devilhunter

Ive had a very similar issue with all lights connecting to the screen not working. Anyways, there is a bard just next to the front alienware logo that might require replacing, or the cables connecting to it is loose or a mobo fault. Check my thread here. http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware/7093-default-alienware-18-logo-screen-back-lights-not-working-2.html#post100381

you can send your cards these guys for reflashing. http://www.mxm-upgrade.com/

I dont think Alienware 17&15 are doing greatly atm, so its a good thing they are losing money now.... The real question is why they dont keep 17&15 as it is ( soldered chips) but making 18 with mxm card and removable CPU ? This way they win both enthusiasts and mainstream fans.

4940MX is 600$ in ebay. This trade is useless as you can hardly gain performance increase.

Alienware 18 has been officially discontinued! You can simply buy any AW18, upgrade the gpu to 980m.

Monkeys refund you for fault cards, they always do, dont worry about that. Just get them a proper proof and show them benchmark results. You dont have to place the cards on slave, in some occiasions some problem might be in master drive. Try both of the slots just to avoid seller's troubleshooting.

Yeah, but that clevo can hold 1 gpu only.... Anyways, it would be super cool for those who have a pair of 250W and plan to up for GTX 980m and such. Im not criticizing your work, infact I find it brilliant and I think you have a bad ass dad.

Why you would ever need a 660W PSU for a laptop? Also, can you use 2 different adapters? That would be extremely useful in some cases.

Nice!

First of all, plug in 1 card and run some benchamrks. Repeat the same with the other card. Find the defective card and return it to fucking monkeys. This is a well known issue with the 8 series.

Happened to me once, I downloaded something from dell website.

Would love to get one of these, please contact me.

Power = Current X Volt You can use Evga Precision X to get Max Power Consumption & operating Volt.

Thanks for the reply, but what is the maximum safest voltage. Im going to shoot up to 1.1v, but if I overclock 1 card, the overclocking is stable, if I overclock both cards, the system crash almost instantly. I guess if i want to game on battery ( I play dota2, not a demanding game) I have to lower frequency of the gpu.

Not a single difference aside from Alienware logo at computer properties.

With respect to my previous post, I pumped my voltage to 1.05 and I managed to pump my gpu by +300Mhz and memory clock by 850Mhz, but the problem is whenever I apply those settings to my secondary gpu, hell goes loose and system becomes very unstable. My alienware power supply can provide 330W at max. The only problem with this bios is when I keep default stock settings, my games run smoothly on battery then of all the sudden they drop to 10~ fps and sometimes system crash. I guess there is an issue with p-states but Im afraid I cant fix it. If somebody owns an Alienware 18 with a pair of 765m GTX, please share!

For those who are curious, the problem is in a motherboard controller, I eventually replaced the motherboard and everything is functioning properly now. The problem is I replaced thermal paste by CoolLab Ultra, and when I was tightening cpu screws. I noticed that one of the scrolls is jammed and can not budge..... On top of that, since the laptop was disassembled 5-6 times, some of the keyboard clips, which connects to the chases and the motherboard are weakened. In addition, there are 9 screw holes on the keyboard that connects to motherboard, they are made from aluminum, however, one of them got broken due to frequent assembly/assembly process! I fixed that using a good superglue, but I have to weld it on the keyboard.... As for the CPU screw, I tried to use a clamps to rotate the stupid screw but again I ended up wasting my time. In the end, this laptop is self-aware, and refuse to stop giving problems. Thank you all.

k, I take a backup using partition wizard or whatever, then Im going to send it to you through ftb, or I can make a rapid share or whatever filehosting server account. Im waiting for your call.

I dont understand your problem, your card was initially flashed as clevo and you bricked it, after that, someone fixed it for you but you cant use intel's gpu? if this is the case, you have to download dell display driver, or on display something like that.

Anyways, I tried the AW17 version and I could push it up to 180+Mhz core + 900Mhz memory clock, for some reason my limits here are due to power consumption! my ac adapter cant keep up! I should mention that I have a pair of these cards in my AW 18 chases. I should also note even without overclocking the card, fps drops randomly and sometimes games froze if the ac adapter is not connected. Anyways, here is my original vbios. MYDELLBA Btw, I didnt pump the voltage. should I set it to 1.1v? and how? Sv17 deserves more attention in OCing community, I donated already and I wish others to do so, and Im willing to even donate more. Cya.

I can take a backup of my partition and upload it.

yeah, but it takes nearly 15 days....

think connector number 2 is the issue here, this connector powers on webcam + led lights front and back logo lights. However the webcam is working! amazing just amazing. Item number 3 was replaced but no luck.

This might be a complete offtopic, but I want to be an active member here. This forum in particular has no idiots and kiddos. Im going to stick here for a while. Also this is might be off topic, I called the original seller of the laptop, he told me he got the laptop from a warehouse or something as I understood, but when I called alienware they told me its from a retailer that we cant give its name. Due to this, Im starting to believe this laptop got stolen some how, dont get me wrong but the price is too good to be good. A 2000$ unit is being sold for 1350$! I knew something is wrong with the deal and I risked in it. Sadly, I wasnt fortunate enough to get a fully functional unit! In the end, Im complaining on stupid cosmetic lights that has no effect on performance; and to be frank I was greedy to get a replacement with 860m GTX or better. At last, I googled my issue but I read a post somewhere that flickering light has to do with a controller on the motherboard. Does anybody out there know how to fix this? Is it truly a motherboard issue? Sometimes my keyboard lights keep flickering on and off every few seconds. I have to plug the ac cord in and out to half the flickering! Regards and best wishes. - - - Updated - - - Transferring the warranty isnt an issue, the authorized repair agent is going to fix it for free.

Well I bought the laptop for 1350$, which is a very decent deal, Im unlucky enough to get an issue with it. To be frank, whatever I buy new I get some issues in it; weird isnt it? Anyways, I can only ask for a motherboard replacement. Thank you guys.