on top of that, I haven't been able to access the BIOS too at all during this event and I have tried various ways of entering it, like F2, F12 and even ctrl+alt+del, but it just doesn't seem to work at all. since then, though, I've only got 7 the beeps of death, indicating that the CPU is probably dead, but I honestly don't think that's the issue. for instance, we took the battery out and used only the AC adapter to start it up, we replaced the Intel I7 2670QM with an old I5 that I found 'round the house and we also tried reseating the GPU, but we still got the 7 cursed beeps.Īlso, sometimes they were 6 beeps or 6 beeps and 1 beep with a pause between them, but only when I reseated the RAM chips. well, almost everything, since it's not working. I detached the bottom case to see where the problem lies: I looked up for an ENTIRE day, together with my girlfriend, ways to solve this issue and people that posted similar issues. I would like to know what is the best way to paste the vram of the GTX 780M that is on the other side, against the MoBo.Hello, forum! so today I woke up to a huge surprise - my Alienware laptop didn't boot up, leaving me with just a blackscreen and 7 beeps in the first place. If you still need the info on this I think you could order them from Dell or FrozenCPU, another option would be to stack dual 1mm thermal pads but my only concern would be heat buildup as the thermal pad isn't very porous and it could lead to additional heat being trapped between the card and mobo. "It's not a standard thermal pad, it was more like a thermal sponge to be honest. I sent this question out and got some reply on notebookreview from DanGRClose
So, looks like my bad, doesn't it? Offer = to repair the die for $150.Īnother question regarding pasting the card on the back, the VRAM modules that are in touch with the motherboard. If all the screws were too tight then the entire Die would be damaged, not just the corner. In the past when we have encounters such issues, the card was installed incorrectly and the heat sink screws where tightened on one corner too much and then when the other screws were applied the corner o f the die was crushed. As all cards are inspected and tested before shipping, this damage could only have occurred when you installed the card. The bottom corer of the supplied picture clearly shows that the die itself has been cracked. Our techs have inspected your card sent in for RMA and have noted that the GPU on the card you returned to us is damaged. In order to verify if the GPU is the problem, I will start the rma process with the GPU vendor.Īlso I will try to contact Dell Brazil, seeing what they can do. I am inclined to follow my initial question, which I addressed is it possible to flash to a BIOS with the pre-modified settings for my system, that override the current settings:ĪHCI, Integrated IDT Audio disabled, IGP disabled and enabled PEG. Is it possible I f**ed up my Motherboard with the different flashes? The M15 R3 has, surprisingly, a 2230 SSD slot generally reserved for data storage.I still have some doubt about my flashing activities regarding the BIOS. Alienware manufactures and distributes high As part of the redesign, Alienware focused on improving the airflow. So I have some difficulties concluding what the problem is, and I am not in the position to test nor the GPU nor the screen, seeing I do not know anybody nearby with a similar laptop. Within this utility I could not do nothing, no raid setup - mine is ahci.Įxit menu -> I see one cursor line on the external screen and starts with 8 beeps. I only got something on the external monitor: without the GPU (independent with or without the 3D screen) the Intel rapid storage technology, by pressing ctrl + i. Today, I managed to get an external monitor. I am suspecting it had something to do with my BIOS flash.Ĭan the A12 Unlocked BIOS be flashed with pre-modified settings:
I know that in order to get the card working correctly I need to enter the BIOS and do the following: Seeing that things were working before, I find it hard to believe something really broke, but.
ALIENWARE LAPTOP M17X R3 EIGHT BEEPS FIX WINDOWS 7
Got my card working, for a couple of days, and decided to do a clean Windows 7 install.įirst thing I did, was I reset the BIOS, and blindflashed the BIOS with the unlocked A12 bios.Īfter that I was unable to enter in the BIOS. I followed all the steps described by J95 in GPU in the post on notebookreviewĪlienware M17x R3 460M to 780M - Questions/Concerns. I have an Alienware m17x R3, 2720QM, GTX 580M, 3D, 120HZ.īecause my GTX 580M broke down, I bought a GTX 780M with Eurocom.