Dell Alienware M17x :: Has No WiFi With Windows 8

Feb 14, 2013

I installed windows 8 on my M17x and now I have no wifi ...

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Dell Alienware M17x R3 :: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit - Can't Install New RAM

Feb 27, 2013

I have a Alienware M17x R3, Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit that uses DDR3 PC3-10600 1333MHz. I have 4 2GB sticks of RAM. I've actually found myself using programs that max 8GBs out. So I bought my self 4 sticks of 4 GB DDR3 PC3-10666 1333MHz RAM.

For some reason my system doesn't want to accept the new memory. The BIOS sees that i have the correct RAM in each slot, but windows never actually starts up It'll either just get to the system loading screen, then shut off and automatically come back on and just keep doing that. Other times, i'll get a blue screen that just flashes for a second and shutdown halfway (The lights stay on, but nothing happens). I've just tried two sticks of RAM at a time and still nothing happens. I've called Dell support, and they said it should work just fine.

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Dell :: XPS M1730 Or Alienware M17X

Jun 5, 2009

I had virtually decided on a XPS M1730 with a X9000 Extreme processer, Bluray read and write drive, 6GB ram, 1920 x 1200 screen, 640GB hard drive of ram, Nvidia 1GB 9800M GT Graphics (2x512MB in SLI mode) etc

I then started to read this forum about Dell taking over Alienware and i read up on the Alienware M17X, i have natural concerns with whats going to happen with the XPS gaming brand now that Dell have taken over Alienware to be its gaming division.

1. What sort of XPS customer care will i get in the future now that Dell seems to be putting most of its gaming resources into Alienware, will Dell carry on to manufacture parts for the XPS M1730 in the future just incase something goes wrong and how long for ?

2. If you had the choice to buy at this present time would it be an XPS M1730 or would you save up and spend a bit extra on the Alienware M17X, i want to get it right and to have no regrets.

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Dell :: Precision M6400 Or Alienware M17x

Jul 30, 2009

Ive been hunting around for a laptop for a couple of months now and ive still not decided what to get lol, i was initially drawn to the M17x but here in the uk we seem to be paying well over the odds for one compared to the US.

I was looking on ebay earlier and i came across a couple of Dell Precision M6400 laptops with what looks like a huge spec for a decent price, they seemed to offer more value than the M17x at their respective prices.

Now what i need to know is what is the difference between a Precision M6400 and a Precision M6400 Covet ?

How well regarded is a Precision M6400, is it known as a gaming laptop as ive not come across them before.

This is the spec i was looking at, how would this compare against an M17x, how well regarded is the processor and graphics card and the spec in general? ...

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Dell Alienware M17x :: Can't Install Webcam?

Apr 25, 2013

When I got my latop, Alienware m17x all the software was on it and working. I tried to instal win xp 64 on it as I don't like anything else, but since dell don't make any drivers for win xp 64 on the m17x r4, I simply couldn't have the software I wanted.

I returned back to win 8 and everything installed except my web cam...

 Your diagnostics software is ok, for checking my cpu speed etc, but your suggested drivers for my system does not say anything about my web cam, can I have a link and maybe the activation code I know my service tag.

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Dell Alienware M17x :: Locks Up A Lot On Occasions

Jun 5, 2010

I've had my M17x since last September and while I've come to accept the fact that it locks up on occassion, lately it's been getting rather ridiculous. Today alone I have had to do 6 forced reboots because of lock ups. It's pretty much a given that the machine will completely lock up around 100% CPU usage, but outside of that it can just happen randomly as well. This is particularily annoying if I'm doing a task that does put some stress on the CPU, there's maybe a slim chance I'll get to actually finish it before it all freezes.

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Dell Alienware M17x R3 :: Does Not Start Anymore

Apr 26, 2013

i have a problem. a few months ago my dell warranty for my alienware has expired. now all of a sudden, the computer crashed and refuses to turn on again. first it restartet and asked my if i want to strt windows normal or safe mode. i entered normal, as i thought it was jus a crash. it showed the start screen, than all lights went off. no matter what i do, it will not start. hitting the power button, however, makes a very short sound, as if it starts reading from HDD but than nothing. took battery off and waited. back on... nothing.

prior to that it showed a blue screen like it did before, when HDD was useless and had to be replaced september last year. sure the warranty of the computer itself is expired, but i still have a warranty for the new HDD. however, the service tag of the notebook says i can not contact e-mail support, because i have no warranty anymore. i can not choose anything that can change that. i fear the HDD is gone again, which i can have replaced, as it still has warranty, but i can ask no one at support, as they assume i have no warranty left.

