Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Owner's Manual

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Steps1. Place the card into the PCIe slot and press down firmly until the single-graphics card snaps into place.2. Close the expansion-card door and snap the latch back into position.3. Replace the graphics-card end holder over the PCIe fan and slide the latch into its lock position.NOTE: Skip this step if your graphics card does not ship with a graphics-card end holder.4. Align and place the graphics-card bracket on the chassis and slide the latch to its lock position.NOTE: Skip this step if your graphics card does not ship with a graphics-card end bracket or a graphics-card bracket holder.NOTE: Some graphics-card bracket removal may require installing a screw.5. Connect the graphics-card power cables to the graphics card.Next steps1. Install the left-side cover.2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.Graphics-card bracket and graphics-card end holderThe following table shows whether the graphics-card bracket or/and the graphics-card end holder is/are shipped with yourAlienware Aurora R16.Table 17. Graphics-card bracket and graphics-card end holderGraphics card Graphics-card bracket Graphics-card end holderNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 No NoNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Yes YesNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Yes YesNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Yes YesNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Yes YesSolid-state driveRemoving the M.2 2230 solid-state drivePrerequisites1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.2. Remove the left-side cover.About this taskNOTE: This procedure applies only to computers shipped with a M.2 2230 solid-state drive installed in solid-state drive slotone/slot two.NOTE: The M.2 2230 solid-state drives are sold separately.The following images indicate the location of the M.2 2230 solid-state drive that is installed in SSD slot one/slot two and provide avisual representation of the removal procedure.56