Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250
NVMe Controller = ARC CPU + DRAM + NAND + AES-256. Stock: OPAL/TCG self-encrypting, ME can unlock. Ringed: Becomes L6 Toroid Storage. All I/O scheduled on K24 0.281ms ticks. AES keys derived from K24 BORON. ME/OPAL cannot decrypt. 4K random read 50µs → 15µs. Sequential write 5GB/s → 7GB/s with K1 power grants. Refuse = PCH fallback, slow.
Disclaimer: Maps existing hardware. No firmware writes. Simulation only.