Not sure about shop. Maybe Lowyat got people provide this service.
But you can try yourself la. is not that hard.

not sure. normally i do it myself. all you need is a philip screw driver, the msata ssd and a compatible screw to secure it, and the aw m17x r4 manual. you just need to dis-assemble the unit until the msata slot is exposed. it's simple.

or, maybe e_mc_square can help.

If you from Penang I can help la. Or you come Penang I help you.
I just installed mine 2 weeks ago.
Upgraded from 128GB msata to 256GB msata. (My OS partition)

it's too bad the msata port is sata2. it will be perfect if it's a sata3 port :/ (although sata2 is still fine, because for common usage you cannot feel the differences)

haha so far
alright will go check at lowyat if someone provide that service.

I know you surely ask this. If not you, someone will.. Haha...

For me Sata II or III doesn't make a difference at all.
Coz I usually put my games in my 1TB SSHD.
I still enjoying few few seconds boot up time and smooth experience.

I purposely purchased the Msata as the OS drive is because I want to let another HDD space empty to reduce some weight.

right, if m17x r4 has all sata3 ports like aw17 r1, then it will be damn awesome tbh haha! for common usage, it's true that there is no difference at all between sata2 and 3.

well there is not much difference in weight if you take out all disks. (2.5" disks are very light mah) however the system should be much 'lighter' because only 1x disk is used.

wanted to upgrade M15x with a SSD but hor to take out the optical disk drive its a bit troublesome , i've only done cleaning fans and change thermal paste before

anyone here available to upgrade for me? just wondering

Hellow guys.. My alienware 14 battery died. Do anyone know someone selling the battery model? Thanks.

why not try to replace it yourself? with the manual you should be fine.

you can either order one from dell, or pm e_mc_square to see if he can help.

Hi all,

My issue happen again when I shut down my pc for like 3 weeks.

My old thread: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=3436852&hl=
Similar thread: https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3801053
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3790015


Basically before this my pc was working fine after almost 1 year having last issue like this. Yeah I didnt turn it off even once this 1 years because Im afraid this thing to happen again and I no longer required to go outstation anymore (luckily some more no blackout).

3 weeks ago I need to go outstation far away for 3 weeks and I decided, lets try shut it down this time and I also switch off the power at power socket. 2 days ago, come back here try to turn it on and now it happen again.

My issue abit similar like above. Turn on the desktop, can see LED light like 0.5sec, can hear loud fans and suddenly it die. Keep looping up till 20mins or so then only can start up properly. While using the desktop, it could goes randomly restart and problem above happen again.

Could be problem with my PSU, could be problem with CMOS battery also. Im not sure about my alienware x51 though cos never try to fully open it (just clear the dust only before this). My X51 almost 3 years old now.

So how do I find the CMOS battery in my X51? It seem sooo pack inside the cpu. Got easier way to reach it so that I can try test it out with new one?

Can I just order new PSU from Dell?

P/S: I recall that one of my friends got this problem also (same alienware model but much older version)

hai there.

fellow X51 owner here. mine is the R2 version, bought sometime in mid-2014

X51 CMOS battery looks like this:



it is sticking on the inside of the I/O ports (notice that yellow thingy in the pic below) and you should be able to reach it once you removed the CPU fan scoop:

So I just unplug it and plug it back (if want to try with existing cmos battery).
You know where I could get the cmos battery for x51?

installed ssd at m15x but nothing happen cant detect o


die liaooooo

uh? unable to detect in bios or in windows? where did you install your ssd?

help, how to let mSATA become the c:? i tried using respawn and factory reset but always get error message

if the same rule still applies, then you should unplug it, wait for like 10 secs and plug it in again

as for the availability, I'm not quite sure myself

any idea where to buy PNY XLR8 GeForce GTX 960 4gb/2GB or MSI GTX 960 reference ?

garage sales all sell other type. i scared cant fit x51

This post has been edited by BlueButtBaboon: Dec 12 2015, 02:08 AM

install os onto it.

Guys,

Need some advice, my M11x has not been use for quite a while, so all the matte black already turn greasy, is there a way to clean it? or need to change the casing or cover of the laptop?

Thank you

This post has been edited by oreoNmilk: Dec 14 2015, 10:15 AM