- #ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 INSTALL#
- #ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 SERIAL#
- #ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 UPDATE#
- #ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 UPGRADE#
- #ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 FULL#
Windows 7 and 8 are setup as I use them (no “test setup”). Again, I tweaked Windows 8 and then did a backup via Acronis True Image.ĮasyBCD is what I use to manage multi-booting.
#ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 INSTALL#
Install was smooth and Dell has the drivers for it.
#ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 UPGRADE#
I wasn’t going to spend the money to install Windows 8 since I’ve got it on the laptop as a VM but then I remembered the Windows 8 Upgrade Offer. Finally I tweaked Windows 7 and then did a backup via Acronis True Image. Those 3 where installed first and in the mentioned order.
Most of these I got from Dell except for Intel Chipset, Intel RST, Nvdia. I put the reinstall disk on USB and did a clean install. The actual Windows 7 installation was a breeze. WOW! (It’s sad that I’m excited that these are included.) (I realize the OS partitions are large but I my plan was for the SSD drive to be OS’s only and to divide the drive into thirds.) Of course I find such things completely useless as well as a terrible use of my drive space and partition table.
#ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 FULL#
Besides, Alienware provides a full honest-to-goodness reinstall DVD.Īlienware computers come with a neat little backup program called Alienware Respawn.
I could have done the easy thing and just imaged the drive over to the SSD but that ain’t my way. Once SSD prices drop I may upsize the main SSD or mSATA and pull the hard drive.īenchmarks are further down in this article. Frankly I’m a little disappointed with the performance of this channel though it was never intended to have anything but a DVD drive hooked to it.
It seems the channel is SATA 1 only and some drives don’t like that. I had originally tried an old SSD but came upon the disappearing drive problem discussed in the thread. I yanked out the DVD and added the aforementioned 500GB WD Black as storage. A 64GB MSATA drive was included, I swapped in a Crucial 256GB MSATA.ģ – DVD to HD. The machine came with a 500GB WD Black which I swapped out for a 256GB Samsung 840 Pro.Ģ – 64GB MSATA to 256GB MSATA. There are 2 good forums: Alienware M14x Forum at and Alienware Owners Club. Between the threads there and downloading the necessary drivers I wasa ready to goġ – Main Hard Drive to SSD. I did this with the knowledge I was going to wipe the main drive. Once I was satisfied with the performance I shut it down and prepared for my upgrades and reinstall.Īfter ordering the little alien I started hunting down the tips and tweaks. Right-now the main OS is Windows 7 although my hope is that openSUSE 12.3 will replace it as the main OS when it is released in March.Īlienware M14x R2 Review: Better Than The Original at NotebookReviewĪfter unboxing the M14X I took it for a spin to check out how it worked. It shares a keyboard and mouse with my other computer via a KVM. I just feel like I’m gonna break 80% of the laptops on the market.Īt home the laptop sits on a cooler, and is connected to a 22″ wide screen. The goal with this machine is to have a real no-compromises computer for work at home, on-the-go, and in-the-lazy-boy.įor me this means multiple OS’s, multiple running Virtual Machines, as well as the usual office, multimedia, and games. Network: Atheros Communications AR5BWB222 Wireless Network Adapter Network: Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (L1c) Sound: Intel Panther Point PCH – High Definition Audio Controller
#ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 SERIAL#
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2), 2112 KBĭrive: SSD – Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, 250.1 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/sĭrive: HD – WDC WD5000BPKT-75PK4T0, 488.4 GB, Serial ATA 3Gb/s ***see belowĭrive: MSATA – M4-CT256M4SSD3, 250.1 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge-MB GT2 – Integrated Graphics Controller In truth, I have written this article as much for myself as anyone else. Where I found info, tips, and tweaks for the laptop. I’ve been debating on whether to get a new desktop or laptop.
#ALIENWARE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 8 UPDATE#
*** UPDATE July 2014: I no longer have this laptop.
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