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Alienware m15x powering up only for 1-2 secs

Hello everyone..Have tried all the troubleshooting here --> 03bf00ac-169c-434d-b3b1-66dc9297f0c5 (Alienware M15x Not Powering Up, No Video or not booting up) but still failed. The issues are :1....

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Installing a second HDD in ALienware 18 - can't see it

So, I just got an Alienware 18 laptop, which I am, of course rather happy with. I did make a mistake and for some reason selected only a single 750GB drive. I just bought a second WD 750GB drive - same...

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Alienware 18 CPU Throttling

I've had my AW 18 for a month now and it became clear shortly after I started using it that performance was not where it should be.  Making a long story short, the entire throttling issue is neatly...

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My Alienware 14 laptop will not load much of anything.

If I had a video I would show what happens. ANYWAY when. i start up my Alienware 14 laptop as usual as the lights go on and it asks me for my password BUT THEN when I type the password in it shows my...

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M17x-R2 performance issues

HI guys i'm having the problem with performance here,  alienware m17x r2 ( i7 740qm, 5870 crossfire, 8 gb ram). i cant really play all the games i used to play on the very beginning. i tried...

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M17x-R4 , Alienware writing in the front does not light up

This issue has started after the support changed my screen for dead pixels. They forgot to transfer my camera and microphone to my new panel and they had to send me new ones to solve my problem....

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Alienware 18 Factory Restore

Hello, i got my aw 18 few days ago, i try to run in factory restore because i got some problems by upgrade to windows 8.1.So, in factory restore it goes on 1% and give me a critical error, and im not...

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Internal Harddrive not found on replacement hard drives

Hi,I'm running the alienware X51 R1 Bios A03, and i've been trying to replace the internal hard drive with another 3.5", however anytime i swap the hard drive out i get an "internal hard drive not...

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Alienware Aurora 6 beeps

Hey guys. This morning I had a weird issue with my Aurora. On startup, it installed a windows update and then reset after giving the "Shutting down..." prompt. After it reset, it installed another...

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M14X fails to boot, unable to recognize a harddrive

Hello there!I've got myself an M14X just before new-year(27th of December I believe), had to purchase myself a notebook as I  were about to travel to a distant county for a few months, business...

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M14X unable to boot, no boot-able disk recognized

Hello there!I got myself an M14X just before new-year(27th of December I believe), had to purchase myself a notebook as I  were about to travel to a distant country for a few months, business related.I...

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Aurora R4 Crash and Reboot While Gaming

 I got my Aurora r4 from dell in december .. bought myself a christmas gift .. First month was awesome , no problem with anything , Expect some ( lots) of flickering in CoD ghost , but not in any other...

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Changing Power Supply in an Alienware Area51 ALX? is it an option?

Hey Guys!Im back again, with sad news.Basically, i recently had a huge success with getting the lights to work thanks to a couple of awesome guys here! So i figured this is the best place to come for...

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Computer random shut down

So recently i have been playing league of legends on the high qualities and after about the second game my computer will randomly black out and shut off. During this process the computer itself is not...

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Dell X51 R2 & SSD drives

Hi,Please can you advise:I am considering buying an X51 R2 with a SATA hard drive. I need to know if I could in the future add an internal SSD drive to use as a secondary drive or say reconfigure to...

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Brand new Alienware 18 Problems

I really, really want to be excited about this new laptop.  And I was, when it was delivered less than 24 hours ago.  But since last night, I've spent more time online researching issues than doing...

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M15x upgrading graphics card

Hello :) I have an alienware M15X with intel i7 M620; 6 Gb ram and ATI mobility radeon HD 5730. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to upgrade this graphics card? I mean, I know that the video cards...

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minor screen flicker using 2 monitors gtx 660 ti and x51

Hi all just notes today and i have the latest nvidia drivers as well that when i watch netflix videos with the windows 8.1 netflix app dragged to my 40 in high def tv, when i'm done watching the video...

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[M18xr1] 8 beeb code hdmi cable ?

Hi there first sorry for my bad english its my second languages =) I have an m18xr1 and I was playing games but I think my hdmi cable went loose (not sure in fact ) screen turned green and yellow and...

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New Alienware 14 too hot?

i received a new alienware 14 inch laptop less than a month ago and realized that the cpu runs between 78-88 degrees Celsius while playing games.  Battlefield 4 runs between 83-88 continuously.  i was...

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