I will ONLY supply them if your machine is OUT of warranty
Also with the zip file are updated USB and CHIPSET drivers for Windows that FIX the warm boot lock up. My "A07" is what Dell SHOULD have done with the R3 line. I have a file called A07.bin, and when my R3 boots up, it reports bios vA07 which are MY mods to the bios. *=Warm boot issues resolved, added support for drives larger than 2-4TB, TRIM SUPPORT, ENABLED ALL UEFI support so to not cause issues with windows 8+ or new gpus, as well as other bug fixes. Intel Core i-7 2600K 3.4Ghz, Turbo mode 4.9Ghz, VID OV 20 w/PLL Overclocking EnabledĮ: 32GB USB 3.0 Thumb Readyboost Drive (yes it REALLY helps until I go pure SSD)
Dell needs to post the latest Renesas driver on their website for all Aurora R3 owners.Īlienware Aurora R3 - A"07" (modded*) - 1000W PSU The USB 3.0 driver was causing the system to not reboot without total power off first. This is simply the problem with our motherboard.
Before the USB driver update my PC would freeze exactly the same way as it did when trying to install Win 10. My Alienware Aurora R3 has no problem rebooting now. Once your system is happy DOWNLOAD the Renesas USB driver update from Intel via the link posted above from markimusprime. Once in Win 10 there will be a heap of updates and downloads going on. I did this multiple times and was able to nail the last attempt and finally get into Win 10.
It will take your time so be vigilant and watch the progress bar and keep finger ready on On/Off button.Ħ. And do this until you finally get to 100% and you are entering Win 10 welcome screen etc. 3 I think as by then I'd had about 4 beers I think. Do this for the next several restarts, approx. It might take a few seconds but it will power off.ĥ. This is obvious as the Dell BIOS logo appears quite fast.
Have finger poised on On/Off Power button. Go get a beer and sit back and wait until first restart. Turn power back by pressing On/Off Power button.Ĥ. At every restart, (that means warm reboot where the power stays on but the PC resets itself), you MUST instantly Hold the On/Off Power button on top of your Aurora R3 case down until it powers off completely.ģ.
Perform the Win 10 update as the Win 10 app thing informs you do.Ģ. This is what worked for me without incident.ġ.
I studied all attempts other Aurora R3 owners have tried. All seemed back to order so I rebooted and still seems fixed.įinally after weeks of failed attempts to install Win 10. Upon ready to uninstall it proposed to uninstall or repair, so I repaired. I did the first two with no difference, when I came to reinstalling R4 CC I decided to reinstall R3 CC. Searched for potential solutions which pointed to draining power (unplug system and 20 seconds pushing the power button) cleaning out dust near the MIO board and installing R4 CC instead of the R3 CC. Today after powering on I had Fans at 100% and stuck at 55% after playing with thermal controls. Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, v.9., A00 The first time is around 30% after Copying files, the second time is 60/70% after Installing Programs.ĭon't forget to resolve warm restart problems:ġ. Babysitting the install after first reboot when the big progress white circle starts, thereafter each time it reboots, Hard power off while the BIOS or RAID stuff is shown.