X51 motherboard & IO plate
Hi, Im re-casing my X51, I need to find out what model the motherboard so I can get the correct IO plate
View ArticleAlienware Aurora R4: Crashes & Low FPS
*Wow, sorry don't know why the post shows up like this. It's spaced and everything before I post. Hi there, so I've had my Aurora R4 for about 3 weeks and I've had more issues with it than I've had...
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X51 R2 i5 RAID SSD
Hello peeps.After much reading, trying and failing.My system was original X51 R2 i5 4th. gen. 1TB 3,5" Seagate. 8 GB Ram.I Upgraded to 16GB Kingston KHX16C10B1BK2/16X kit.& two Intel SSD 530...
View ArticleRapid Storage Technology
I've been told that I need to replace my Rapid Storage Technology Driver since my hard drive and my CD or attached to this controller how do I go about uninstalling it?and reinstalling the new one. If...
View ArticleAlienware 14 Hard Drive Failure
Hi, I've had my alienware 14 since October. The machine ran excellently, with games, media, and everything, no problem. Recently, however the computer would not boot properly, and I wasnt sure what the...
View ArticleAMD radeon R9 m290x not being recognised
I got an Alienware 17 with AMD radeon R9 M290X graphics, but everytime I go to open a game it claims that there's something wrong with the drivers of the graphics card. If anyone could help that'd be...
View ArticleM14x-R2 battery problem
Hey everyone, hope you can answer my question. My battery for my laptop is having some issues. Today when i turned it on it said the battery was overheating in the bios menu and to reset the charger...
View Articlealienware M14x motherboard replacement
i have an alienware M14X laptop, which i bought 3.5 years back....recently the mother board has crashed.so is it possible to replace the mother board with a new one of the latest version of M14 X laptops.
View ArticleCheck for compatibility
Hello,I'm receiving a notification from windows 8 every time I log to a session on Alienware Aurora R4, the notification is about updating to windows 8.1.I checked in forums and found out there is a...
View ArticleAlienware 17 high ping
I recently bought a Alienware 17 and i encountered a small problem during gaming.While playing titanfall or league my ping sometimes raises from 30 to 120 for a short duration. I can confirm this is...
View ArticleAlienware x51 Nvidia GTX 660 ti overheat
Guys i have a problem whit my X51 when i play games like guild wars 2 or metro last light the computer sudenly shut down but is not fast, first the graphics card start to run the fans at higest...
View ArticleGreen Strobe/Flickering problem with Alienware Aurora R1 and Crossfire HD5870s
My current rig, which has worked fine for four years:Alienware Aurora (R1, I believe) - A11 BIOS version12GB (originally 6GB) memory, Two Radeon HD 5800s running in Crossfire modeWIndows 7 Premium,...
View ArticleAlienware X51 graphics card
Hi I have an Alienware X51 and was looking at re-casing it to allow a better graphics card to used with it, with some research, it looks like I'll stick with the 51 case, just for ease (and the fact I...
View ArticleAurora-R1, Which Video Card to Get?
Hey, fellow extraterrestrials. I've recently been having a world of trouble with the HD5970 in my 4 - year old Aurora and was looking for some upgrade advice. The two cards I've been looking at are the...
View ArticleChanging the graphics card on the new Alienware 14,17,18 laptops
Can you change the graphics card on the new alienware 17 (the one that comes with the cheapest package) to GTX770M or GTX780M? It seems that there is no option of changing the graphics card in the...
View ArticleX51 660 Hard Crash
I recently updated to the nvidia 660 and have since been having some issues with crashing while gaming. The system is not over heating, as I'm constantly tracking cool temperatures. It simply crashes...
View ArticleAlienware M17xR4 Performance Issues
Hi there, I have an M17xR4 Alienware and the last couple of days have had a large reduction in gaming performance. I have run the diagnostics and they are fine, i have disabled the intel gfx and that...
View ArticleMarch 25, 2014. Question: My M14 R2 Won't boot up
First of all I have a 14 inch Alienware M14 R2 laptop that was manufactured in 2013It contains a 256mb Msata Ssd as the main drive and a 750gb HDD as storage. It will no longer boot up in Windows I've...
View Article[Experience] Loud Fan Noise on new Alienware X51
I read through this thread before posting (it seems to be locked):http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/p/19438386/20059912.aspxI ordered an Alienware X51 (16G RAM with i7) recently...
View ArticleAlienFX repair.....WORKING LEDS at last!!
After an awful lot of research, techy stuff and cost, I've got the lighting working on my M17X-R1. I originally bought the laptop online knowing that the lighting effects were not working, I've been a...
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