Alienware 17 and M17x

105 topics in this forum

1. M17xR3 Ultimate BIOS! 2026 Edition! 1 2

   By ssj92, May 23   

   • m17x
   • 42 replies
   • 2.7k views
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   • kyle2k80
   • 20 hours ago

2. Discussion about Alienware Core 2 Duo/Quad era - Aera-51 m17X, M17 and M17X - CPU/GPU/display upgrade option

   By TheQuentincc, June 9, 2022   

   • m17x r1
   • qx9300
   • (and 9 more)

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     • m17x r1
     • qx9300
     • gpu upgrade
     • mxm
     • nvidia
     • gtx
     • rtx
     • amd
     • ati
     • intel
     • display upgrade
   • 13 replies
   • 5.4k views
   • 
   • ssj92
   • August 20

3. Alienware M17X R2 - Parts + Upgrades

   By DylSki, August 16   

   • m17xr2
   • 0 replies
   • 150 views
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   • DylSki
   • August 16

4. M17x r4 Quadro RTX 3000 upgrade

   By Hussain Alhadher, May 6   

   • mxm
   • m17x r4
   • 10 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • Hussain Alhadher
   • August 11

5. What's the max gpu for an M17x r1?

   By commanderf, July 18   

   • gpu upgrade
   • 2 replies
   • 287 views
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   • commanderf
   • July 29

6. late 2013 Alienware 17 r1 bios blind flash

   By hamhatch, February 10   

   • alienware 17
   • bios
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • alienware 17
     • bios
     • bios problem
   • 6 replies
   • 1.3k views
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   • Eban
   • July 2

7. 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
   • 265 views
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   • ImnacxyZ
   • July 2

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

   By Ollie87, January 4   

   • rtx 5000
   • temperatures
   • (and 1 more)

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     • rtx 5000
     • temperatures
     • alienware m17xr4
   • 66 replies
   • 6.5k views
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   • AtomSnakes343
   • June 26

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

   By DylSki, June 24   

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

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

    By DylSki, June 21   

    • m17xr3
    • 20 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • ssj92
    • June 23

11. Alienware 17 R1 Restoration and Upgrade

    By AtomSnakes343, June 22   

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

      Tagged with:

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

12. M17xR3 Parts List

    By ssj92, June 22   

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

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

    By benten1000, June 17   

    • m17x r1
    • alienware
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

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

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

    By ssj92, May 19   

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

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

    By ssj92, April 14, 2025   

    • m17xr3
    • dx12
    • 20 replies
    • 2.4k views
    • 
    • SuperMG
    • May 18

16. M17xR4 Owners: I need your ACPI Dump

    By ssj92, May 14   

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

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

    By Durabat, March 25   

    • m17x r4
    • 3d
    • 17 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Durabat
    • May 14

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

    By Akune, April 25   

    • cpu
    • post error
    • (and 1 more)

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

19. Alienware m17x r2 GPU upgrade path

    By Busta Bloodnut, March 31   

    • m17xr2
    • alienware
    • 1 reply
    • 702 views
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    • 652mod
    • April 27

20. BIOS Chip location

    By ssj92, April 5   

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

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

    By Ashtrix, January 24, 2022   

    • alienware 17
    • ranger
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • alienware 17
      • ranger
      • haswell
      • rpga
      • unlocked bios
      • bios
    • 10 replies
    • 9.7k views
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    • GamzMaka
    • March 27

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

    By JJ90, February 6   

    • graphics card
    • gpu
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • graphics card
      • gpu
      • m17xr4
      • alienware
    • 8 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • ssj92
    • March 24

23. AW17 r1 Black screen

    By Tenzzy, March 15   

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

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

    By Annihilator, February 15   

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

25. m17xr2 M17x R2 - 8970m shenanigans

    By Cryzer, December 27, 2025   

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