Alienware D01M, Dell D01M

24 Technical Overview

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Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ____________________ Contents 1 Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4 Left Side-Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5 Hard Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6 Hard-Drive Fan Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 33 7 Optical Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 8 Media-Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 9 PCI Shroud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 10 Drive-Bay Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 11 PCI-Express x1 Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 12 PCI-Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 13 Graphics Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 14 Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 15 Memory Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 16 Processor Liquid-Cooling Assembly . . . . 71 17 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 18 Power-Supply Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 19 Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 20 Theater-Lighting Batteries (ALX Chassis Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 21 System-Board Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 22 Master I/O Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 23 Top Lighting-Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 24 Right-Side Top Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 25 Right-Side Middle Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 26 Right Lighting-Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 27 Right-Side Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 28 Top Vent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 29 Front Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 30 Back Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 31 WiFi/Bluetooth Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 137 32 Top I/O Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 33 System Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Page Before You Begin Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices Safety Instructions Recommended Tools After Working Inside Your Computer Page Technical Overview Front View of Your Computer Back View of Your Computer Inside View of Your Computer System-Board Components Master I/O Board Components Page Top Lighting-Board Components Page Left Side-Panel Removing the Left Side-Panel Page Replacing the Left Side-Panel Page Hard Drive(s) Removing the Hard Drive(s) Replacing the Hard Drive(s) Page Page Hard-Drive Fan Assembly Removing the Hard-Drive Fan Assembly Replacing the Hard-Drive Fan Assembly Page Page Optical Drive(s) Removing the Optical Drive(s) Replacing the Optical Drive(s) Page Page Media-Card Reader Removing the Media-Card Reader Page Replacing the Media-Card Reader Page PCI Shroud Opening the PCI Shroud Page Drive-Bay Shroud Removing the Drive-Bay Shroud Replacing the Drive-Bay Shroud PCI-Express x1 Card Removing the PCI-Express x1 Card Replacing the PCI-Express x1 Card Page Page PCI-Fan Removing the PCI-Fan Replacing the PCI-Fan Page Page Graphics Card Removing the Graphics Card Replacing the Graphics Card Installing Dual Graphic Cards Page Connect the Display Page Memory Module(s) Removing Memory Module(s) Replacing Memory Module(s) Page Page Memory Fan Removing the Memory Fan Replacing the Memory Fan Page Page Processor Liquid-Cooling Assembly Removing the Processor Liquid-Cooling Assembly 72 Replacing the Processor Liquid-Cooling Assembly Page Page Processor Removing the Processor Page Page Replacing the Processor Page Page Page Page Power-Supply Unit Removing the Power-Supply Unit Page Page Replacing the Power-Supply Unit Page Page Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Page Page Theater-Lighting Batteries (ALX Chassis Only) Removing the Theater-Lighting Batteries Replacing the Theater-Lighting Batteries System-Board Assembly Removing the System-Board Assembly Replacing the System-Board Assembly Entering the Service Tag in BIOS Page Master I/O Board Removing the Master I/O Board Replacing the Master I/O Board Page Page Top Lighting-Board Removing the Top Lighting-Board Replacing the Top Lighting-Board Page Page Right-Side Top Panel Removing the Right-Side Top Panel Page Page Replacing the Right-Side Top Panel Page Page Right-Side Middle Panel Removing the Right-Side Middle Panel Replacing the Right-Side Middle Panel Page Page Right Lighting-Board Removing the Right Lighting-Board Replacing the Right Lighting-Board Page Page Right-Side Bottom Panel Removing the Right-Side Bottom Panel Page Replacing the Right-Side Bottom Panel Page Top Vent Removing the Top Vent Page Replacing the Top Vent Page Front Bezel Removing the Front Bezel Page Replacing the Front Bezel Page Back Bezel Removing the Back Bezel Page Page Replacing the Back Bezel WiFi/Bluetooth Assembly Removing the WiFi/Bluetooth Card Replacing the WiFi/Bluetooth Card Page Page Top I/O Panel Removing the Top I/O Panel Replacing the Top I/O Panel Page Page System Setup Overview Entering System Setup System Setup Screens 146 System Setup Options NOTE: Page Page Page Page Page Boot Sequence Page Clearing Forgotten Passwords Password: Clearing CMOS Passwords CMOS: Page Page Flashing the BIOS