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Four M.2 solid-state drives
The M.2 drive is the primary drive of your Alienware Area-51m R2.
Table 10. Storage specifications
Storage type
Interface type
Capacity
2.5-inch hard drive
SATA AHCI, up to 6 Gbps
Up to 1 TB
M.2 2230 solid-state drive
PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4, up to 32 Gbps
Up to 256 GB
M.2 2280 solid-state drive
PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4, up to 32 Gbps
Up to 2 TB
Media-card reader
The following table lists the media cards supported by your Alienware Area-51m R2.
Table 11. Media-card reader specifications
Description
Values
Media-card type
One SD card
Media-cards supported
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Secure Digital (SD)
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Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
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Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC)
NOTE: The maximum capacity supported by the media-card reader varies depending on the standard of the media card
installed in your computer.
Keyboard
The following table lists the keyboard specifications of your Alienware Area-51m R2.
Table 12. Keyboard specifications
Description
Values
Keyboard type
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RGB per key backlit keyboard (Rubber dome)
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RGB per key backlit keyboard (Cherry Mechanical Switch)
Keyboard layout
QWERTY
Number of keys
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United States and Canada: 103 keys
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United Kingdom: 104 keys
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Japan: 107 keys
Keyboard size
X =19.05 mm key pitch
Y =19.05 mm key pitch
Keyboard shortcuts
Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These
keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform
secondary functions. To type the alternate character, press Shift
and the desired key. To perform secondary functions, press Fn
and the desired key.
NOTE: You can define the primary behavior of the
function keys (F1–F12) changing Function Key Behavior
in BIOS setup program.
For more information, see
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