Alienware D23M User Manual
Alienware Aurora R8
Setup and Specications
Regulatory Model: D23M
Regulatory Type: D23M002
Notes, cautions, and warnings
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CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid
the problem.
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2018 - 10
Rev. A00
Contents
Set up your computer..........................................................................................................4
Create a USB recovery drive for Windows........................................................................6
Setting up the Virtual Reality (VR) headset — optional...................................................7
Views of Alienware Aurora R8...........................................................................................8
Front...................................................................................................................................................................8
Back................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Back panel........................................................................................................................................................ 10
Specications of Alienware Aurora R8............................................................................12
Dimensions and weight...................................................................................................................................... 12
Processors..........................................................................................................................................................12
Chipset..............................................................................................................................................................12
Operating system...............................................................................................................................................13
Memory.............................................................................................................................................................13
Intel Optane memory......................................................................................................................................... 13
Ports and connectors..........................................................................................................................................14
Communications................................................................................................................................................ 15
Ethernet...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Wireless module...........................................................................................................................................15
Video................................................................................................................................................................15
Audio................................................................................................................................................................16
Storage............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Power ratings.....................................................................................................................................................17
Computer environment...................................................................................................................................... 17
Getting help and contacting Alienware...........................................................................18
Self-help resources............................................................................................................................................ 18
Contacting Alienware........................................................................................................................................ 18
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Set up your computer
1 Connect the keyboard and mouse.
2 Connect to your network using a cable, or connect to a wireless network.
3 Connect the display.
NOTE: If you ordered your computer with a discrete graphics card, the HDMI and the display ports on the back
panel of your computer are covered. Connect the display to the discrete graphics card.
NOTE: If you have two graphics cards, the card installed in PCI-Express X16 (graphics slot 1) is the primary
graphics card.
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4 Connect the power cable.
5 Press the power button.
6 Create recovery drive for Windows.
NOTE: It is recommended to create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and x problems that may occur with
Windows.
For more information, see Create a USB recovery drive for Windows.
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Create a USB recovery drive for Windows
Create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and x problems that may occur with Windows. An empty USB ash 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.
NOTE: The following steps may vary depending on the version of Windows installed. Refer to the Microsoft support
site for latest instructions.
1 Connect the USB ash drive to your computer.
2 In Windows search, type Recovery.
3 In the search results, click Create a recovery drive.
The User Account Control window is displayed.
4 Click Yes to continue.
The Recovery Drive window is displayed.
5 Select Back up system les to the recovery drive and click Next.
6 Select the USB ash drive and click Next.
A message appears, indicating that all data in the USB ash drive will be deleted.
7 Click Create.
8 Click Finish.
For more information about reinstalling Windows using the USB recovery drive, see the
product's
Service Manual
at www.dell.com/support/manuals.
Troubleshooting
section of your
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