Changing the graphics card on the new Alienware 14,17,18 laptops
Can you change the graphics card on the new alienware 17 (the one that comes with the cheapest package) to GTX770M or GTX780M? It seems that there is no option of changing the graphics card in the...
View ArticleM17x-R2, AMD Ati 5870m, CrossfireX problem
Hi guys,I currently have an Alienware M17x R2 with dual ATI 5870m, but i keep having a problem with them. Usually when i play, i never see the second one working, i.e. one is at 90ºC and the other one...
View ArticleAlienware Aurora r4 System fan sounds like a Jet plane
Okay.....everything was fine. I have had the system about 4 months now. All the sudden the computer started sounding like a Jet plane. Here are my computer specs....Specs: Alienware Aurora R4 - Intel...
View ArticleA few things to EASILY make the Aurora R3s work well with windows 8 and 8.1...
There are scattered posts here and there, but I thought I'd make an all in one. 1) if you upgrade or install 8 from fresh, you must babysit the R3 (and maybe other models as well) unless they are...
View ArticleArea 51 Graphics upgrade
I have a fairly new Alienware X51 PC, purchased back in March 2013, however I got the worst graphics card offered at the time because it was all i could afford. Which is the 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce...
View ArticleM18X R1 6990m CF option grayed out
On October 2013 my laptop gave up on me, 8 beeps upon boot. They sent a tech to try and fix my laptop. He changed the motherboard and LCD but failed and had to send it to the service depot where they...
View ArticleThe new Alienware 18 will be compatible with Haswell-E DDR4 ?
The new Alienware 18 will be compatible with Haswell-E DDR4 ? or will need to change the motherboard or buy another laptop?
View ArticleAlienware M18X R1 PROBLEM!
Hi Dell,I have had some real issues with my m18x and your customer support in the last 4 years and heres a short list of some examples:performance issues in games, spontanious 4/6/8 beeps on boot,...
View ArticleAlienware M17-R1 - Changing Colours
Hi there,Im new to this community, i have recently bought a M17-R1 Alienware Laptop and im amazingly happy with it all.The only thing that i cannot figure out is how to change the red lights under my...
View ArticleAlienware Aurora R4 and Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866
Hi,I just bought a new Aurora R4 from the Dell Outlet, and picked up this memory:...
View ArticleDell Alienware M17x wont boot
Ive had my Alienware M17x for a while now with no problems until a couple days ago when i was cleaning my fans with with a little canned air. I put my laptop back together and all i got was black...
View ArticleAlienware X51: will not boot? no visual?
Hello,I've recently tried booting from disc on my Alienware computer which dramatically took a wrong turn for the life of it.After several attempts to boot from disc I decided to start looking online...
View ArticleAlienware 17 AlienFX not working
2-week old Alienware 17, Windows 7 64-bit. Everything's fine, I go to eat, come back, lights are off. This is normal, they go off when it idles for a bit. But they won't come back on, at least not...
View ArticleAlienware R4 OS installation problem
I wanted to fresh instal windows 8. Bootable DVD decteced but when I click fresh instal I cant see any HDD in my laptop to instal the OS in that particular HDD. I have only 1 HDD SSD Hybrid one. This...
View ArticleM18XR2 + Windows 8 + Secure Boot UEFI = Disabled Discrete Graphics
I have been experimenting with Windows 8 installs to get Secure Boot and Windows 8 Fast Boot functionality on the M18XR2 and have discovered a bug that needs looking into ASAP.You cannot enable Secure...
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Aurora R4 overheating problem SOLVED!!!
I posted few days ago about my aurora overheating problem but got no real answer... So i decided to find the problem by myself and look what i found ...My theory was that my pump wasnt working because...
View ArticleAlienware 17 AMD Radeon R9 M290X is not working
Just got my Alienware 17 laptop but i'm having trouble with the dedicated graphics card. It shows that its working in device manager but doesn't actual show in any of my games. For instance, open...
View ArticleX51 compatible with DVI to VGA adapter?
Hi, I would like to ask here, is the 'Dell DVI to VGA adapter' (DVI - male, VGA - female) compatible with the Alienware X51 connection ports of DVI (female)? that will connect to any VGA cable...
View ArticleBlue Flashie from the pump ic card.? why?
Got my system apart and this darn blue flashie just below the disk media drives. Any idea, is something broke that I have not found out about?Thanks in advance.
View ArticleR4 and 780> powersupply compatability?
I have been looking to see what my R4 powersupply is rated at, but not finding anything. I am upbrading 2x 680's to a single 780 and am having problems that all seem that the machine it not supplying...
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