Alienware Graphics Amplifier

User's Guide

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

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NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

△ 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.

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2014-10

Contents

Before Working Inside Your Alienware Graphics
Amplifier.....5
Before You Begin .....5
Safety Instructions.....5
Recommended Tools.....6
After Working Inside Your Alienware Graphics
Amplifier.....7
Views.....8
Front View.....8
Back View.....9
Graphics Cable.....10
Specifications.....11
Using the Alienware Graphics Amplifier.....13
Installing the Graphics Card.....14
Removing the Graphics Card.....21
Setting Up Your Alienware Graphics Amplifier.....27
Computer is Turned On.....29
Disconnecting Alienware Graphics Amplifier.....31
Alternate Methods to Disconnect Alienware Graphics Amplifier.....32
Using Keyboard Shortcut.....32
Using the Undock Button on the Graphics Cable.....33
Undock Button Settings.....33

Installing the Alienware Graphics Amplifier Software.....35
Troubleshooting.....36
Getting Help and Contacting Alienware.....37
Self-Help Resources.....37
Contacting Alienware.....37

Before Working Inside Your Alienware Graphics Amplifier

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their edges and avoid touching pins and contacts.

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NOTE: The images in this document may differ from your device depending on the configuration you ordered.

Before You Begin

1 Disconnect your device and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

2 Disconnect all cables such as telephone cables, network cables and so on, from your device.

3 Disconnect all attached peripherals, such as keyboard, mouse, monitor, and so on, from your device.

Safety Instructions

Use the following safety guidelines to protect your device from potential damage and ensure your personal safety.

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WARNING: Before working inside your device, read the safety information that ships with your device. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

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WARNING: Disconnect all power sources before opening the device cover or panels. After you finish working inside the device, replace all covers, panels, and screws before connecting to the power source.

△ CAUTION: To avoid damaging the device, make sure that the work surface is flat and clean.

△ CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their edges and avoid touching pins and contacts.

△ CAUTION: Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove the device cover and access any of the components inside the device. See the safety instructions for complete information about safety precautions, working inside your device, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

△ CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your device, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the device. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components.

△ CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs or thumb-screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable. When disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. When connecting cables, make sure that the ports and connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.

△ CAUTION: To disconnect a