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Alienware Aurora R15 Setup and Specifications Regulatory Model: D30M Regulatory Type: D30M004 October 2022 Rev. A00...
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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 Chapter 1: Set up your computer......................4 Chapter 2: Views of Alienware Aurora R15....................8 Front...................................... 8 Back.......................................9 Back panel...................................10 Chapter 3: Specifications of Alienware Aurora R15................12 Dimensions and weight...............................12 Processor..................................... 12 Chipset....................................14 Operating system................................14 Memory....................................14 Ports and connectors................................15 Ethernet....................................16...
Set up your computer NOTE: The images in this document may differ from your computer depending on the configuration you ordered. 1. Connect the wired keyboard and mouse to suitable ports. To connect a wireless keyboard and mouse, see the instructions on how to connect in the documentation that ships with the wireless keyboard and mouse.
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Wireless network: Alternatively, connect an external antenna during setup, to improve the memory performance and connect to the wireless network while setting up your operating system. For more information on how to connect and placement of antenna, see the Antenna Installation Guide at www.dell.com/support. 3.
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NOTE: Connect the display to the discrete graphics card of your computer. 4. Connect the power cable to the computer and then connect it to the wall outlet. CAUTION: If you are using a 1350 W Power-Supply Unit (PSU), connect the power cable to a Power Distribution Unit (PDU) 16 A, and then connect the PDU to the wall outlet.
Views of Alienware Aurora R15 Front 1. Power button (Alien head) 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.
NOTE: Deep Sleep is enabled by default. Disable Deep Sleep at the BIOS setup to enable PowerShare feature on your computer. NOTE: PowerShare enables you to charge your USB devices even when your computer is turned off. Back 1. Back panel Connect USB, audio, video, and other devices.
Indicates the power-supply state. 7. Integrated external SMA antenna connectors Connect the external antenna to improve the memory performance of your computer. 8. 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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7. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port Connect devices such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps. 8. USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port Connect devices such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 20 Gbps. 9.
Specifications of Alienware Aurora R15 Dimensions and weight The following table lists the height, width, depth, and weight of your Alienware Aurora R15. Table 1. Dimensions and weight Description Values Height: Front height 510 mm (20.08 in.) Rear height 510 mm (20.08 in.) Width 225 mm (8.86 in.)
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Table 2. Processor Description Option one Option two Option three Option four Option five Option six Processor type Generation Generation Generation Generation Intel Core Intel Core Intel Core Intel Core Generation Generation i5-13600K i5-13600KF i7-13700K i7-13700KF Intel Core Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900KF Processor...
Chipset The following table lists the details of the chipset supported by your Alienware Aurora R15. Table 3. Chipset Description Values Chipset Intel Z690 Processor Generation Intel Core i5/i7/i9 DRAM bus width 128-bit Flash EPROM 32 MB PCIe bus Up to Gen5...
Ports and connectors The following table lists the external and internal ports available on your Alienware Aurora R15. Table 5. Ports and connectors Description Values External: Network One RJ-45 port Front ports ● Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports ● One USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare ●...
Ethernet The following table lists the wired Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) specifications of your Alienware Aurora R15. Table 6. Ethernet specifications Description Values Model number Killer E3100G Ethernet controller integrated on the system board Transfer rate 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps Wireless module The following table lists the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) module specifications of your Alienware Aurora R15.
2.5-inch hard drives by purchasing the conversion kit from Dell sales agent. Video The following table lists the detailed discrete graphics specifications of your Alienware Aurora R15. Table 9. Discrete graphics specifications Discrete graphics Controller Number of...
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Table 9. Discrete graphics specifications (continued) Discrete graphics Controller Number of External Memory size Memory type PCIe version Power Recommended cards display consumption support NVIDIA Three 8 GB GDDR6 200 W >= 650 W GeForce RTX DisplayPort 3060 Ti 1.4 ports, One HDMI 2.1 port NVIDIA...
Video port resolution The following table lists the video port resolution for your Alienware Aurora R15. Table 10. Video port resolution Graphics card Video ports Maximum supported resolution AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ● Three DisplayPort 1.4a ● DisplayPort - 8K at 120 Hz (DSC) ●...
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Table 10. Video port resolution (continued) Graphics card Video ports Maximum supported resolution ● 3840 x 2160 at 120 Hz ● 4096 x 2160 at 120 Hz NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 ● Three DisplayPort 1.4a DisplayPort: ● 7680 x 4320 at 120 Hz ●...
Requires either a single DisplayPort 1.4a link with DSC compression or two DP links with no compression Using DSC compression Uncompressed Audio The following table lists the audio specifications of your Alienware Aurora R15. Table 11. Audio specifications Description Values Audio type Integrated 7.1 channel audio with S/PDIF port...
-40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) Operating and storage environment This table lists the operating and storage specifications of your Alienware Aurora R15. Airborne contaminant level: G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 Table 13. Computer environment...
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Table 13. Computer environment (continued) Description Operating Storage Shock (maximum) 40 G for 2 ms with a change in velocity of 105 G for 2 ms with a change in velocity 20 in./s (51 cm/s)† of 52.50 in./s (133 cm/s)† Altitude range -15.20 m to 3,048 m (-49.87 ft to -15.20 m to 10,668 m (-49.87 ft to...
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.
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 14. Alienware products and online self-help resources Self-help resources Resource location Information about Alienware products and services www.alienware.com...
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