Alienware Area 51 Operation and maintenance manual

Alienware Area 51
Setup and Specifications
Computer Model: Alienware Area-51 R3
Regulatory Model: D03X
Regulatory Type: D03X003

Notes, cautions, and warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you
make better use of your product.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to
hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
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2017 - 07
Rev. A00

Contents
Set up your computer..................................................5
Setting up the Virtual Reality (VR) headset —
optional.........................................................................8
Views.............................................................................9
Front...........................................................................................9
Back......................................................................................... 11
Back panel................................................................................ 13
Specifications............................................................ 15
Dimensions and weight...............................................................15
Computer model........................................................................ 15
System information.................................................................... 15
Memory.................................................................................... 16
Ports and connectors..................................................................16
Communications........................................................................ 17
Wireless module................................................................... 17
Audio........................................................................................17
Video........................................................................................18
Storage.....................................................................................18
Power ratings............................................................................ 19
Computer environment............................................................... 19
PCI-Express graphics card installation matrix....... 21
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Getting help and contacting Alienware................... 22
Self-help resources.................................................................... 22
Contacting Alienware..................................................................22
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Set up your computer
1 Connect the keyboard and mouse.
2 Connect the network cable — optional.
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3 Connect the display.
NOTE: The DisplayPort on the back panel of your computer is
covered. Connect the display to the discrete graphics card of
your computer.
NOTE: If you have two graphics cards, the card installed in PCI-
Express (graphics) slot 1 is the primary graphics card.
4 Connect the power cable.
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5 Press the power button.
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Setting up the Virtual Reality (VR)
headset — optional
1 Download and run the setup tools for your VR headset at www.dell.com/
VRsupport.
2 Connect the VR headset to any USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back of your
computer and HDMI port on your computer, when prompted.
NOTE: Connect the headset to the HDMI port on the discrete
graphics card and connect the display to any available port on
the card.
3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.
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Views
Front
1Power button (Alienhead)
Press to turn on the computer if it is turned off, in sleep state, or in hibernate
state.
Press to put the computer in sleep state if it is turned on.
Press and hold for 4 seconds to force shut-down the computer.
NOTE: You can customize the power-button behavior in Power
Options.
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2Optical-drive eject button
Press to open or close the optical drive tray.
3Optical drive
Reads from and writes to CDs and DVDs.
4Headphone port
Connect a headphone or speakers.
5Microphone port
Connect an external microphone to provide sound input.
6USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2)
Connect peripherals such as storage devices and printers. Provides data
transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps.
7Media-card reader
Reads from and writes to media cards.
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