Dell Alienware Area-51 ALX User manual

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ALIENWARE®AREA-51

COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS

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Model: P08G Type: P08G001 October 2009

COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS

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COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS

Computer Model

Alienware Area-51/Area-51 ALX

Processor and System Chipset

Processor Intel®Core™ i7

L2 cache 256 KB

L3 cache up to 8 MB

Bus clock 133 MHz

System chipset Intel X58 Express

DRAM bus width 64 bits

Data bus bandwidth up to 6.4 GT/s

Processor data width 64 bits

BIOS chip (NVRAM) 32 Mb

RAID support

(internal SATA drives only)

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 5

RAID 10

Memory

Connectors three internally-accessible DIMM sockets

Capacities 2 GB and 4 GB

Memory types 1066 MHz DDR3, 1333 MHz DDR3, and

1600 MHz XMP

Minimum 6 GB

Maximum 12 GB

Back Panel Connectors

IEEE 1394 one 6-pin serial connector

Network adapter two 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 connectors

USB six 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors

eSATA one 4-pin eSATA connector

S/PDIF one optical and one coaxial output connector

PS/2 two 6-pin PS/2 connectors

Audio 7.1 channel line output, stereo microphone and

stereo line in connectors

Expansion slots eight full-height expansion slot openings to

six physical expansion slot connectors on the

system board

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COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS

Top Panel Connectors

IEEE 1394 one 6-pin serial connector

USB three 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors

eSATA one 4-pin eSATA connector

Audio stereo headphone and microphone connectors

Communications

Network adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN on system board

Wireless Bluetooth®wireless technology

WiFi (optional)

Video

Type three PCI Express x16 connectors for full-length

add-in graphics card(s)

Audio

Type integrated 7.1 channel, High Denition Audio with

S/PDIF support, Realtek ALC888 codec

Expansion Bus

PCI

Connectors one

Connector size 124-pin connector

PCI Express x1

Connectors two

Connector size 36-pin connector

PCI Express x16

Connectors three

Connector size 164-pin connector

PCI Express x16 lane information

Number of lanes

Connectors used PCI_E1 PCI_E3 PCI_E5

PCI_E1 and PCI_E3 16 16 4

PCI_E1, PCI_E3, and PCI_E5 16 8 8

NOTE: For the location of the PCI Express x16 connectors, see the

Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.

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Drives

Externally accessible three 5.25-inch drive bays for Blu-ray Disc™

combo, Blu-ray Disc Writer, DVD+/-RW, or DVD

Combo

one 3.5-inch drive bay for Media Card Reader

Internally accessible six 3.5-inch drive bays for SATA-II hard drives

Power

Wattage 1000 W or 1100 W

Voltage 100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz

Dimensions

Width 249 mm (9.8 inches)

Depth 635 mm (25 inches)

Height

with top vents closed 557.6 mm (22 inches)

with top vents open 595.5 mm (23.4 inches)

added height with the rear

foot deployed

15.4 mm (0.6 inches)

Weight (starting at) 31.7 kg (70 lb)

NOTE: e weight of your desktop is variable

depending on the conguration and the

manufacturing variability.

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Computer Environment

Temperature range:

Operating 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F)

Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)

Relative humidity (maximum):

Operating 10% to 90% (non-condensing)

Storage 10% to 95% (non-condensing)

Maximum vibration (using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user

environment):

Operating 0.66 GRMS

Storage 1.3 GRMS

Maximum shock (Measured with hard drive in operating status and a 2-ms

half-sine pulse for operating. Also measured with hard drive in head-parked

position and a 2-ms half-sine pulse for storage):

Operating 110 G

Storage 160 G

Altitude (maximum):

Operating –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

Storage –15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

Airborne contaminant level G2 or lower as dened by ISA-S71.04-1985

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