Alienware 17 and M17x

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

   By Akune, Saturday at 10:24 PM   

   • cpu
   • post error
   • (and 1 more)

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     • cpu
     • post error
     • alienware 17
   • 3 replies
   • 106 views
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   • Eban
   • Monday at 09:19 PM

2. Alienware m17x r2 GPU upgrade path

   By Busta Bloodnut, March 31   

   • m17xr2
   • alienware
   • 1 reply
   • 149 views
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   • momo25
   • Monday at 10:43 AM

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

   By Durabat, March 25   

   • m17x r4
   • 3d
   • 15 replies
   • 458 views
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   • Durabat
   • April 24

4. BIOS Chip location

   By ssj92, April 5   

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

5. 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
   • 65 replies
   • 2.9k views
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   • ssj92
   • April 1

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

   By Ashtrix, January 24, 2022   

   • alienware 17
   • ranger
   • (and 4 more)

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     • alienware 17
     • ranger
     • haswell
     • rpga
     • unlocked bios
     • bios
   • 10 replies
   • 8.5k views
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   • GamzMaka
   • March 27

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

   By JJ90, February 6   

   • graphics card
   • gpu
   • (and 2 more)

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

8. AW17 r1 Black screen

   By Tenzzy, March 15   

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

9. 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
   • 4 replies
   • 412 views
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   • sliderfra
   • February 26

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

    By Annihilator, February 15   

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

11. m17xr2 M17x R2 - 8970m shenanigans

    By Cryzer, December 27, 2025   

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

12. 2017 Alienware R4 TPM 2.0 with bios update?

    By Popcan, January 8   

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

13. Alienware m17x r4 CPU heatsink

    By Busta Bloodnut, December 28, 2025   

    • alienware m17x r4
    • alienware
    • (and 1 more)

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

14. M17X R4 UPGRADE - bios issue

    By Maik, October 13, 2025   

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

15. Alienware M17X R4 Ultimate Upgrade, Share your experience and expertise

    By Maik, October 13, 2025   

    • m17xr4
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • panda_zzz
    • October 19, 2025

16. Alienware 17 (2014) HDMI OUT

    By xenomorph, October 11, 2025   

    • alienware 17
    • hdmi
    • 3 replies
    • 864 views
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    • Maik
    • October 15, 2025

17. Rx 6600 xt Alienware 18

    By zerokool, August 29, 2025   

    • mxm
    • 5 replies
    • 864 views
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    • TruenoG7
    • October 7, 2025

18. Questions about 120hz display upgrade 1 2

    By rusvon, March 8, 2024   

    • alienware m17xr4
    • 40 replies
    • 8.6k views
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    • SuperMG
    • September 1, 2025

19. Windows 11 - Or Linux? M17xR4

    By Just1tree, July 15, 2025   

    • m17xr4
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • ssj92
    • July 17, 2025

20. M17x R4 sata SSD raid worth it?

    By cdoublejj, November 1, 2024   

    • m17xr4
    • raid
    • 7 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • panda_zzz
    • July 3, 2025

21. Source a M17x R4 Display Cable

    By Naberius, May 19, 2025   

    • m17xr4
    • display
    • 3 replies
    • 945 views
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    • Naberius
    • June 1, 2025

22. Unlocked BIOS 17r1

    By jeffreythorne, May 25, 2025   

    • modding
    • 0 replies
    • 727 views
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    • jeffreythorne
    • May 25, 2025

23. M17xR2 Ray Tracing is here! RTX 3000 Upgrade

    By ssj92, April 1, 2025   

    • m17x
    • 4 replies
    • 968 views
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    • SuperMG
    • April 24, 2025

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

    By ssj92, April 14, 2025   

    • m17xr3
    • dx12
    • 3 replies
    • 984 views
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    • sliderfra
    • April 17, 2025

25. M17xR4 P4000 Upgrade GPU not swapping from integrated graphics for 3d

    By Just1tree, March 28, 2025   

    • m17xr4
    • 7 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • sliderfra
    • April 16, 2025