Alienware Aurora R11 User Guide

Alienware Aurora R11
Setup and Specifications

Regulatory Model: D23M
Regulatory Type: D23M003
May 2021 Rev. A07

Notes, cautions, and warnings

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Set up your computer

1. Connect the keyboard and mouse.
   

2. Connect to your network using a cable, or connect to a wireless network.
   

3. Connect the display.
   NOTE: The DisplayPort on the back panel of your computer is covered. Connect the display to the discrete graphics card of your computer. NOTE: If you have two graphics cards, the card installed in PCI-Express X16 (graphics slot 1) is the primary graphics card.

4. Connect the power cable.
   

5. Press the power button.
   

Views of Alienware Aurora R11

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. When the computer is turned on, press the power button to put the computer into sleep state; press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to force shut-down the computer.
   NOTE: You can customize the power-button behavior in Windows. For more information, see Me and My Dell at www.dell.com/support/manuals.

2. USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2)
   Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps.

3. USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
   Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers.
   Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps. PowerShare enables you to charge connected USB devices. NOTE: Certain USB devices may not charge when the computer is turned off or in sleep state. In such cases, turn on the computer to charge the device.

4. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port with PowerShare
   Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps. PowerShare enables you to charge connected USB devices.
   NOTE: Certain USB devices may not charge when the computer is turned off or in sleep state. In such cases, turn on the computer to charge the device.

5. Headphone port
   Connect a headphone or speakers.

6. Microphone port
   Connect an external microphone to provide sound input.

Back

1. Back panel
   Connect USB, audio, video, and other devices.

2. PCI-Express X16 (graphics slot 1)
   Connect a PCI-Express card such as graphics, audio, or network card to enhance the capabilities of your computer. For optimal graphics performance, use a PCI-Express X16 slot for connecting the graphics card.
   NOTE: The PCI-Express X16 slot works at X8 lanes only.
   NOTE: If you have two graphics cards, the card installed in PCI-Express X16 (graphics slot 1) is the primary graphics card.

3. PCI-Express X4 slots (2)
   Connect a PCI-Express card such as graphics, audio, or network card to enhance the capabilities of your computer.
   NOTE: The PCI-Express X4 slot 3 works at X2 lanes only.

4. PCI-Express X16 (graphics slot 2) Connect a PCI-Express card such as graphics, audio, or network card to enhance the capabilities of your computer. For optimal graphics performance, use a PCI-Express X16 slot for connecting the graphics card.
   NOTE: The PCI-Express X16 slot works at X8 lanes only.

5. Power-supply cage release-latches (2) Allows you to remove the power supply unit from your computer.

6. Power-supply diagnostics button
   Press to check the powersupply state.

7. Power-supply diagnostics light
   Indicates the power-supply state.

8. Power port
   Connect a power cable to provide power to your computer.

9. 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.

10. Side panel release latch Allows you to remove the side panel from your computer.

11. Security-cable slot (for Kensington locks)
    Connect a security cable to prevent unauthorized movement of your computer.

Back panel

1. Hard-drive activity light
   The activity light turns on when the computer reads from or writes to the hard drive.

2. Optical S/PDIF port
   Connect an amplifier, speakers, or a TV for digital audio output through an optical cable.

3. USB 2.0 ports (6)
   Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 480 Mbps.

4. USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C) port
   Connect peripherals, such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps.
   NOTE: This port does not support video/audio streaming or power delivery.

5. USB 3.2 Gen 2 port
   Connect peripherals, such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps.

6. Side L/R surround port
   Connect audio-output devices such as speakers and amplifiers. In a 7.1 speaker channel setup, connect the side-left and side-right speakers.

7. Microphone port
   Connect an external microphone to provide sound input.

8. Front L/R surround line-out port
   Connect audio-output devices such as speakers and amplifiers. In a 2.1 speaker channel setup, connect the left and right speakers. In a 5.1 or a 7.1 speaker channel setup, connect the front-left and front-right speakers.

9. Line-in port
   Connect recording or playback devices such as a microphone or CD player.

10. Center/subwoofer LFE surround port
    Connect the center speaker or the subwoofer.
    NOTE: For more information about the speaker setup, refer the documentation that shipped with the speakers.

11. Rear L/R surround port
    Connect audio-output devices such as speakers and amplifiers. In a 5.1 or a 7.1 speaker channel setup, connect the rear-left and rear-right speakers.

12. USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3)
    Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps.

13. Network port (with lights)
    Connect an Ethernet (RJ45) cable from a router or a broadband modem for network or Internet access. The two lights next to the connector indicate the connectivity status and network activity.

14. Coaxial S/PDIF port
    Connect an amplifier, speakers, or a TV for digital audio output through a coaxial cable.

Specifications of Alienware Aurora R11

Dimensions and weight

The following table lists the height, width, depth, and weight of your Alienware Aurora R11.

Table 1. Dimensions and weight

Height:
Front height| 441.80 mm (17.39 in.)
Rear height| 481.60 mm (18.96 in.)
Width| 222.80 mm (8.77 in.)
Depth| 431.90 mm (17 in.)
Weight (maximum)| 17.80 kg (39.24 lb)
NOTE: The weight of your computer depends on the configuration ordered and manufacturing variability.

