DDAY3493 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Hi everyone! It's been a while, I had a question regarding screen upgrades on the Area51m. Is it possible to swap the screen of a X17-R1 into my Area51m? It would be a nice upgrade, considering it has 100% Adobe coverage, plus 4K option. Thank you in advance for any replies! It would be this screen https://www.blisscomputers.net/b173zan03-3-17-3-uhd-ips-lcd-screen-non-touch-infiniteydge-display-b173zan03-5-338033/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 I read on reddit that it would be possible with this screen. But you lost G-Sync if that is no factor for you. Also you have to mod the screen cable a little bit. BTW: Do you have the R1 or R2? Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 The R1. Are you sure about the cable modding part? I did see a thread on reddit, where they talked a little bit about that screen but, not a lot! It was this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 Also I'm not too worried about the G-sync functionality because I can't use it with my current screen either, since I'm using bios 1.5.0 and the Chi Mei CMN175F screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 It looks like I have found the thread you were talking about but, I believe there is 2 types of this screen. At least from my understanding after I found this link and picture on Aliexpress. https://m.aliexpress.com/i/3256801553068725.html?html=static&gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Ok, then you have to disassemble your screen to check where is your connector. Then it would be easy Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Why you are on Bios 1.5.0? Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 Yeah I definitely have to check, hopefully it's on the side instead of the middle. I am on 1.5.0 because I don't like to have the newer bioses on there since it starts to throttle the performance of the GPU a lot earlier if it gets beyond 75C compared to the 87C on the 1.5.0. The GPU will throttle down to like 300Mhz or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Ah ok. I have to check that. I´m on 1.21.0 Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 Yeah that's definitely one of the worst bioses to be on. I don't want to know how much Dell crippled the performance since then. BTW I checked my connection on the screen and it's definitely more to the side instead of the middle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 ok, then you are good to go. Please keep us informed if it works. Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 Absolutely, but first I have to find one of those screens. Seems harder to come by! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Let us know how it goes. I may do the same to my R1 1 Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX @ 5.0Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 5000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Alienware 18 : Intel Core i7 4930MX @ 4.5Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 NVMe More Laps: M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (RTX 5000) BEAST Server: Intel Xeon W7-3465X 28 P-Cores | nVidia Titan V | 128GB RDIMM | Intel Optane P5800X CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 I already bought the screen just for it to be the wrong one...the one I received was a 4k 60hz screen(b173zan03.0) and was working fine. Color production looks way better too. But I'm aiming for the 4k 120hz screen. The one I ordered was b173zan03.5 but, I received this one. I think the one I originally ordered wouldn't work due to 0.4 pitch for the pin. Other than that the connector is 40 pin, same position to the left viewing, the screen from the front. At the end it's probably best to get the b173zan03.3 because that screen has the 0.5 pin pitch, connector in the same location. And of course has 4k 120hz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Did you send the 60Hz screen back? Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 Not yet, but I am trying to work that out with the seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Ok. How did you remove the front bezel of the screen? Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 I carefully removed the bezel by hand, but you have to be super careful though because the bezel is really flimsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Is it approximately like the old M17/18X series? With that adhesive tape? Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 I never disassemblied the screen for the old M17/18X series but, I remember watching videos and I would say, that disassembling the Area51m is not quite as hard. The only thing that you have to be absolutely careful about is, that you don't break the bezel and while taking the screen out. Also while removing the screen itself, because it has double sided adhesive stripes on the back of the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Ah ok. Thank you for the information Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDAY3493 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 No problem. If you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 For anyone running 1.21 BIOS, is nVidia Resizable Bar showing as enabled in nvidia control panel? Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX @ 5.0Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 5000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Alienware 18 : Intel Core i7 4930MX @ 4.5Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 NVMe More Laps: M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (RTX 5000) BEAST Server: Intel Xeon W7-3465X 28 P-Cores | nVidia Titan V | 128GB RDIMM | Intel Optane P5800X CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 You mean this? Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 16 hours ago, razor0601 said: You mean this? Hmm weird, I can't find it on my AW18. But GPU-Z shows resizable bar. Can you check in GPU-Z if it's enabled or disabled? Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX @ 5.0Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 5000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Alienware 18 : Intel Core i7 4930MX @ 4.5Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 NVMe More Laps: M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (RTX 5000) BEAST Server: Intel Xeon W7-3465X 28 P-Cores | nVidia Titan V | 128GB RDIMM | Intel Optane P5800X CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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