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Dell Alienware M17x R4 :: AC Adapter Doesn't Work

Mar 14, 2013

I Just had my Alienware m17x R4 for 2 days and the  AC adapter doesn't works. Yesterday it was ok, but today it's dead. It's not passing electricity to the laptop, in fact the light in the cable is off.

What could it be? Why a new adapter of a new computer simply stops working after only two days of use?

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Dell Alienware M17x R2 :: Shuts Down After 5 Minutes Playing Game

Mar 7, 2013

My laptop is an alienware m17x r2, It have been 2 years Since I've bought it, my laptop shuts down after few minutes playing with any game.. And I've Dusted it off many time  and it doesn't overheat, I've send it back to my after sales service twice. The first days, it was working like it should, I could play normally.. but Few days after, the problem come back..It is Working for everything! Except For the games.

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Dell Alienware M17X R3 :: 8 Beep When Starting After Updating BIOS

Mar 20, 2013

I was updating my bios last night after reinstalling windows downloaded all the drivers that dell recommend fir Alienware M17X R3.everything when great until the bios! burned the bios drivers on cd restartet laptop and bios updating started and when it was done it said i could turn off my computer. so i did! no it wont start i cant see anything on screen only 8 beep! i read around on the internet and i understand that this is a video card problem?i tried to connect it to another monitor and press fn f6  when i turn it on but it didn't work.

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Dell Alienware M17x :: Computer All Of The Sudden Can't Handle Games?

Oct 22, 2011

My alienware computer could handle any game no problem a week ago or so but now every game i play is extremely choppy and the frame rate is around 10 on most games. Is there any reason for this or anything i can do to fix it? I've tryed restoring my computer to its factory state and i have updated everything in windows update. I have also got rid of unwanted start programs in msconfig and I have also used task manager to clear any processes that i do not need running. It also seems that my computer usage is around 80% or more when playing a game now and maybe it gets to 100% and then lags?

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HP/Compaq :: Alienware M17x - Switching To Envy 17

May 7, 2010

After seeing the release specs of the new envy 17 My mind is very torn on if I should sell my current setup (see sig below) and get the envy 17. I love the dx 11 supporting gddr5 ati card but I wonder how much performance I will lose over dual GTX 280m's? I also love the eyefinity support and the USB 3.0 support. Is it hard to adjust from a 1920 x 1200 to a 1920 x 1080?

I am basically looking for some pro's and cons between the two systems. I am also curious what my current system would possibly sell for?

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Dell Alienware M17x R3 :: Thin Flickering Horizontal Lines In The Bottom And Top Of Laptop Screen

Dec 3, 2014

I have a M17x R3 laptop since a few years. A few weeks ago I sent it to the shop to have a SSD installed and have Win7 reinstalled (Windows Explorer kept crashing all the time and I wasnt able to format for some reason). When it got back from the shop, I realized a problem that was not there before.

There are 2 horizontal lines, one at the top and one at the bottom of my screen that keep flickering. They dont appear when I'm on the desktop or playing games, only when I have a program running (iTunes, Steam, DivX, etc) in fullscreen. 

Here are my specs

Alienware M17X R3
Windows 7 64 bit
AMD Radeon HD 6870M (I also have Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000 in my display drivers. Just noticed that the version for both is 9.3.0)
6GB RAM

Dont know if it has anything to do with this, but when I got my laptop back I tried to install Cataclyst Control Center and it messed up my graphics bad, I could only run 640x480 and the only way to fix this was to uninstall CCC.

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Dell M17X R3 :: Windows 8 - Where To Find Switchable Graphics Software

Mar 31, 2013

I have a M17X R3 running on Windows 8, I think I deleted the switchable graphics software as it is missing.

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Dell :: Downgrading M17x To Studio XPS 16

Mar 23, 2010

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Dell :: Who Had M1730 Replaced With An M17x

Sep 29, 2009

I was thinking that a list with people who got an M17x as a system replacement for the M1730 will be very useful for some of us.

That being said, I want to know what configuration you had before and what you got. Country is also important, so please note this as well.

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Dell M17x R3 :: Freezes Up Every Few Seconds

Mar 4, 2013

It freezes up every few seconds and resumes after another few seconds. This happens when I am gamming. I can move my cursor when it freezed, the audio also gets stuck.

I've tried all the Dell PC Diagnostics, and didnt find anything wrong. I fresh reinstalled my system, scaned virus and malwares, update my drivers, still problem remains. I think it's my video card might have phyiscal damage cause I move the huge ass laptop a lot, but I am not sure.

I had installed an new ssd 2 weeks ago in module 1, but I had no problem until yesterday.

i7 2670QM 2.2GHz

AMD Radeon HD 6870

4GB DDR3 RAM

500G HDD + 128 crucial M4 SSD

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Dell :: Wifi Catcher On Windows 7

May 18, 2009

i installed W7 on my m1530 and nearly all driver were installed.. at present no prob.. but my wifi catcher doesnt work

i dont want bloat the new OS with DELL softwares.. i havent installed anything from thier CD`s so far on this OS ( w7 )

is there way to make the wifi catcher button driver to work?

