Dell Alienware Area-51 ALX User manual

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ALIENWARE®AREA-51
COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS

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Model: P08G Type: P08G001 October 2009

COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS
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Computer Model
Alienware Area-51/Area-51 ALX
Processor and System Chipset
Processor Intel®Core™ i7
L2 cache 256 KB
L3 cache up to 8 MB
Bus clock 133 MHz
System chipset Intel X58 Express
DRAM bus width 64 bits
Data bus bandwidth up to 6.4 GT/s
Processor data width 64 bits
BIOS chip (NVRAM) 32 Mb
RAID support
(internal SATA drives only)
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 10
Memory
Connectors three internally-accessible DIMM sockets
Capacities 2 GB and 4 GB
Memory types 1066 MHz DDR3, 1333 MHz DDR3, and
1600 MHz XMP
Minimum 6 GB
Maximum 12 GB
Back Panel Connectors
IEEE 1394 one 6-pin serial connector
Network adapter two 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 connectors
USB six 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors
eSATA one 4-pin eSATA connector
S/PDIF one optical and one coaxial output connector
PS/2 two 6-pin PS/2 connectors
Audio 7.1 channel line output, stereo microphone and
stereo line in connectors
Expansion slots eight full-height expansion slot openings to
six physical expansion slot connectors on the
system board

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Top Panel Connectors
IEEE 1394 one 6-pin serial connector
USB three 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors
eSATA one 4-pin eSATA connector
Audio stereo headphone and microphone connectors
Communications
Network adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN on system board
Wireless Bluetooth®wireless technology
WiFi (optional)
Video
Type three PCI Express x16 connectors for full-length
add-in graphics card(s)
Audio
Type integrated 7.1 channel, High Denition Audio with
S/PDIF support, Realtek ALC888 codec
Expansion Bus
PCI
Connectors one
Connector size 124-pin connector
PCI Express x1
Connectors two
Connector size 36-pin connector
PCI Express x16
Connectors three
Connector size 164-pin connector
PCI Express x16 lane information
Number of lanes
Connectors used PCI_E1 PCI_E3 PCI_E5
PCI_E1 and PCI_E3 16 16 4
PCI_E1, PCI_E3, and PCI_E5 16 8 8
NOTE: For the location of the PCI Express x16 connectors, see the
Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.

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Drives
Externally accessible three 5.25-inch drive bays for Blu-ray Disc™
combo, Blu-ray Disc Writer, DVD+/-RW, or DVD
Combo
one 3.5-inch drive bay for Media Card Reader
Internally accessible six 3.5-inch drive bays for SATA-II hard drives
Power
Wattage 1000 W or 1100 W
Voltage 100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz
Dimensions
Width 249 mm (9.8 inches)
Depth 635 mm (25 inches)
Height
with top vents closed 557.6 mm (22 inches)
with top vents open 595.5 mm (23.4 inches)
added height with the rear
foot deployed
15.4 mm (0.6 inches)
Weight (starting at) 31.7 kg (70 lb)
NOTE: e weight of your desktop is variable
depending on the conguration and the
manufacturing variability.

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Computer Environment
Temperature range:
Operating 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F)
Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)
Relative humidity (maximum):
Operating 10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Storage 10% to 95% (non-condensing)
Maximum vibration (using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user
environment):
Operating 0.66 GRMS
Storage 1.3 GRMS
Maximum shock (Measured with hard drive in operating status and a 2-ms
half-sine pulse for operating. Also measured with hard drive in head-parked
position and a 2-ms half-sine pulse for storage):
Operating 110 G
Storage 160 G
Altitude (maximum):
Operating –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage –15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
Airborne contaminant level G2 or lower as dened by ISA-S71.04-1985