Brand: Alienware
Category: Desktop Computers
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Available Languages: EN , ES
Manual for Aurora R16
Uploaded: Sept. 12, 2025, 4:23 a.m.
Manual Publish Date: 2023-08-01
Warranty Information
Refer to www.dell.com/support for warranty information specific to your product.
Front Panel: Includes power button, headset port, and USB ports (Gen 1 and Gen 2 Type-C with PowerShare).
Back Panel: Features security-cable slot, padlock rings, release latch, antenna connectors, power-supply diagnostics light, power-adapter port, PCI-Express slots (X4 and X16), Service Tag label, and various audio, video, and USB ports.
Setup: Connect keyboard, mouse, and network (wired or wireless). Connect display to the discrete graphics card and then the power cable. Power on the computer by pressing the front power button.
BIOS Setup: Navigate BIOS using keys, access One Time Boot menu, configure system options, update BIOS via Windows or USB, set system/setup passwords, and clear CMOS settings.
Troubleshooting: Utilizes Dell SupportAssist diagnostics, system-diagnostic lights, and offers OS recovery, Wi-Fi power cycle, and hard reset procedures.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Diagnostic light codes (Amber, White) | Problem description |
| 1,1 | TPM Detection Failure |
| 1,2 | Unrecoverable SPI Flash Failure |
| 1,5 | EC unable to program i-Fuse |
| 1,6 | Generic catch-all for ungraceful EC code flow errors |
| 1,7 | Non-RPMC Flash on Boot Guard fused system |
| 2,1 | CPU configuration or CPU failure |
| 2,2 | System board: BIOS or Read-Only Memory (ROM) failure |
| 2,3 | No memory or Random-Access Memory (RAM) detected |
| 2,4 | Memory or Random-Access Memory (RAM) failure |
| 2,5 | Invalid memory installed |
| 2,6 | System board/Chipset Error |
| 3,1 | CMOS battery failure |
| 3,2 | PCI of Video card/chip failure |
| 3,3 | BIOS Recovery 1: BIOS recovery image not found |
| 3,4 | BIOS Recovery 2: Recovery image found but invalid |
| 3,5 | Power Rail Failure: EC ran into power sequencing failure |
| 3,6 | Flash corruption detected by SBIOS |
| 4,1 | Memory DIMM power rail failure |
| 4,2 | CPU Power cable connection issue |