⟐ Answer edited Kasım 19, 2016 at 13:52 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Nisan 17, 2020 at 12:05 GMT-7

⟐ Answered Aralık 02, 2018 at 14:31 GMT-7

My Alienware X17 R2 will not load windows if its on battery mode.

I can use the laptop fine once it is on, if I put it to sleep it wakes up fine. If I dissconnect the AC adapter will I am working the laptop does stay on for hours without any issues.

If I shut down or do a restart without the AC adapter connected and machine most times reaches the windows logon screen for a slit second and just powers off.

I have already done a clean OS install.

⟐ Commented Şubat 09, 2026 at 11:23 GMT-7

after changing the PCH, i got 7 beeps and no display

(from just a usb problem into no display problem) :(

the voltage is normal PLT_RST# is present, LPCH_FRAME also present, there is no short circuit at all

then i thought the new pch is faulty, so i replace it with the old one, sadly the beeps still there.

i bought 2 new PCH (each from a different supplier) and the problem still persist.

i make sure that the PCH replacement is good, i use BGA rework station with 220C, i remove the solder on the pad with solder wick, and give small amount of flux to put the new one.

at this point, im sure that the PCH is not the problem,

from dell website, 7 beeps code means the problem is around the CPU or could be something else.

what i've done

• replacing the PCH 3 times
• checking the short circuit (nothing)
• flash bios and EC (did multiple times with different source bios firmware)
• reset CMOS battery
• change the RAM

when the laptop trying to boot, there is 3 times sequence (fan spin on and off) before the laptop gives the beeps code (the fan is off while the laptop giving beeps code)

and the cpu getting hot while beeping (around 50c)

any help is highly appreciated, thankyou :D

⟐ Answered Mayıs 20, 2024 at 7:13 GMT-7

⟐ Answer edited Ağustos 26, 2017 at 18:37 GMT-7

i need a solution to this

⟐ Commented Temmuz 12, 2024 at 12:37 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Haziran 05, 2020 at 2:55 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted Temmuz 14, 2019 at 8:01 GMT-7

I have a M17X laptop from late 2013. My display is flickering when moved in different orientations. Initially i thought it was a screen issue so i disconnected the power and display connection to the screen. After cleaning and reseating the issue still occurred. Could it be a loose or defective cable in the screen or could it be a issue with the video card?

⟐ Answer deleted Ekim 30, 2017 at 22:32 GMT-7

looking to just upgrade my M15x much as possible as a project ( cuz i like learning :3 n tinkering ) will list what it has and what i done so far with questions. the point of this post is see every possible upgrade i could do then do it. i dont however wana do big moding jobs on it, but i am ok with small ones. i have taken apart the computer 3 times to clean,upgrade and just paint the outside.

BUILD

started with > done > Next upgrade?

• also ok upgrading upgrades i already done, like my CPU *

OS: Windows 7 >Windows 7( fresh install) and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

CPU: i7-720QM 1.6 GHz L3 6MB > i7-920XM 2GHz L3 8MB > Next upgrade?

GPU: GeForce GT 240M ( this need a huge upgrade )

RAM:2x 1gbs > 2x 4GB 1.33v > next upgrade? ( read below )

MOTHER: intel PM55 Express chipset CPU socket : BGA1288 /socket G1

STORAGE: HD 250Gb > SSD 500Gb

ETC: missing charger and battery > got both from online

Commets/Questions

OS: would puting windows 8.1 be a good idea? ( i hate win10 soooo much)

CPU: what is better GHz or the cacha? like 2GHZ L3 8mb VS 2.8GHz L3 4mb, the 2.8GHZ also runs at a lower watts ( 55 >35) but also has a GPU on it may need a heat sink mod so both tops get love. also not fully get what makes a cpu work or not work with a motherboard then the chipset? googled n got chipset for some site to see what CPUs it can use cuz it only asked for whats the chipset.

GPU: easy this is the most behinde part of the labtop and what is the best upgrade can i do with this? seems ubuntu likes nvidia more then ATI but if ATI has a much better card then i am willing to suck up with lil bad drivers still ubtuntu gets a good ones for ATI

RAM: got two 4Gbs on it, people say they are doing 16gbs with two 8gbs. some say its pure luck if it works or not..... this cant be true that its lucky. has to be a way to know what will work. the motherboard has the volt options for ram 1.5V 1.6V 1.7V

its also DDR3 and memory frequency is 1333 MHZ

MOTHER: petty sure i cant upgrade this lol. i did however upgrade the BIOs A02 to A09. got ton better at cooling. this labtop was my friends that gave me it, had huge heating issues. not agisnt modded BIOs too but what i found seem to not be much better then the A09 stock

STORAGE: hard drive to SSD. i know i will get a 1tb or more to give better room to both windows n ubtuntu. right now i got 2 500gbs, one windows 7 the other is ubuntu. what is the fastest storage and is it wroth it?

ETC: when i got this. didnt have a battery or a charger, got both on ebay. both was ever used and in great shap. labtop runs with 150v right now too. cooling wise. it ran SOOOOO HOT but the huge BIOs update fixed it. now its not even close to how hot it was. now sits at 60 to 70 on cpu. the gpu is runing at 50. both temp checks are aftering idling on tf2 for HOURS, like 4. i also added lil legs to the back of it n added a vent right over the top of CPU n GPU. cooling wise is great so if any upgrades make it got alot hotter, will be ok. i even got fully new heat sinks for both cpu n gpu ( and yes added new thermal paste, it was sooo dry n crusty)

The End

Thank you for reading and dealing with my poor grammar n spelling. i hope i learn alot from this post :3 thank you to everyone who posted n share their though n info

⟐ Answered Aralık 24, 2022 at 7:44 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Nisan 20, 2020 at 14:29 GMT-7

This laptop won't turn on after a power cut. When the charger is plugged in the power brick light goes out. I felt a mosfet get hot so I removed it and when the charger is plugged in the brick light stays on. I replaced the mosfet but goes back to the same issue

⟐ Commented Ağustos 30, 2022 at 7:16 GMT-7

⟐ Answered Ocak 30, 2018 at 14:16 GMT-7

I am having issues with my laptop not detecting my audio card, neither the speakers, the microphone or the 3.5 jack work, i have seen online that is a known issue with this model's mother board, i have tried unisntalling and re installing the drivers and software but nothing works, by unpligging and pluggin back in the flex connector that connects the audio card to the motherboard fixed the issue temporarily but it does not work anymore. has anyone had this issue and be able to fix it? all help is appreciated.

⟐ Commented Aralık 21, 2023 at 13:07 GMT-7

⟐ Answer edited Mayıs 14, 2023 at 0:16 GMT-7

⟐ Answered Kasım 28, 2022 at 18:06 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Ekim 04, 2022 at 12:42 GMT-7

Most recent BIOS is installed.

⟐ Commented Nisan 08, 2020 at 15:45 GMT-7

I'm sorry if my question was confusing but I was talking about a motherboard swap. Not just a gpu or CPU replacement specifically.

⟐ Answered Mart 28, 2020 at 8:08 GMT-7