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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.
Create a USB recovery drive for Windows................6 Views of Alienware Area-51 R7..................7 ...................................7 Front ................................... 8 Back ................................9 Back panel Specifications of Alienware Area-51 R7................11 ............................11 Dimensions and weight ................................11 Processors ................................11 Chipset ...............................12 Operating system ................................12...
Set up your computer Connect the keyboard and mouse. Connect to your network using a cable, or connect to a wireless network. 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.
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Connect the power cable. Press the power button. Create recovery drive for Windows. NOTE: It is recommended to create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix problems that may occur with Windows. For more information, see Create a USB recovery drive for Windows.
Create a USB recovery drive for Windows Create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix problems that may occur with Windows. An empty USB flash drive with a minimum capacity of 16 GB is required to create the recovery drive. NOTE: This process may take up to an hour to complete.
Views of Alienware Area-51 R7 Front Power 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.
Back Rear I/O accessibility lighting button Press to illuminate the back panel ports. Regulatory label Contains regulatory information of your computer. Back panel Connect USB, audio, video, and other devices. Power cable connector Connect a power cable to provide power to your computer. Power-supply diagnostics button Press to check the power‑supply state.
PCI-Express (graphics) slot 1 Connect a PCI-Express X16 card such as graphics, audio, or network card to enhance the capabilities of your computer. NOTE: For more details on installing the PCI-Express graphics card, see PCI-Express graphics card installation matrix. Service Tag label The Service Tag is a unique alphanumeric identifier that enables Dell service technicians to identify the hardware components in your computer and access warranty information.
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Connect audio-output devices such as speakers and amplifiers. In a 5.1 speaker channel setup, connect the rear-left and rear-right speakers. Side L/R surround port Connect the side-left and side-right speakers or surround sound speakers. Optical S/PDIF port Connect an amplifier, speakers, or a TV for digital audio output through an optical cable. Line-out port Connect speakers.
Specifications of Alienware Area-51 R7 Dimensions and weight Table 1. Dimensions and weight Description Values Height 569.25 mm (22.41 in.) Width 638.96 mm (25.16 in.) Depth 272.71 mm (10.74 in.) Weight (approximate) 28 kg (61.73 lbs) NOTE: The weight of your computer varies depending on the configuration ordered and the manufacturing variability.
Operating system • Windows 10 Home (64-bit) • Windows 10 Professional (64-bit) Memory Table 4. Memory specifications Description Values Four internally-accessible DDR4 DIMM sockets Slots Type DDR4 2666 MHz up to 3200 MHz (XMP memory) Speed 64 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Minimum memory 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB...
Description Values • Two USB 2.0 ports • Six USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports • One USB 3.1 Gen 2 port • One USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C) port with PowerShare Audio • Four audio output/headphone ports • One audio input/microphone port One optical S/PDIF port Video Not supported...
Description Values Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth Video Table 8. Video specifications Controller SLI/Crossfire Number of cards External display support Memory Memory support (maximum) size Type AMD Vega 10 E2-90 Three DisplayPort, one 8 GB (Single/ Dual ) HDMI port NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti One DLDVI-D, one 4 GB...
Storage Table 10. Storage specifications Storage type Interface type Internally accessible capacity Three 3.5-inch hard drives SATA AHCI 6 Gbps Up to 4 TB Two 2.5-inch drive bay support or U.2 PCIe solid-sate PCIe Gen3 8 Gbps Up to 960 GB (only for U.2) drives Power ratings Table 11.
Getting help and contacting Alienware Self-help resources You can get information and help on Alienware products and services using these online self-help resources: Table 15. Alienware products and online self-help resources Self-help resources Resource location Information about Alienware products and services www.alienware.com...