Alienware 17 and M17x

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1. late 2013 Alienware 17 r1 bios blind flash

   By hamhatch, February 10   

   • alienware 17
   • bios
   • (and 1 more)

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     • alienware 17
     • bios
     • bios problem
   • 6 replies
   • 786 views
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   • Eban
   • July 2

2. GTX 980M MSI MS-1W0J1 VBIOS on AW17x R1 120hz screen

   By ImnacxyZ, July 2   

   • gtx 980m msi ms-1w0j1 vbios on aw17x r1 120hz screen
   • 0 replies
   • 52 views
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   • ImnacxyZ
   • July 2

3. M17xR3 Ultimate BIOS! 2026 Edition!

   By ssj92, May 23   

   • m17x
   • 20 replies
   • 719 views
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   • DylSki
   • June 26

4. M17X r4 - gpu upgrade Quadro RTX 5000 1 2 3

   By Ollie87, January 4   

   • rtx 5000
   • temperatures
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     • rtx 5000
     • temperatures
     • alienware m17xr4
   • 66 replies
   • 4.7k views
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   • AtomSnakes343
   • June 26

5. M17X R3 - 1080p panel upgrade on a budget.

   By DylSki, June 24   

   • m17xr3
   • 0 replies
   • 86 views
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   • DylSki
   • June 24

6. Just picked up a M17X R3 for £66 - Best upgrades that can be done?

   By DylSki, June 21   

   • m17xr3
   • 20 replies
   • 515 views
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   • ssj92
   • June 23

7. Alienware 17 R1 Restoration and Upgrade

   By AtomSnakes343, June 22   

   • alienware 17
   • alienware m17xr5
   • (and 5 more)

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     • alienware 17
     • alienware m17xr5
     • ranger
     • haswell
     • gpu upgrade
     • rtx mxm
     • rtx 5000
   • 0 replies
   • 224 views
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   • AtomSnakes343
   • June 22

8. M17xR3 Parts List

   By ssj92, June 22   

   • m17xr3
   • 0 replies
   • 95 views
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   • ssj92
   • June 22

9. Fan control for M17x R1 ? With GTX 670MX SLI and C2Q X9300

   By benten1000, June 17   

   • m17x r1
   • alienware
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     • m17x r1
     • alienware
     • fan control
   • 1 reply
   • 114 views
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   • ssj92
   • June 18

10. AW17 R1 3D Users: Need your ACPI Dump!

    By ssj92, May 19   

    • aw17
    • 3 replies
    • 329 views
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    • Eban
    • May 22

11. DX12 on M17xR3 Finally? Fastest in the Universe! Another MXM Upgrade

    By ssj92, April 14, 2025   

    • m17xr3
    • dx12
    • 20 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • SuperMG
    • May 18

12. M17xR4 Owners: I need your ACPI Dump

    By ssj92, May 14   

    • m17x
    • 3 replies
    • 334 views
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    • Tenzzy
    • May 15

13. M17x r4 Quadro RTX 3000 upgrade

    By Hussain Alhadher, May 6   

    • mxm
    • m17x r4
    • 1 reply
    • 319 views
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    • ssj92
    • May 15

14. Alienware M17x R4, Struggling to get 3D Working

    By Durabat, March 25   

    • m17x r4
    • 3d
    • 17 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Durabat
    • May 14

15. Alienware 17 R1 (Ranger) struggling to get it to POST after CPU Upgrade

    By Akune, April 25   

    • cpu
    • post error
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      • cpu
      • post error
      • alienware 17
    • 3 replies
    • 563 views
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    • Eban
    • April 27

16. Alienware m17x r2 GPU upgrade path

    By Busta Bloodnut, March 31   

    • m17xr2
    • alienware
    • 1 reply
    • 413 views
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    • momo25
    • April 27

17. BIOS Chip location

    By ssj92, April 5   

    • m17x
    • 2 replies
    • 449 views
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    • ssj92
    • April 8

18. Alienware 17 R1 Ranger (2013) (Haswell) BIOS Unlocked

    By Ashtrix, January 24, 2022   

    • alienware 17
    • ranger
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      • alienware 17
      • ranger
      • haswell
      • rpga
      • unlocked bios
      • bios
    • 10 replies
    • 9.2k views
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    • GamzMaka
    • March 27

19. Is this the incorrect 980m card for my M17xR4?

    By JJ90, February 6   

    • graphics card
    • gpu
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      • graphics card
      • gpu
      • m17xr4
      • alienware
    • 8 replies
    • 834 views
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    • ssj92
    • March 24

20. AW17 r1 Black screen

    By Tenzzy, March 15   

    • aw17
    • 6 replies
    • 580 views
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    • Tenzzy
    • March 16

21. M17 (R2/R3/R4/Area51m R2) Keyboard(Caps/Switches) question

    By Annihilator, February 15   

    • m17
    • 3 replies
    • 432 views
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    • Annihilator
    • February 22

22. m17xr2 M17x R2 - 8970m shenanigans

    By Cryzer, December 27, 2025   

    • amd gpu
    • 2 replies
    • 565 views
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    • Maxware79
    • February 18

23. 2017 Alienware R4 TPM 2.0 with bios update?

    By Popcan, January 8   

    • tpm 2.0
    • 2 replies
    • 765 views
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    • Popcan
    • January 11

24. Alienware m17x r4 CPU heatsink

    By Busta Bloodnut, December 28, 2025   

    • alienware m17x r4
    • alienware
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      • alienware m17x r4
      • alienware
      • m17x
    • 2 replies
    • 749 views
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    • Busta Bloodnut
    • December 29, 2025

25. M17X R4 UPGRADE - bios issue

    By Maik, October 13, 2025   

    • m17xr4
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • kela-slk
    • December 23, 2025