you can reroute them correctly after you replace the system board. For information on system board connectors, see "System-board components".
- Disconnect all the cables connected to the
system-board assembly.
Figure 1. Removing the system board 
- Top panel USB cables (SSUSB)
- SATA 6 Gbps drive cable (SATA1)
- SATA 6 Gbps drive cable (SATA2)
- system board
- front-panel audio cable (F_AUDIO)
- LED controller cable (LED_CONTROLLER)
- graphics-card power cable (GPU_POWER)
- processor power cable (ATX_CPU)
- top-chassis fan cable (TOP_FAN)
- system-board power cable
- front-chassis fan cable (FRONT_FAN)
- Remove the screws that secure the system-board assembly to the chassis.
- Lift the system-board assembly out of the
chassis.
Figure 2. Removing the system board 
- chassis
- system board
- screws (8)
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