Processors

The following table lists the details of the processors supported by your Alienware Aurora R11.

Table 2. Processors

Processors| Wattage| Core count| Thread count| Speed| Cache
---|---|---|---|---|---
106 Generation Intel Core i3-10100F| 65 W| 6| 12| 3.60 GHz/4.1 GHz| 12 MB
10’h Generation Intel Core i3-10100| 65 W| 6| 12| 3.60 GHz/4.1 GHz| 12 MB
106 Generation
Intel Core
i5-10400| 65 W| 6| 12| 2.90 GHz/4 GHz| 12 MB
106 Generation Intel Core i5-10400F| 65 W| 6| 12| 2.90 GHz/4 GHz| 12 MB
106 Generation Intel Core i5-10600K| 125 W| 6| 12| 4.10 GHz/4.50 GHz| 12 MB
106 Generation Intel Core i5-10600KF| 125 W| 6| 12| 4.10 GHz/4.50 GHz| 12 MB
106 Generation Intel Core i7-10700| 65 W| 8| 16| 2.90 GHz/4.60 GHz| 16 MB
10’h Generation Intel Core i7-10700K| 125 W| 8| 16| 3.80 GHz/4.70 GHz| 16 MB
10’h Generation Intel Core i7-10700F| 65 W| 8| 16| 2.90 GHz/4.60 GHz| 16 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10700KF| 125 W| 8| 16| 3.80 GHz/4.70 GHz| 16 MB
10th Generation
Intel Core
i9-10900| 65 W| 10| 20| 2.80 GHz/4.60 GHz| 20 MB
10’h Generation Intel Core i9-10900K| 125 W| 10| 20| 3.70 GHz/4.90 GHz| 20 MB
10’h Generation Intel Core i9-10900F| 65 W| 10| 20| 2.80 GHz/4.60 GHz| 20 MB
10’h Generation Intel Core i9-10900KF| 125 W| 10| 20| 3.70 GHz/4.90 GHz| 20 MB

Chipset

The following table lists the details of the chipset supported by your Alienware Aurora R11.

Table 3. Chipset

Operating system

Your Alienware Aurora R11 supports the following operating systems:

• Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
• Windows 10 Professional (64-bit)

Memory

The following table lists the memory specifications of your Alienware Aurora R11.

Table 4. Memory specifications

● 16 GB, 1 x 16 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz

● 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz

● 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz

● 64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz

● 64 GB, 4 x 16 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz

● 128 GB, 4 x 32 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz

● 8 GB, 1 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz

● 16 GB, 1 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz

● 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz

● 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz

● 64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz

● 64 GB, 4 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz

● 128 GB, 4 x 32 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz

● 16 GB, 1 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3400 MHz

● 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3400 MHz

● 64 GB, 4 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3400 MHz

Ports and connectors

The following table lists the external and internal ports available on your Alienware Aurora R11.

Table 5. Ports and connectors

External:
Network| One RJ-45 port
USB| ● Six USB 2.0 ports

● Five USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

● One USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-C) port with PowerShare

● One USB 3.2 Gen 2 port

● One USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C) port

● One USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare

Audio| ● One audio output/headphone port (supports 2 channel audio)

● One audio input/microphone port

● One optical S/PDIF port

● One coaxial S/PDIF port

● One front L/R surround line-out port

● One side L/R surround port

● One rear L/R surround port

● One center/subwoofer LFE surround port

● One line-in port

Video| Not supported
Media-card reader| Not supported
Power port| 110 V/220 V
Security| Kensington lock slot
Internal:
PCIe expansion card slots| ● Two PCIe x16 slots

● Two PCIe x4 slots

mSATA| Not supported
SATA| Four
M.2| ● One M.2 card slot for WLAN and Bluetooth

● One PCIe/SATA M.2 card slot for 2242/2260/2280 solidstate drive

NOTE: To learn more about the features of different types of M.2 cards, see the knowledge base article SLN301626.

Ethernet

The following table lists the wired Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) specifications of your Alienware Aurora R11.

Table 6. Ethernet specifications

Wireless module

The following table lists the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) module specifications of your Alienware Aurora R11.

Table 7. Wireless module specifications

Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz
Wireless standards| Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)| Wi-Fi 6 (WiFi 802.11ax)| Wi-Fi 6 (WiFi 802.11ax)
Encryption| •64-bit/128-bit WEP
•AES-CCMP
•TKIP| •64-bit/128-bit WEP
•AES-CCMP
•TKIP| •64-bit/128-bit WEP
•AES-CCMP
•TKIP
Bluetooth| Bluetooth 4.2| Bluetooth 5.0| Bluetooth 5.0

GPU–Discrete

The following table lists the specifications of the discrete Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) supported by your Alienware Aurora R11.
NOTE: Install AMD Vega 20 only into the PCIe slot 1 of your computer. If installed on PCIe slot 4, the power-supply unit cannot be closed.
NOTE: If you are using any other graphics card other than AMD Vega 20, it can be installed into the appropriate PCIe slot i.e. X4, X8 or X16 on your computer.