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Dell :: Alienware Or Is It The Other Way Around

Sep 13, 2008

why is alienware in dells website. did dell bought alienware or is it the other way around.

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Dell :: Alienware Replacements

Apr 5, 2010

how many of you all got an Alienware as a replacement?

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Dell :: Inspiron Vs Alienware

Sep 25, 2007

I got my Inspiron 1520 and discovered a little chippng on top and a missing wireless switch. Also I was kinda misled by the sales representative into buying the 4 GRAM,which the system can't even fully recognize.

So after A LOT of call waiting and negotiation it came down to:
15.4'' 1280x800glossy+Intel Duo2 Core 7500 2.2GHz+4G 667MHz RAM+120G 5400rpm disk+Geforce8600M GT with everything else default for $1489.

Now I'm seriously torn between this bizzarely configured Inspiron a big part of which I will never need and the Alienware Aurora.I'm not a big hardware wiz and I mainly need a laptop for mid-high end gaming (not the real crazy pixel monsters but like Neverwinter Nights 2 and Heroes of Might and Magic V etc)as well as college routines.

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Dell :: Selling Alienware Notebooks On EPP

Jan 27, 2009

I don't know if anyone has posted this but I found this searching for an item on dell's EPP website..............

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Dell :: Sxps 16 Vs Alienware M15x

Dec 7, 2009

i have a dell xps m1530 that has the t9300 processor and it got damaged so then dell decided they would send me a replacment system

so they send another xps1530 refusbished was not happy with that so i called and complained took them 2 weeks to decide what they where going to do so in the 2 weeks i saw the M15X for 1499 plus 200 in free upgrades so i bought hte m15x with the i720 i only got the basic 512 vid card i dondt do alot of gaming and i might get into wow but not sure if i will or not here is the thing ......

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Dell :: Alienware M5500 Vs E1505

Jan 22, 2009

I have a limited budget of about $250-300 (note: the Dell comes without a HDD, that extra $ drop isn't very pleasing),

which is what the Dell sells for on eBay (where I'm shopping).

The Dell specs:
Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz
1GB RAM
ATI X1400 256MB
No HDD

The Alienware specs:
Pentium M Centrino 2GHz
1GB RAM
ATI X1600 256mb
80GB HDD

So the determining factor of my choice is gaming. Yes, I know, they both suck for gaming, but I don't mean today's latest, greatest games. Plus I'm fine with low resolutions.

Anyways, the Dell's processor is a lot better, but the Alienware's graphics card is a lot better. I've researched them both extensively. I also plan on eventually upgrading the Alienware's graphics card to the 8600M GS (which is possible).

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Dell :: XPS 1640 Or Alienware M15x

Sep 8, 2009

I've been thinking about getting a new laptop. I'm pretty satisfied with Dell, I know that I might get a "better" deal some where else, however Dell has provided me exceptional service with 3 systems I've own/owned in the past.

The studio XPS 16 has everything I want in a laptop minus a gaming video card. The alienware looks very slick and has a decent video card.

I have a budget of $2000. So I'm looking for opinions, which of the two would YOU get

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Dell Alienware 17 :: SSD Interposer Missing

Jan 28, 2015

I bought an Alienware 17 last october and it came with the caddy for the second hdd slot but without the interposer needed for upgrading it with a second hdd/ssd. I saw on youtube a video of a guy upgrading his alienware with an ssd and he had the interposer. How do I get one?

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Dell Alienware X15 :: No DVDs Will Play

Feb 8, 2013

I have an alienware x15 and can't get it to play DVD's.  I've tried various programs to play them with to no avail.  What do I do?

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Dell Inspiron 17R :: WiFi Network Adapter Windows 8 64bit?

Apr 19, 2013

WiFi network adaptor for a DELL Inspirion 17R 5720, windows 8, 64 bit.  Looked at all web sites and none work with windows 8.

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Dell Inspiron 15 3537 :: WiFi Driver For Windows 7 64bit

Sep 11, 2013

I Have purchased a Dell Inspiron 15 3537. I installed windows 7 64 bit. I cant find the drivers for the wifi n/w card.I tried installing the windows 8 wifi driver for this model but its not working.

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Dell Inspiron N5010 :: Windows 8 - Installing Drivers For WiFi

Mar 20, 2013

I wish to upgrade my system to windows 8. I have tried installing trail version, however I am not able to install few drivers like WiFi on it. When can I get Windows 8 drivers for my laptop.

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