just got myself a new 500gb ssd for my alienware 14. tinkering around it for hours to use it with raid included with the laptop. i dont really know bout raid, but is it possible to use ssd and raid it with the included ssd (or is it msata ssd?).

good luck. i think it's 12.7mm slot loading too but i'm not sure because i took them out long time ago.

to get the best results, both ssds should be identical. if the included ssd is smaller then you will get a raid with smaller capacity x2, with the slower speed x2 (if it's a raid 0). i think you can still use the left-over space normally. (should be able to regain it via disk management)

the better thing about ssd raid is that it doesn't need to be from the same brand or model. i once set up 1x plextor m5m (msata) with ocz vertex 4 (sata) in g55. they worked.

anyone here facing restarting/bsod issue with Alienware 15 R2?

Mines just 1 month old and i get the occassional restart when i left my desk to make a drink and come back....

hi guys, i recently bought a used alienware 17 r2. it comes with the stock 180w and bios A06 is already installed. my question is, should i change the psu to 240/330w or not?

the cpu's temp at idle is around 60-65c...and while gaming 80c max.. should i repaste the thermal paste and clean the fan?

Hi guys, just bought a new 15R2 few days back.
is it normal for alienware to boot so slowly?(1min)
its running on the samsung nvme 256GB ssd..

Try to Update this Driver Software .


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Thanks mate. Read about it b4 my purchase. but totally forgot about it

i just got my 240w power adapter replacement from dell... currently running on A06 bios.. should i change the bios to previous version??? Alienware 17 R2 here

Replaced my speaker and optical drive successfully , And yes the speaker issue was indeed hardware, that cracking non clear sound was because the rubber probably got warm and hard n teared for my right speaker. Optical drive is now replaced to a BD drive! (y) everything works like a charm, M17xR4 (h)

are driver updates solved your slow boot issues?

if your system is running fine i don't see why you need to revert it.

ok nice yeah i have 2x additional speakers too but the current speakers are still fine hehe

Yes it did. Now it's 13sec.

anyone here use ic diamond thermal paste? how's the temp?

great to know

maybe my previous implementations were bad ones, so ic.diamond was not impressive to me. however i have good temperatures with gelid gc-extreme. (m17xr4; max at below 75 c; under loads at room temperatures)

cpu / gpu max temperatures depends on their variants and are affected by heatsinks and fans also. highend chips are hotter than mainstream chips in general.

Anyone are interested Alienware graphic amplifier+gtx 980ti(Titan x cooler) .


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how much for graphic amplifier only?

I am currently using AC 7260 which if im not mistaken is dual band. I am looking for a tri band AC adapter for my M17xR4 as I purchased Asus AC 5300 recently. So I was wondering if Intel® Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18260 would work on my laptop, also if it's worth the upgrade. Any feedback is highly appreciated

you cannot put it into m17xr4 because it's in m.2 form factor.

Sigh lol. Any other tri band AC adapters?

I have no idea hehe (until i wanna get new laptops lol) i think from the trend they are going for m.2 form factors mostly.

tbh ac-7260 is good enough to me. I use ethernet most of the times these days.

Edit: actually 18260 is a 802.11ad adapter. For .ac functionality it's still dual band. (Max at 867Mbps)

This post has been edited by horns: Mar 8 2016, 10:27 PM

Better to stick with 7260 then. Thanks