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Failure to power up after OCing is understandable. My work colleague has a m17x R1 that has SLI graphics. If he powers up on battery, the BIOS settings automatically disable SLI. I'm surprised that Dell hasn't done that across the board. I have a warranty on the laptop, but I'm afraid that if I call in, they'll simply recommend swapping hardware to see if anything changes.

Although I'm new here. I've had an Alienware m17xR3 for almost 3 years now. I've now purchased an m18x with the following specs: Intel i7-4930MX 32GB 12800MHz Dual GTX 780M triple play SSD where I pulled out the 3 SSD's Replaced them with an Intel 480GB 530 series, a 1TB storage HD, and added a slot-load optical drive. The 256GB mSata drive is solely for games (Steam) I'm having power up issues. After turning off the laptop, it sometimes refuses to turn on, even though it is cool as a cucumber. I notice that this happens when I power down while still in SLI and I don't have power connected on first power-up attempt. I can plug the power in and it still won't power up. But if I power up after shutdown with power plugged in, it seems to be ok. If I reboot after turning off SLI, I haven't experienced this problem (yet), as I don't do it often enough. Has anyone experienced a similar issue? I'm thinking that it's a BIOS issue, due to the load of the cards on the battery. But why doesn't it turn on if I plug power back in? Could it be in an indeterminate state?