M17xR3: Which component to upgrade first
I have an M17x R3 with the following specs: CPU: I7 2670QM @ 2.20GHZ - 16GB DDR3 1333 - Radeon HD 6870M -120GB SSD + 320GB HDD (240Watt PA)I have two upgrade options and was wondering what would be the...
View ArticleAlienware Command Centre BROKEN!
Something is wrong with my Alienware Command Centre. My PC fans will not change speed, sometimes randomly they will go crazy. The liquid cooling pump has failed apparently and the temp sensors are not...
View Article{MOVED}Alienware 14 - Desktop mode battery charge not working
Hello !I got an Alienware 14 since few days. I found "Desktop mode battery charge" option and i have enabled it. Unfortunetly battery level is always 100% when its pluged in. I think it should be...
View ArticleM18x-R2, SLI flickering
(affecting performance in sli) I have started to get complete screen flickering when only trying to play certain video games. It started when I got batman origins and got the graphics driver that...
View ArticleAlienware X51 eject button
Just noticed that the eject buton on my X51 is not working . It is working outside windows and in BIOS . Drive test in the dell utility cheks out fine. I also did install ODD_monitor setup as advised...
View ArticleAurora R4 - Media Card Reader not working consistently
Good morning,Having difficulty with my Alienware Aurora R4 multi-card reader. Some days it works fine, others it won't work at all. I have been unable to determine a cause for this intermittent...
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Custom Nameplate
I'm also wondering... Just ordered the AW 14 laptop two days ago and still can't find a way to order the nameplate engraved
View ArticleM18x R2 no sound problems
Sometimes i am getting a no sound card detected in windows 8. Now i upgrade for windows 8.1 and the problems persists, i have all drivers updated for windows 8.1 and the last version of bios A12....
View ArticleAlienware x51/Realtek and Alienware Tactx Headset Microphone Issue
After a considerable amount of searching for a solution, I came upon this area on Google. I received my x51 system yesterday (Tuesday, March 26) and happily set everything up, including my Alienware...
View ArticleAlienware 18, 4930MX Overclocked up to 4.3GHz only reaching to 3.9 GHz
Just received the delivery yesterday 27-Nov-2013, and the build quality is great, however Intel turbo boost gadget achieves only 3.9 GHz but not 4.3GHz.The Bios is locked, I want the speed reaching...
View ArticleAlienware Aurora R4 Bios A08
Earlier this week there was an update from A07 to A08. I installed nd my system is working fine. My system was in the legency mode when I purchased it with Windows 7 , running 2 -1Ts , 16 megs of...
View ArticleAlienware 18, Random Lockups
I've got an odd problem here I've never seen before. I took the plunge and bought a top of the line Alienware 18 with all the bells and whistles (My wallet hates me right now). The only problem is,...
View ArticleM18xR2 Graphics card failure (1033) and tentative replacement
Hello,My m18xr2 has started BSOD'ing in the past few days. It seems to crash under graphical stress only (including during nividia graphic stress test) and gives me a reboot with a 1033 error. I've...
View Articleknow new drivers for alienware x51 internal HD 4000 graphics for windows 8.1 ???
Looking on the dell site i don't see any new graphics drivers for windows 8.1 for the internal graphics card however i think windows 8.1 installed one as it looks different and today Microsoft is...
View ArticleM17XR3 - ATI Graphics Update to AMD HD 6970M
Can not seem to update my graphics and have no used my laptop recently so driver is roughly a year old. Trying to play some new games but AMD site only lets me load the stupid compability tool which...
View ArticleAlienware M18x R1 SLI 580M Graphics card error 43 issue that Dell have deemed...
Hi,Be interesting to see what you think of this issue, which Dell tell me they have never seen before.They have now given up after replacing the motherboard and graphics cards several times, and having...
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Alienware X51 Mods & Graphics Card Upgrade BF Case Discussion
@ ALLThe over one year old thread X51 Graphics card Update will die soon I copied Page One compilation of that thread, to this new thread as it seems is time to say goodbye to the old thread
View ArticleAlienware Windows 8.1 support thread [Questions and Discussions Here]
What is new in Windows 8.1? LinkHow to boot to the desktop in Windows 8.1 LinkHow to Perform a Clean / upgrade Installation of Windows 8.1 LinkWindows 8.1 Pre-Update Checklist LinkAlienware Windows 8.1...
View ArticleAlienware M18 Hard Drive Expansion/Addition Question
Just got this monster out of the box. It came with the standard 750 gb hard drive and a 80 gb mSATA boot drive. I want to add another drive for gaming. Any idea how many slots there are in this beast...
View ArticleWant to install another hard drive in my new M18x
Just got this monster out of the box. It came with the standard 750 gb hard drive and a 80 gb mSATA boot drive. I want to add another drive for gaming. Any idea how many slots there are in this beast...
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