Technology and components
Audio
Alienware Alpha R2 is shipped with Realtek ALC3234 for optical S/PDIF output.
NOTE: The audio drivers are already installed when you receive your computer.
Downloading the audio driver
1
Turn on your computer.
2
Go to www.dell.com/support.
3
Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer and then click
Submit.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or
manually browse for your computer model.
4
Click Drivers & downloads → Find it myself.
5
Scroll down the page and expand Audio.
6
Click Download to download the audio driver for your computer.
7
After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the audio
driver file.
8
Double-click the audio driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen to
install the driver.
Identifying the audio controller
1
On the taskbar, click the search box, and then type Device Manager.
2
Click Device Manager.
The Device Manager window is displayed.
3
Expand Sound, video and game controllers to view the audio controller.
Before installation
After installation
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