Table 8. Discrete graphics specifications

Controller| Number of cards (maximum)| External display support| Memory size| Memory type
---|---|---|---|---
AMD RX 5700 (ECS)| 1| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 8 GB| GDDR6
AMD RX 5700 XT (ECS)| 1| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 8 GB| GDDR6
AMD RX 5600| 1| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 6 GB| GDDR6
AMD Vega 20| 1| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 16 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650| 1| One HDMI port and one DVI-D port| 4 GB| GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super| 1| One HDMI port and one DVI-D port| 6 GB| GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660| 1| One DisplayPort, one HDMI port and one DVI-D port| 6 GB| GDDR5
NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti| 1| One DVI port, one HDMI port and one DisplayPort| 6 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA RTX 2060| 1| One DVI port, one HDMI port and one DisplayPort| 6 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super| 1| One DVI port, one HDMI port and one DisplayPort| 8 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super| 2| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 8 GB| GDDR6
NVIDA RTX 2080 Super| 2| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 8 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA RTX 2080Ti| 2| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 11 GB| GDDR6
LC NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super| 1| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 8 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti| 1| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 8 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070| 1| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 8 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080| 1| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 10 GB| GDDR6X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090| 1| Three DisplayPort and one HDMI port| 24 GB| GDDR6X

Audio

The following table lists the audio specifications of your Alienware Aurora R11.

Table 9. Audio specifications

combo connector

Storage

This section lists the storage options on your Alienware Aurora R11.
Your computer supports one of the following configurations:

• One M.2 2242/2260/2280 solid-state drive, one 3.5-inch hard drive, and two 2.5-inch hard drives
• One 3.5-inch hard drive and two 2.5-inch hard drives
  NOTE: The primary drive of your computer varies depending on the storage configuration.

Table 10. Storage specifications

Power ratings

The following table lists the power rating specifications of Alienware Aurora R11.

Table 11. Power ratings

VA2/28 A, 12 VB/16 A, 12 VC1/18 A, 12 VC2/18 A, 12 VC1+12 VC2/20 A, 3.3 V/15 A, 5.1 Vaux/4A| 5.1 V/20 A, 12VA/42 A, 12VB/52 A, 12VD/16 A, 3.3 V/20 A, -12 V/0.5 A, 5.1Vaux/4 A
Rated output voltage| 5.1 V/12 VA1/12 VA2/ 12 VB/12 VC1/12 VC2/3.3 V/ 5.1 Vaux| 5.1 V/12 VA/12VB/12VD/3.3 V/-12 V/5.1 Vaux
Temperature range| |
Operating| 5°C to 50°C (41°F to 122°F)| 5°C to 50°C (41°F to 122°F)
Storage| -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)| -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)

Computer environment

Airborne contaminant level: G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

Table 12. Computer environment

condensing)
Vibration (maximum)*| 0.26 GRMS| 1.37 GRMS
Shock (maximum)| 40 G for 2 ms with a change in velocity of 20 in/s (51 cm/s)†| 105 G for 2 ms with a change in velocity of 52.5 in/s (133 cm/s)‡
Altitude (maximum)| –15.2 m to 3,048 m (–50 ft to 10,000 ft)| –15.2 m to 10,668 m (–50 ft to 35,000 ft)

• 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.

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.

AWCC also supports AlienFX 2.0. AlienFX enables you to create, assign, and share game-specific lighting maps to enhance the gaming experience. It also enables you to create your own individual lighting effects and apply them to the computer or attached peripherals. AWCC embeds Peripheral Controls to ensure a unified experience and the ability to link these settings to your computer or game.

AWCC supports the following features:

• FX: Create and manage the AlienFX zones.
• Fusion: Includes the ability to adjust game-specific Power Management, Sound Management, and Thermal Management features.
• Peripheral Management: Enables peripherals to appear in and be managed in Alienware Command Center. Supports key peripheral settings and associates with other functions such as profiles, macros, AlienFX, and game library.
  AWCC also supports Sound Management, Thermal Controls, CPU, GPU, Memory (RAM) monitoring. For more information about
  AWCC, see the Alienware Command Center Online Help.

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 13. Alienware products and online self-help resources

www.alienware.com
My Dell app|
Tips|
Contact Support| In Windows search, type Contact Support, and press Enter.
Online help for operating system| www.dell.com/support/windows
Access top solutions, diagnostics, drivers and downloads, and learn more about your computer through videos, manuals and documents.|

Your Alienware computer is uniquely identified by a Service Tag or Express Service Code. To view relevant support resources for your Dell computer, enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code at www.dell.com/support. For more information on how to find the Service Tag for your computer, see Locate the Service Tag on your computer.

VR Support| www.dell.com/VRsupport
Videos providing step-by-step instructions to service your computer| www.youtube.com/alienwareservices

Contacting Alienware

To contact Alienware for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.alienware.com.
NOTE : Availability varies by country/region and product, and some services may not be available in your country/region.
NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.

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