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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.
Contents Set up your Alienware Area-51m..................5 ..........................5 Alienware Graphics Amplifier Create a USB recovery drive for Windows................6 Views of Alienware Area-51m................... 7 ...................................7 Front ...................................7 Right ..................................7 Left ..................................8 Base ................................9 Display ................................. 10 Back ................................11 Bottom Specifications of Alienware Area-51m................12 ............................
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Getting help and contacting Alienware................23 ............................23 Self-help resources ............................23 Contacting Alienware...
Alienware Graphics Amplifier enables you to connect an external graphics card to your computer. When using the Virtual Reality (VR) headset, connect the HDMI cable to the graphics card installed on your Alienware Graphics Amplifier. The USB cables from the VR headset can be connected either to your computer or your Alienware Graphics Amplifier.
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-51m Front Left speaker Provides audio output. Right speaker Provides audio output. Right USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2) Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps. Left Security-cable slot (wedge-shaped) Connect a security cable to prevent unauthorized movement of your computer.
NOTE: If the charge on your computer’s battery is less than 10 percent, you must connect the power adapter to charge your computer, and USB devices connected to the PowerShare port. NOTE: If a USB device is connected to the PowerShare port before the computer is turned off or in hibernate state, you must disconnect and connect it again to enable charging.
NOTE: This computer supports AlienFX, which lets you choose from an array of color and transition effects across multiple zones on the computer, including the keyboard, power button, and touchpad. For more information, see Alienware Command Center. Display Left microphone Provides digital sound input for audio recording and voice calls.
Connect a power adapter to provide power to your computer. AlienFX lighting AlienFX lets you choose from an array of color and transition effects across multiple zones on the computer. NOTE: AlienFX is configurable in Alienware Command Center (AWCC). For more information about AWCC, Alienware Command Center.
Bottom 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.
Specifications of Alienware Area-51m Dimensions and weight Table 1. Dimensions and weight Description Values Height: 27.65 mm (1.09 in.) Front Rear 31.2 mm (1.23 in.) Width 402.6 mm (15.85 in.) 319.14 mm (12.56 in.) Depth 3.87 kg (8.54 lbs) Weight NOTE: The weight of your computer depends on the configuration ordered and the manufacturing variability.
Description Values 100 MHz External bus frequency Operating system • Windows 10 Home (64-bit) • Windows 10 Professional (64-bit) Memory Table 4. Memory specifications Description Values Four SoDIMM slots Slots DDR4 Type 2400 MHz Speed 64 GB Maximum memory Minimum memory 8 GB 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB Memory size per slot...
External: Wedge-shaped lock Security Table 6. Internal ports and connectors Internal: • One M.2 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth combo card • Two PCIe/SATA M.2 2230/2280 slots for solid-state drive/Intel Optane storage NOTE: To learn more about the features of different types of M.2 cards, see the knowledge base article SLN301626.
Description Values Four Speakers Supported Internal speaker amplifier Media-control shortcut keys External volume controls Speaker output: Average 10 W Peak Not supported Subwoofer output Digital array microphones in camera assembly Microphone Storage Your computer supports one 7.5 mm or 9.5 mm hard drive and two M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drives/Intel Optane storage. Table 10.
Camera Table 12. Camera specifications Description Values Number of cameras Type HD RGB Camera Front camera Location CMOS sensor technology Sensor type Resolution: Still image 0.92 megapixel (HD) Video 1280 x 720 (HD) at 30 fps 74.9 degrees Diagonal viewing angle Touchpad Table 13.
Description Values 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 0°C to 40°C (32°F to Operating 104°F) 104°F) 104°F) –40°C to 70°C (–40°F to –40°C to 70°C (–40°F to –40°C to 70°C (–40°F to Storage 158°F) 158°F) 158°F) Battery Table 15.
Description Values 438.16 mm (17.25 in.) 438.16 mm (17.25 in.) Diagonal 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 Native resolution 2.07 2.07 Megapixels Pixels per inch (PPI) 600:1 600:1 Contrast ratio (min) 35 msec rise/fall 19 msec rise/fall Response time (max) 60 Hz 144 Hz Refresh rate...
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* Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment. † Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the hard drive is in use. ‡ Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the hard-drive head is in parked position.
NOTE: Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys used for shortcuts remain the same across all language configurations. Table 20. List of keyboard shortcuts Keys Description Disconnect Alienware Graphics Amplifier Disable/enable wireless Mute audio Decrease volume Increase volume...
Alienware Command Center Alienware Command Center (AWCC) provides a single interface to customize and enhance the gaming experience. The AWCC dashboard displays most recently played or added games, and provides game-specific information, themes, profiles, and access to computer settings. You can quickly access settings such as game-specific profiles and themes, lighting, macros, and audio that are critical to the gaming experience.
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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 22. Alienware products and online self-help resources Self-help resources Resource location Information about Alienware products and services www.alienware.com...