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M15X Memory Upgrade

Hi All I have a couple of questions regarding my M15X. I have had my laptop for a good few years now and decided it needs updating/upgrading. I have an alienware M15X, i7 q720 (1.60ghz), ddr3 4gb Ram...

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Alienware 17 FX lighting

I've got a new Alienware 17 laptop that I upgraded to Windows 8.1. The FX lighting is not functioning correctly. One side of the trim lighting does not match the other side. For instance, if I'm...

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M17X R4 reinstall WIN7, then shows "Check cable connection! PXE-M0F: Exiting...

I reinstall the win7 for my M17X R4. I chose the complex hard disk 750G+32G mSATA.  Formating all hard disk before I install the system.The win7 installation is success. However, when I use IRST...

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""Reboot and select proper boot device" after BIOS upgrade to A14 (Alienware...

Hi,I upgraded to the BIOS firmware version A14 today and after rebooting the system won't boot. The error says:"Reboot and select proper boot device".I can see the drive in the BIOS, the default drive...

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Alienware 18 rubber scratched and broken in 1 week?

So my Alienware 18 is 1 week old and I am very very careful with it, it is beautiful.However, the only time I move it I use the Vindicator backpack.So I got some scratches which look like they will...

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mSATA os install Alienware 14

Hey everyone,I've been reading several guides on installing Windows 7 onto the msata drive of the 14 and using the HDD as extra storage. I will receive my laptop tomorrow so i plan on a fresh install...

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Bluetooth issue on Alienware x51

Hi,i've just bought a BT headset (Macrom HPB20, BT v.3.0) and i can't pair it with my Alienware x51 (with W8.1) . I've updated the bluetooth driver through the Dell system detect  but the PC is not...

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M17XR4 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...

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Alienware Command Center

Hi Dell,Could you please fix Alienware Command Center so it works smoothly with Windows 8.1. It says it's completable with Windows 8, but it's clearly not. My bios is up to date and so is all my...

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Alienware x51

I just bought an Alienware x51 yesterday and I want to know if it can play current games (ex: Battlefield 4, COD: Ghosts) at 60 fps or higher. I honestly don't care if I can't run at 60fps I just want...

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Alienware Aurora R4. System fan issues

Hi, So here is my story/issue....My computer is an Alienware Aurora R4 desktop. It is less then a year old. This issue started about 5 days ago now. I have called the dell tech support twice. and they...

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Aurora-R1, Cuts Out, i7-930, AMD Radeon HD7970

Hi,Had my Aurora for a few years now and it's been through a few upgrades. It came with 2x5770 and 8GB of ram, it now has a 7970 and 12 GB of ram.Both installed >12 months ago and all working fine...

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Alienhead and Chassis LED at front of AURORA R4 pulse from red to yellow,...

The Alienhead and Chasis LEDs at the front of my Aurora R4 pulse reddish yellow when the PC is switched off.  Is this normal.Does this happen to your R4???????

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Alienware 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...

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Alienware 14 light problem

hi there.  i have a 2 month old alienware 14 laptop and wasnt sure if its normal for the lights on the lid to be two different shades of colors.  the two stripes are always a different color from each...

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CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ALIENWARE X51 & SAMSUNG SYNC MASTER 173V VGA MONITOR

Hi, I m thinking of buying the latest Alienware X51 for pc gaming. But I have a current VGA connection only monitor, which is the Samsung Sync Master 173V.I wonder, can I connect the Alienware X51 cpu,...

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3 tb hard drives

I have installed a seagate 3 tb drive without any problems.  I am now trying to add a WD 3 tb or another 3 tb seagate.  no matter which drive I choose I can't initialize it in disk management...I get...

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Alienware Aurora circa 2010 Clean Windows 7 Install problems

Hi,This is my first post in this forum. I have been working for days on a clean install for my old Alienware Aurora purchased in 2010. It is out of warranty.The factory image is no longer available in...

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Alienware M18x R1 Low fps issue

Hi everyone,I got low fps on all games like 15-20... I tried a lot of things to solve it but couldn't find the problemhere s my specs:Intel Core i7-2920XM CPU16gb RAMNvidia GeForce GTX 460M

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Dell S2740L monitor kills DVD drive

As topic states. Computer off switched out monitors. Rebooted computer monitor works fine.Open drive insert install monitor disk. Go to My Computer and my PLDS DVD +-RW DH-24AAS drive is missing. Can't...

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