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I believe 6 beeps is the video card. 8 beeps is the screen. I’ve read elsewhere that if you have 8 beeps then an external monitor won’t work? Would like to know this for sure. Would think an external monitor should work if the graphics card worked.

Shouldn’t this awesome post be pinned?

Trying to diagnose/fix my R3 with R4 parts. Would appreciate any help. Thanx

Hi guys, One day my M17x R3 gave me 6 beeps. It’s a 3D version. No onboard graphics. I got a “2D” M17x R4 with onboard graphics & used it to test. I replaced the Nvidia 560m with a 660m & the R3 now gave me 8 beeps instead of 6 beeps. Looks like the M17x R3 supports the 660m? I put the 560m in the R4. It shows up in BIOS as Nvidia GFX. But in Device Manager it is just listed as VGA. In Properties it says “Error: Unable to start device” or something similar. Tried installing drivers from Nvidia and got the error message “Device not found.” or something similar. Does the M17x R4 support the 560m? I bought a replacement 3D screen & the R3 still gave me 8 beeps. LP173WF2 (TP)(A1) I tried connecting each of the two 3D screens to the R4 & both times got 8 beeps. Should the R4 support these screens? It has the 2D & 3D connectors on the motherboard. I connected the 2D screen to the R3 and got 8 beeps. Should the R3 support this 2D screen? It has the 2D & 3D connectors on the motherboard. :sigh: Are 2D/3D parts interchangeable? Any help would be appreciated! Thanx

Is there a better 3D laptop than the M17x R3? I looked into the M19x R3 but they don’t seem to be 3D?

Hi guys, If I use the Windows restart option my m17x r3 is very sluggish when Windows restarts. If I use the Windows shut down option and then power up I don't have the problem. Here is the latency after restarting: Here is the latency after powering down. Any idea what the cause is? Thanks.

Hi guys, About a month ago I opened my laptop which was already running but the screen didn't turn on. I tapped the Caps Lock key but the respective light on the chassis didn't respond so I think the OS was frozen. It's happened intermittently a few times since. Any idea what the cause is? Thanks.

Hi guys, I bought my Alienware M17xR3 refurbished. It didn't come with a disc. To have the laptop Alienware themed do I need a special Alienware disc? Or is there a recovery type partition on the machine? Thanks for the help.

Was overseas. Opened the machine and found dust galore. All good now. Thanx for the advice. Still like to know: What is the throttle nerf bat?

Pulled her apart. Full of dust. Running properly now.

What is the throttle nerf bat? What are throttle issues? This sounds like my problem: http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17x/2259-m17xr3-gtx560m-poor-performance.html

OK, thanx again for all your help. Another question if you don't mind. In my BIOS there is no Integrated Graphics detected. Is that to be expected without Optimus?

Can I clarify with you that because I have a 3d screen I don't have integrated graphics? Is that right? Power options are set to maximum performance. My gpu was at 75C when I was using my browser. I rolled back my drivers and my gpu went to 60C when using my browser. I ran 3DMark again and got a better score but still not as good as it should be. I'll post the results soon.

I replied to your post days ago but I guess something went wrong. Do you mean a 3D enabled laptop? Mine is.

Device Manager only lists the Nvidia adapter.