Dell makes changing parts in your Alienware computer pretty hard. They built these gaming machines with special pieces that usually stop you from adding stuff made by other companies. Their newest Area-51 model lets you swap the main board inside, but you must pay extra money. Dell sells a special cable kit for $35, which many people think costs way more than it should based on what comes inside the box.
The kit gives you everything needed to make a new motherboard work right. You receive a fan power cable, a light switch wire, a USB connector, and three small screws. These parts help your new board control all the fancy lights and features built into the Alienware case. Without these items, many cool functions simply would not work...