Alienware x51 R2 - GPU Fan constant and not adjusting/regulating itself
Hi There,Apologies if this is a repeat post!Recently purchased (2 months ago) my x51 R2 and its been running great however after every start up now, within a few minutes the GPU fan automatically kicks...
View ArticleAlienware 17 FX lights
Hi, I've recently purchased an alienware 17. It's working great but yesterday the lights stopped working. When I change the FX profile or do a quick change the lights come on for a few seconds then...
View ArticleProblem with backlit touchpad
Hello,I have just received my Alienware 14, and all was ok at first but then my touchpad light stopped working. All of the other lights are working. Also, touchpad works I can move mouse and do...
View ArticleAlienware Aurora R1 motherboard upgrade
Hello, so I was wondering if it would be possible to upgrade my current motherboard (04VWF2) with the i7-920 to a motherboard from an R4 build ( 7JNH0) and upgrade to an i7-4920kI have the 875WATT PSU,...
View ArticleAlienware 14, Win 8.1 64bit, Alien Autopsy shows USB 2.0
Hi Guys,When I run Alien Autopsy, it shows that the USB ports are 2.0 HighSPeed. I know that this notebook comes with USB 3.0 ports. Drivers look ok under device manager. i have an entry described as...
View ArticleAlienware 18 - Wireless connection issues - Adapter or Router?
Hoping there is someone who can give me some feedback:Love this machine Alienware 18 (Win 7 Ultimate/Intel i7/32 Ram - bought for graphics work) however the 1st one I received had LED failure and...
View ArticleAlienware 17 upgrade screen
Hello all,I have purchased an Alienware 17 machine past July and I really like to upgrade its screen to the 120Hz 3D screen. The problem starts here in Greece with the inavailability from Dell...
View ArticleAlienware laptop Mx15 starts up and shuts down
Last night I turned on my Alienware M15x laptop and the caps lock, screen lock and num lock were flashing on my laptop and the screen remained dark and shut itself off and started it up again and the...
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Alienware m17x r3 will not wake from sleep SOLVED!
Not sure if this is the right place for this but I thought it might help someone.I could not get my m17x r3 to wake from sleep and I tried every possible solution I could find (thank you forums for all...
View ArticleWake from Sleep issues
Hello fellow Alienware Guru's/Enthusiasts/etc.I have an M17x R3 that needs a light autopsy. I've turned over several rocks, researched, and almost asked GLADoS. My problem is, every time I put the...
View ArticleWorked for me
Hey Guys.Like I said back in 2012, I have an Alienware M17x R3, RADEON 9600M, and sometimes the system just couldn't detect the graphic card. Not to mention that the OS crashed (BSOD) and I had...
View ArticleAlienware m17x r3 graphic card not detected
!y Alienware m17x r3's discrete GPU cannot be detected(didn't change the card) randomly, now I can use the intergrated graphic card only. It makes me unable to play games smoothly, making the whole...
View ArticleAlienware M11XR2 Factory Restore
Bonjour!I got a petit problem. My laptop is a little bit used by now, a friend of mine and I have been using this M11XR2 since it came out, but by now is getting slower, a lot of install and uninstall...
View ArticleAlienware 17 Bios
I have been trying to update my BIOS to a newer version (I am currently on A05) but everytime I do it disables my wifi. I have tried A07, A08 & A09 but it is the same every time. The BIOS installs...
View ArticleAlienware m17x r5 battery problem
My battery just burned up. I just called in and ask dell to sent a battery replacement for me for alienware m17x r5, but I got a project that's due on the same day as they say the deliver time is and I...
View ArticleM18x GTX 580M SLI serious black screen freeze
Hi,I have a Alienware M18x with GTX 580M in SLI (2 cards) purchased around November 2011.In the past i have faced black screen freeze issue, which when happens hangs up the laptop, and I couldn't do...
View ArticleProblems with my Alienware 17
Hello there everyone!I got my new laptop for a few days ago (3 days ago to be exact)I installed it the way you are supposed to do but now it seems like I have some problems.The laptop I have is a...
View ArticleM17x-R4 GPU Issues. GTX 675m
Good Friday everyone. This is going to be a rather lengthy post. I have a serious issue now with my laptop, Alienware M17XR4. Ever since Nvidia released their latest driver on January 7th, 2014, my...
View ArticleAlienware 14 Locked out
My alienware recently updated to 8.1, and when I restarted it, it made me enter my information just like it did when I first bought it. But after I logged in, nothing showed on my desktop, I now...
View ArticleM17X NVidia 9400M and GTX 280M SLI Drivers
I checked Dell's driver's page, last time the drivers for this laptop were update was August 2010. This is quite shameful. We spend a lot of money on these laptops and get NO driver support. Why do...
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