Alienware Aurora Command Center System Fan at 0 RPM
Hi, so when I open up command center everything seems fine except the system fan. It stays at 0rpm which I know is wrong. I've uninstalled command center and reinstalled it but it didn't help. Any...
View ArticleAlienware X51 restore
Hi all,Wanted to do a factory restore on an Alienware X51 because the recovery partition seems to be corrupted. I can't use respawn because the machine only works in safe mode. During a chat with Dell...
View ArticleArea 51 water cooling.
I have a Area 51 desktop. I have had it about 4 years now. Just recently it stopped tuning on. I press the power button and the fan would turn and then just stop. I have tested the PSU it works. It is...
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Upgrading my Alienware 18: Need advice
Hello all,I would like to do some upgrades to my Alienware 18, first I will post my current specs, then explain what I would like to change, but would appreciate your advice on what you think would...
View ArticleWeird Message
Hi, so I turned on my Aurora and I got this weird message:System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'AlienLabs.ThermalControls.Controller.Classes.ThermalControlsTaskbarIcon' threw an...
View ArticleAlienware 18 with gtx880m sli
I have ordered an alienware 18 online, it has been almost an week and my estimate time is showing July 10th. I was wondering what it taking so long? I would understand if it takes 1 week or two at...
View ArticleLooking for anyone who has a Alienware 18 with Dual ATi R9 M290X cards
Just getting one of these systems and looking if anyone else has one of these systems and want to share their experiennce ?
View ArticleAlienware 14 Humming sounds.
Hi im currently experiencing a problem with my laptop. Its currently making this high pitched whirring/humming sound on start up and for some reason the laptop is taking a lot longer to start up. The...
View ArticleUpgrading Aurora R3 - Success
Hi all,First of all, this is my first post and I'm not english native so for sure this thread will have errors!i'm writing this post because I have an Aurora R3 bought in 2011 and lately, I wanted to...
View ArticleBrand New Alienware Aurora ALX Randomly Rebooting
Hi everyone, I received my Alienware Aurora ALX on Dec 1st and for the first 2 days I had no problems whatsoever. Beginning on Friday 12/4 my computer would reboot for no reason. The only programs I...
View ArticleOrder status still on "In Production"
I ordered my Alienware 17 on March 10 and it has been in the "In Production" phase for about 3-4 days. I am just wondering if there are any delays in waiting for back ordered parts and whether I can...
View ArticleAlienware 14" automatic reset?
Every time I sign out of my account, switch users, or reset me Alienware 14" laptop, all of my downloads and games are deleted and almost everything off my desktop. It didn't do this a while ago. Help?
View ArticleAlienware M14x R1 broken keyboard key
Earlier today, one of the keys on my keyboard lifted up. I thought it might have just unclipped but when I tried to clip it back on it wouldn't stay on. Do I need to send it in to get fixed or is it...
View ArticleWhat is AWCC downloading?
I've recently noticed that the Alienware Command Center is downloading something like 10mb per hour.That seems incredibly odd to me considering what the program does.I can't think of a single reason...
View ArticleR4 not loading windows
Hello,This is first actual time i have had a serious issue with my alienware desktop in almost two years now. The trouble I am experiencing is whenever I try to start my computer it goes to the...
View ArticleI need help! Configuring my alienware 17 to run games better!!
Im hoping that someone here on the forum or in this club can please help me to configure my alienware laptop im having an issue with performance with certain games I dont know if it is graphics card...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 Problems
I recently bought an Anker AH241 USB 3.0 13-Port Hub. I am having some intermittent problems with my 3.0 External Hard Drive and 3.0 USB Flash drives sometimes only being recognized as 2.0 drives,...
View ArticleBad history with Alienware... looking to buy a Win8 3D model and Downgrade to...
So, long story short. I bought a "fully upgradeable" Alienware M17xR3 with 3D and the 580m. 580m throttled... had it replaced... 580m fried... tried to upgrade...BUT WAIT! Silly consumer, you can't...
View ArticleAlienware 17 graphics card upgrade
Hi there,I have an Alienware 17 model which came with Nvidia GTX770M with 3GB GDDR5 graphics card. Can I upgrade it with a better one?
View Articlenew M17x R3 alienware name and alien head not lighting
Just recieved my new M17x R3 and I noticed the only thing not lighted is the alienware name under screen and alien head on front of laptop. Any suggestions, thx!!!
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