i think that is normal what...
even mine also same

All of a sudden, mine was delivered this morning!!!!

DELL ALIENWARE M14XR2 LAPTOP
3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7-3720QM Processor(2.6GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.6GHz, 6MB Cache)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive
16GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM(2x8GB)
Blu-ray BD-ROM / DVD+/-RW Combo Drive
Internal High-Definition Performance Audio
2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForceGT 650M using NVIDIA Optimus technology
Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO for Gaming & Video and Bluetooth(MY)
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 With Bluetooth 4.0
Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish
14.0"(35.56 cm) WLED HD+(900p) display(1600X900)
FullHD Camera with dual digital microphones
Alienhead 3D / AlienFX AQUA
8-cell Primary Battery

congratulations bro !

You bought 2 NIC?

Sorry, copy & paste from others spec & forgot to remove the one I'm different with.......hahaha

Hahahaa! Too nervous getting your notebook...

well i got this thin white light on the left side of the screen meanwhile in every corner.. there's none of that white light

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Added on July 17, 2012, 10:23 pmyou could... but your order will delay somemore

This post has been edited by bosouman: Jul 17 2012, 10:23 PM

WEI doesnt means everything, dont care about that

This post has been edited by putochip123: Jul 17 2012, 11:28 PM

hey guys, i just received my m14x r2 and there's a slight problem i would like to ask experts here

1) My ac adapter seems to have some noise like ''pzz'' or slight buzz in it, is that normal for everyone else here? its very noticeable like some suction sound
Should i consult dell customer care or its memang like that one due to the motor thats running in the adapter coz its huge?

2) It is normal for the cd-rom to produce sound when u close your lid or anything else?



This post has been edited by Gallardo: Jul 18 2012, 12:54 AM

Hi, check the first post above and watch the youtube if ur dvd produce same sound

I'm using an M14x R1

1) There shouldn't be any sounds... have you make sure that you've connected properly to the socket and to your laptop?

2) The CD-Rom will generate noise when starting Windows etc. IF there is a disc in your optical drive. And yes, the sound is quite apparent, which is normal since the disc is spun very quickly

Anyway, for all new M14x R2 users,
below are some of the problems faced in the M14x R1, some of which were not yet fixed

1. Very abrupt and loud fan noise, solved by BIOS update which causes the fan speed to increase gradually instead of abruptly. Its still loud, but not all of a sudden

2. AlienFX lights of the left keyboard panel and around the touchpad will not work when starting Windows IF you are using ADVANCE LIGHTING settings (pulse/color morphs)

3. Auto-shutdown when gaming at high performance profile on battery

4. Rare, but occasional and random "tock tock" sound from the speakers, regardless of whether your speakers are on or disabled

You guys might wanna see whether any of these problems are still there

Congrats bro.......

This post has been edited by Pro3363: Jul 18 2012, 08:37 PM

thanks guys! w but the sound of the cd rom frequents like say every now and then eventho there are no CDs in it lol

This post has been edited by Gallardo: Jul 18 2012, 11:02 PM

Yes same and also to my Friend. Im ignoring it because we are planning to change it to a HDD.


New issue:
I also tried the Dell Diagnostic Tool and upon checking, the SMART is not enabled in the HDD.

hello guys.. i just received my M14x R2 with i3720QM, KillerN, 32+750, 8GB RAM, 2GBGT650M. Ordered on 11/07/12

TS pls put my name into the list.

May I ask a few questions regarding the usage of my alienware?
I mainly use it for coding and gaming throughout the whole day and most of the time my habit is to download stuff whenever I'm asleep or out for shopping. Basically previous laptop (Asus K40IN) is turned on continuously for 2-3 days and once a while I will shutdown if feel it's on for many days.

Can I do the same for Alienware? Can it endure such long hours? Also, for my prev laptop, the battery is inside casing, need to open latch to take it out, so I lazy and never take out and use adaptor all the time. I realise this has caused my battery to weaken.

For our alienware, if use long hour, should i plug off and on to drain/cycle the battery life or can just leave it plugged all the time?

Laptop Received Yesterday

Its an Alienware, of course it can take it
As for the battery, battery lifespan is greatly determined by the heat it is exposed to.. luckily the guys at AW placed the battery at the coolest place in the laptop... still you can do your part by placing the laptop in air-conditioned rooms, or at least cool it with a cooler pad/ fan etc. You can also disable turboboost when not in use, that'll lower CPU temps by around 10C

Thanks for the info bro. May I know how to disable the turbo boost?

Left click the battery/charging icon at the lower right corner of your desktop > More power options > Change plan settings > Change advance power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state > change both to 99