Alienware 18 Screen Mods? is it possible EDP mod?

[TruenoG7]

Hello, does anyone have knowledge of how an EDP screen could be adapted with the necessary modifications, on the alienware 18? It makes me curious, I heard several people make this mod on the alienware M17x R2, and the alienware 18 "on this case only edp panel 4k 40 pin 60 hertz with this screen (NV184QUM-N21).

If anyone knows how to make these modifications, please let me know so I can carry out this project.

I also saw some adapters on Aliexpress, which could help it work: https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005003740168811.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.664c38daOsCGMb&mp=1&gatewayAdapt=glo2esp4itemAdapt

 

[razor0601]

The AW 18 never had an EDP-Screen. With this adapter it could work but I think there would be many cables which you have to stowage inside the case. 

[DoenerBoy123]

I’m actually planing on doing this along with connecting the dgpu straight to the mDP connector. In theory it should be possible by adding the eDP and smBus lanes to the mxm slot. Thing is, I don’t know if software modifications are necessary for this to work(bios). There’s also the problem that the DP signal is fragile af. Both wires of each lane needs to have the almost exact same length and impedance

[Falinov]

On 2/2/2024 at 8:42 AM, DoenerBoy123 said:

I’m actually planing on doing this along with connecting the dgpu straight to the mDP connector. In theory it should be possible by adding the eDP and smBus lanes to the mxm slot. Thing is, I don’t know if software modifications are necessary for this to work(bios). There’s also the problem that the DP signal is fragile af. Both wires of each lane needs to have the almost exact same length and impedance

Someone in China already beat ya to it. The same guy who made the Nvme raptor buffer cards. He's been trying to get a 4k screen to work. With unfortunately  not a ton of success he's gone as far to send me one of his prototype PCBs he's developing to make it work. He modified the MXM slot directly and is using a light controller for the backlight it's all manual. I haven't checked on him in a while.