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Area-51 ALX manual Alienware Desktop Manual, 01 /01
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Troubleshooting
Specs
Install
Replacement Components or Accessories
Dimension
Maintenance
Configuring the BIOS
Setting Up a Wired Connection
Answers to Common Problems
Software Diagnostic Tools
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Contents
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ALIENWARE DESKTOP MANUAL
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 7 SYSTEM RECOVERY
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR DESKTOP
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR DESKTOP
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR DESKTOP
06 /06
Product Documentation and Media
Before Setting Up Your Desktop
Placing Your Desktop
Connect the Display
Connect the Keyboard and Mouse
Connect the Network Cable Optional
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR DESKTOP
09 /09
Press the Power Button
Connect the Power Cable
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR DESKTOP
010 /010
Setting Up a Wired Connection
Set Up Microsoft Windows
Setting Up a Wireless Connection
Connect to the Internet Optional
012/012
Setting Up Your Internet Connection
CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DESKTOP
CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DESKTOP
013 /013
CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DESKTOP
Front View Features
Back View Features
Back Panel Connectors
Accessing the Top Panel Connectors
Top View Features
Back Light Button
017/017
Top Panel Connectors
CHAPTER 3 CONNECTING DEVICES
CHAPTER 3 CONNECTING DEVICES
CHAPTER 3 CONNECTING DEVICES
019 /019
Connecting External Speakers
Connecting a Plug and Play Printer
Connecting Printers
Connecting IEEE 1394 FireWire Devices
Connecting USB Devices
Connecting a Non Plug and Play Printer
CHAPTER 4 USING YOUR DESKTOP
CHAPTER 4 USING YOUR DESKTOP
CHAPTER 4 USING YOUR DESKTOP
023 /023
Working With RAID
Alienware Command Center
AlienFX
AlienFusion
RAID Level
RAID Level
025/025
Disk
RAID Level
RAID Level
026 /026
Software Based Performance Tuning
System Setup Based Performance Tuning
Optimizing Performance
System Setup
Configuring the BIOS
Entering System Setup
System Setup Screens
029 /029
System Setup Options
030/030
XD Bit Capability
032/032
Memory-Z Advanced Memory Settings tCL
Overvoltage Configuration Submenu
CHAPTER 5 INSTALLING ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS
CHAPTER 5 INSTALLING ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS
CHAPTER 5 INSTALLING ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS
035 /035
Turning Off Your Desktop
Before You Begin
Before Working Inside Your Desktop
Opening and Closing the Side Panel
1 memory module connectors 3 2 expansion card slots
Inside View of Your Computer
CHAPTER 5 INSTALLING ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS
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memory module connector
Removing and Replacing Memory Modules
securing clips
memory module
6. Turn on the computer
CHAPTER 5 INSTALLING ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS
Removing and Replacing Hard Drives
1 side panel
2 release panel
To replace a hard drive
expansion card
Removing and Replacing Expansion Cards
3 shroud
shroud button
To replace a card
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING
046 /046
Things to check before troubleshooting
Backup and General Maintenance
Basic Hints and Tips
Pre-Boot System Assessment PSA
Software Diagnostic Tools
Starting Alienware Diagnostics From the Support CD/DVD
Alienware Diagnostics
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-R/W, DVD±R/W, or Blu-ray Disc Drive
Answers to Common Problems
The computer does not recognize the disc or drive
An audio CD does not produce sound
The computer fails the POST
Computer
The computer stops responding or a solid blue screen appears
A program stops responding or crashes repeatedly
A program is designed for an earlier version of Microsoft Windows
Other software problems
Internet
Hard Drive Problems
Internet connection is slow
Keyboard
Memory errors detected on start up
Memory
The keyboard is not responding
Mouse
Display
If the display is blank
If the display is difficult to read
When you press the power button, the computer does not turn on
Power
Printer
The printer does not turn on
Speakers
Game Controllers
The computer does not recognize the game controller
There is no sound from the speakers
CHAPTER 7 SYSTEM RECOVERY
CHAPTER 7 SYSTEM RECOVERY
AlienRespawn
Using AlienRespawn
Microsoft System Restore
Recovery Options
Advanced Recovery
Factory System Recovery
To Enable or Change Password Settings
Password Protection
AlienRespawn v2.0 Disc
Dell DataSafe Local Backup
To Use the AlienRespawn v2.0 Disc
063/063
CHAPTER 8 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS
CHAPTER 8 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS
CHAPTER 8 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS
064 /064
Computer Model Alienware Area-51 Dimensions
066 /066
067 /067
0.25 GRMS
Computer Setup
APPENDIX A GENERAL AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Computer Use
Electrostatic Discharge ESD Warning
When Should You Contact Alienware?
General Safety Precautions
Replacement Components or Accessories
APPENDIX B CONTACTING ALIENWARE
Websites
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Cards
APPENDIX C IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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