HDMI to VGA Alienware M18X
Hello, we just bought Alienware M18x laptop with dual GeForce GTX 770m SLI ,i want to connect it to a projector with VGA cord unfortunately the laptop has no VGA port i tried a chinese HDMI to VGA...
View ArticleAlienware Aurora R4 restarts when shutting down
I've already looked this up and done what dell has said to do and I still have this problem. I click shut down and everything works normally, for a while. Then it beeps, the alienware logo on the front...
View ArticleWindows activation key retrieval procedure
Good day Sir.There was a problem with my OS so i restore my OS. But the problem is, after OS was restored, windows pop-up appeared asking for windows activation key. I cant find any activation key...
View ArticleHow to safely revert from Windows 8 to Windows 7?
Long story short, I need to revert back to Windows 7 from Windows 8 on an Alienware M17x-R3. Is it possible to do this without affecting my files, pictures, video, etc? Thanks for any help you can give...
View ArticleA question about my Alienware x51
I just got an Alienware x51 yesterday. It has the standard 1TB HD in it. I have not opened it up yet, and thought I would ask this now. I have a 1TB Barracuda HD by Seagate, and was wondering if there...
View ArticleBLUE SCREEN problem
I have been haunted by the blue screen problem since the first day I got my laptop, usually once a day. I have tried many ways to fix this problem, but none of them works. This afternoon the system...
View ArticleUpgrading GPU in Alienware M17xR4 laptop
Hello!I am looking to upgrade my GPU in my Alienware M17xR4 latop, which I purchased sometime in April last year.OS: Windows 7 64-bit CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3740QM CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.70GHz RAM: 12GB...
View ArticleM17x-R4 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...
View ArticleUpgraded graphics card causing random shut down.
Hi guys. I decided to upgrade my alienware area 51 alx graphics card from an amd hd 6990 to a amd hd 7990, and everything seemed to be working fine. I am getting 120 fps on battlefield 4 with setting...
View ArticleBrand new Alienware M17X dead after 2 weeks
First of all, just ordering the computer was a freaking nightmare, but I wanted this machine so bad that I remained patient. In fact at one point during the process I had 4 charges to my bank account...
View ArticleDigital Optical Audio vs USB
Hello everyone,I'm using an Alienware X51 R2 (latest version). I'm using it for mostly gaming. I notice that it has a digital optical audio port which i rarely find anywhere.Now, I have a gaming...
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.NET Framework preventing Shutdown
Hello,Recently I have been encountering a problem where when I tried shutting down my laptop, it shows the shutting down screen, and then shows me the message saying that .NET Framework app is...
View ArticleM14x-R1 Network issues (losing wireless network)
I've had my M14x-R1 for over two years but since day one it has had wireless drop outs occasionally. These have caused system freezes which I now seemed to have resolved by going through event viewer...
View ArticleAlienware 17 GPU and Ram Upgrade. Does it void my warranty?
Back in December I purchased my alienware 17 and it came with the bade model card gtx 765m.I want to upgrade to the AMD Radeon R9 M290X with 4GB GDDR5So long as they are dell certified parts.My...
View ArticleAlienware M14x R2 Laptop Mouse Left Click Problem
Hi everyone,I've had this problem since I purchased the laptop since last year, and it hasn't been a large problem but it seems to be coming up every now and then. I tried searching for the problem...
View ArticleUpdate Alienware Auorora R4 BIOS version A02 to A11?
I have an Alienware Auorora R4 desktop which currently has BIOS version A02 (since i purchased it). I am interested in upgrading my Graphics cards to GTX7xx series card or perhaps AMD R9 series...
View ArticleRAM question: M14X R1 and 17
I have the following laptops:Alienware M14X R1 (Service Tag:<ADMIN NOTE: Service tag removed as per privacy policy>)16GB DDR3 ramAlienware 17 (Service Tag: <ADMIN NOTE: Service tag removed as...
View ArticleM17xR4 Sound Muted
Hello all,I have only had this problem for a couple of weeks now. When I boot up and log into WIndows (on battery power only), the sound icon in the systray is muted. There is nothing I can do...
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M14x R2 missing audio drivers
I bought this laptop two days ago, and when I first set it up, the audio was not working.I downloaded an audio driver from here, and it worked. However, it was only a temporary fix.Today it is still...
View ArticleAlienware Aurora R1 - graphics card upgrade from GTX295
HeySo my alienware aurora R1 has provided me with approximately 4 years of great service.However, i seriously need to upgrade the graphics card - currently have the GTX295Im thinking of going up to the...
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