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Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
Could you tell me how you managed to access these menus? Maybe I can study the method as well and see if I can help with this. - Today
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Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
I’m honestly really happy and grateful to see such talented and knowledgeable people on this forum. A big thank you to ssj92, janepa, and all the other members who generously share their knowledge, skills, and expertise with the community. It’s truly appreciated. -
Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
janepa replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
I'm sorry, but that message offering help was primarily intended for the user ssj92 as a small gesture of support after hundreds and hundreds of wasted hours and failed attempts. The kind of work that most of us can't even begin to imagine how difficult and invaluable it is. He knows exactly what I mean. Once again, I'm really sorry. It's my bad. -
With modded Bios - Before put the 1070 mxm gpu You must to choose an SG mode into bios then save the settings then turn off the laptop then put the 1070 gpu into the master mxm slot
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I saw this and it made me really happy.👍🏼
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Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
User ssj92 is also working on the same project and has made some progress. If you are familiar with this BIOS, perhaps you could work together with ssj92 and finally unlock this damn BIOS. Unfortunately, I’m not familiar with Aptio or its editing environment. However, if you need any files from my side, I can provide them and help however I can. -
Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
So, are you saying you can unlock the Area-51m BIOS? As far as I know, there’s no source or evidence so far that anyone has successfully done this. One of the guys on this very forum is currently working on it. If this BIOS can actually be unlocked, that would be really impressive. -
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Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
janepa replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
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Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
I don’t know which generation of Aptio my laptop’s BIOS is. -
Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
How can I find out which version of Aptio it is? -
Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
janepa replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
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Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
This laptop was produced with several different motherboards with different part numbers. Which motherboard version do you have? -
Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
ssj92 replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
I already did 1.5.0 because it's what I have. In my opinion 1.5.0 is the best "old bios" that maintains most compatibility. we probably want the newer bios' that you guys run. -
*Official Benchmark Thread* - Post it here or it didn't happen :D
electrosoft replied to Mr. Fox's topic in Desktop Hardware
You misspelled "God Mode".... 😂 Does 1.25 make it completely stable or is 6000 still problematic? Really looks like that 9955HX3D wants to settle in at 5800. Not the end of the world, but meh.....I know the 7945HX3D had no problems with 6000 in a similar dual die setup. It was a straight full assembly swap and not a panel only swap? Makes it much easier for warranty claims in the future to swap back easily but that is a strange bug too. I like the eventual @Mr. Fox drift to a new primary platform. Whenever you have two chips of the same ilk, that is the dominant platform. 270k has finally supplanted AM5, so it now rules the HenHouse. 🙂 Eventually AM6 and/or Nova will slowly move in and either AM6 will replace thje Epyc and/or Nova will replace the lesser 270k..... Yeah, I thank the stars daily for pulling the trigger when I did on various items especially memory. The upper tier stuff is disappearing completely or becoming bonkers expensive. I see you're well enough to lift those abominations into the box for a photo shoot @Papusan 🤣 -
Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
Within the next few days, I’ll send you several BIOS dumps from different versions. I’m just a little worried about downgrading to some of the really old versions, because I’m running a 9900KS on the laptop and my motherboard is the 2019 revision. There’s a chance that BIOS versions older than 1.5.0 might not be compatible with my setup. -
Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
ssj92 replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
I can access the hidden menus. My goal is to make a universal bootable USB for Area-51m R1/R2. It will first detect the system, then detect bios version, detect variables and show the bios with all meus unlocked. so when you change something, it will properly affect your bios version. i already tested a bit on 1.5.0 but need a few more versions to make 1.5.0 perfect. -
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Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
If you manage to pull this off, you’ll be an absolute legend! Getting a truly unlocked BIOS and finally removing all those artificial limitations is the ultimate dream. I’m seriously hoping you can make it happen! -
Project: Unlocked BIOS Area-51m Series
Amir.s replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
I have the full dump of BIOS version 1.7.3. I can send it to you in a few days because I’m currently traveling and don’t have access to my laptop right now. How far have you gotten so far? Have you unlocked the BIOS? -
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Were you able to get your m18x r2 to post with the 1070?
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Siplast started following alienware m18x r2 motherboard quick fix boardview file
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Siplast started following M18x R2 GPU upgrades
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alienware m18x r2 motherboard quick fix boardview file
Siplast replied to Maro97's topic in Alienware 18 and M18x
Marco, Do you still have the board view and schematics for m18x r2? The link above does not seem to exist on site anymore? Thanks! -
Thanks for this!
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M17x r4 Quadro RTX 3000 upgrade
Hussain Alhadher replied to Hussain Alhadher's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
I have done some registry editing to try to reduce the black screen problem from happening. But now im getting code 43 on the quadro rtx 3000 when i boot into windows. So every time i get code 43 i have to restart the laptop. I don’t know if there is something i can do about it. -
Screen swap for my Area51m
DDAY3493 replied to DDAY3493's topic in Alienware 13 / 15 / 17 / 51m (2015-2020)
Yes the screen was plug and play! The problem that I encountered was that I had to cut the tape around video cable open, and route it underneath the hinge toward the middle. The 40 pin connector is more towards the middle instead of the left side (original position) thus I had to slightly extend it, to reach where it needs to be. Someone else had done this before on the old notebookreviewforum and reddit. The screen # is B173ZAN03.3. I will see if I can post some pictures soon! It was definitely worth it and I love this machine, still one of the best imo.