help Limited BIOS X17 R2 i9

[skypeuser]

I need to disable Intel's Hyper-V Virtualization however this Alienware seems to have a locked down or limited bios and there is no option to disable virtualization.  In windows system information its enabled although it is unchecked under the Turn windows features on and off menu.  But its definitely still enabled, is there anyway to unlock the bios or something, I looked at the Alienware BIOS download post but didn't see my model the X17 R2.  Also heard flashing bios can majorly screw stuff up im not sure I have never had this issue with a bios being so limited I guess its a big brand pre built thing. I would really appreciate some help.

 

thanks,

skypeuser

[TurbodTalon]

Hey there. Just bought an X17-R2 yesterday. Couldn't resist the price.

 

Not new to gaming laptops, but I did fall off the wagon for a few years. I wanted to do some undervolting because this CPU is a toaster oven. I downloaded ThrottleStop (because that's what I used to use 'back in the day'), but I quickly found out Dell/Alienware locked down a bunch of CPU options with the latest BIOS update. According to some of the other information I have unearthed, you can roll back to the old BIOS that allowed more CPU tweaking.

 

Now, I don't know the BIOS number you need to roll back to as I haven't done any of that yet.

 

And yes, there are risks inherent to flashing a BIOS on anything, but it's much safer than it used to be. I'll try to update this post if/when I find more information. Based on my laptop's behavior though, I think the CPU needs a re-paste more than it does an undervolt. That's another interesting topic that I'm going to address in another thread. I used to be a member of the Notebook Review forums, but it looks like that's been shut down since I last owned a gaming laptop.