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    *OFFICIAL* Alienware 13 R3 Owner's Lounge

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by katalin_2003, Oct 24, 2016.

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    Any skins or decals for the AW 13 (late 2016) yet?
     
    JDawggS316, Dec 7, 2016
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    Do you mean the color inversion (google accessibility) plugin? How much battery life are you getting? And how much brightness do you run it on? My usage generally does not go over 20% brightness and my current system only gives 2.5 hours of life.
     
    harsh2193, Dec 7, 2016
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  3. harsh2193

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    Genuinely interested in this too. Slickwraps or DBrand don't have one.
     
    harsh2193, Dec 7, 2016
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  4. sisqo_uk

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    If you managed to do this. Would you mind or anyone mind upload a copy of the original state back up? After my ordeal with ssds. I got one. But would like to restore it without putting drives on manually after reinstallation.
    So would be most grateful.
    P.S that last drive must of been faulty. This pm961 works just fine. Saw in bios straight away


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    sisqo_uk, Dec 7, 2016
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  5. Nomi92

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    Wow thats terrible... Hope it gets better cause that would be a dealbreaker.

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    Nomi92, Dec 7, 2016
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  6. selvedge

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    That's a great idea, thanks!!
     
    selvedge, Dec 7, 2016
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  7. xlawx

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    do you have i7? how many SSD bay are you using? and whats your usage consist of? wifi and youtube?
     
    xlawx, Dec 7, 2016
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  8. xlawx

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    why don't you guys just download the recovery from Dell website? I downloaded mine yesterday , 5.81gb, took like 10 min.
     
    xlawx, Dec 7, 2016
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  9. Iomegazd

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    I fixed my micro stuttering (not sure if its same issue you were having) by disabling Win 10 XBOX Game record DVR app that is enabled by default. It is the Win 10 app that loads in green message everytime you start a game.
     
    Iomegazd, Dec 7, 2016
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  10. Djangi

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    Ok, first (brief) impression. After disabling the factory mode, updating windows and a few restarts the system seems to run quite stable. I ran a few short prime and heaven benchmarks. With prime (mixed tests) the cpu peaks at 80 degrees, with Heaven the gpu peaks at 78 degrees. When combined, the cpu peaks at 88 and the gpu at 80. It's not perfect but much better than my experience with he 15r3 which reached 99 degrees. The core differential is about 4 degrees.

    Did anyone repaste this yet, if so what is your experience and which tools/paste/methods did you use?

    I intend to use Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut which I originally purchased for the 15. I'm curious about the shim method but wasn't able to find out what materials I need and where to buy them. Maybe there already is some sort of guide?. Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated.
     
    Djangi, Dec 7, 2016
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  11. selvedge

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    Sounds to me like you wont even be needing shims with a 4 degree core differential!
     
    selvedge, Dec 7, 2016
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  12. sisqo_uk

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    I did. It made an ISO. But it reinstalled like a bare windows without any option of selecting what I want


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    sisqo_uk, Dec 7, 2016
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  13. Djangi

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    The question is, will it increase once I repaste it.


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    Djangi, Dec 7, 2016
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  14. Rairch

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    Status has just changed to PLAN COMMITTED - ETA 8th Dec!
    I'll be home all day aswell as awaiting an engineer to have a look at our fibre line. Should be a good day indeed!

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    Rairch, Dec 7, 2016
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  15. madferret9

    madferret9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got my computer today.. this thing is so fricken sweet. Surprise it actually has good speakers, I was worried about that. Popped in a 1 TB MX300 SSD.. now I got 1.5 TB >_<
     
    madferret9, Dec 7, 2016
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  16. flush

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    I'm trying to reinstall Windows on this via usb drive.... how do you get it to boot using the USB drive? I can't even select USB device as a boot option.
     
    flush, Dec 7, 2016
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  17. hawk10eye

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    Anyone recently (yesterday/today) receive a Shipping confirmation on any OLED config ? I see dell has removed the option to order OLED in their website totally , only FHD available.
     
    hawk10eye, Dec 7, 2016
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  18. Djangi

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    Stuck at 60% while charging. Is this the result of factory mode, I should have disabled that.


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    Djangi, Dec 7, 2016
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  19. Nomi92

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    Just checked its still there but its no more the default option on their most expensive rig. You have to customize it now. Wierd.
     
    Nomi92, Dec 7, 2016
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    What country? I see the OLED available on 3 of the 4 configs. Cheapest OLED is the i5/1060/8GB/256GB at $1549.99.
     
    PMF, Dec 7, 2016
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  21. sisqo_uk

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    Probably because of a shortage of oled. And probably want to shift more rather than allowing the option to order oled with a big back log.

    As for the guy with USB windows. Select option window installer or what ever it is. It will pick up the USB windows if it's put on correctly.


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    sisqo_uk, Dec 7, 2016
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  22. Rairch

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    Hmmm, just double checked my status and has changed again.
    The ETA is still the 8th but what does Order on Hold mean if it's arrived into the uk?


    07/12/16
    16:00
    DELL REQUEST ORDER ON HOLD

    07/12/16
    12:49
    PLAN COMMITTED

    01/12/16
    15:00
    CHINA DEPARTED MANU.FACILITY


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    Rairch, Dec 7, 2016
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    No such option from boot menu .....

    Windows Boot Manager
    Onboard NIC IPv4
    Onboard NIC IPv6
     
    flush, Dec 7, 2016
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  24. Italia_NYC

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    Do not understand comments like this. No one's buying this unit or anything like it, for battery life. This is a niche market. If it's battery life you are looking for and basing your purchasing decision on; you are looking in the wrong market.
     
    Italia_NYC, Dec 7, 2016
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  25. Nomi92

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    I get it and I'm not expecting miracles! But his machine is significantly lower than the average 3.5 - 4 hours ive read around on reviews etc. I expect this much atleast from this machine.

    Do I want a crazy long battery life? Of course not! But i am expecting atl east 3.5 hours. 2 hours is low by any standards, even a gaming laptops, i would think, but your expectations may differ.
     
    Nomi92, Dec 7, 2016
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  26. COpyCatz

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    Hmm from the support site I can download 2 restore images, windows 10 for dell and plain windows 10. I'm guessing the first one lets me get the alienware stuff and the second one is just plain windows?
     
    COpyCatz, Dec 7, 2016
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  27. cookinwitdiesel

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    Now we get to see what the OLED really cost as an upgrade. Apparently $250 over the FHD in the US

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    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 7, 2016
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  28. Djangi

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    Anyone?


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    Djangi, Dec 7, 2016
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  29. sparkle999

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    You posted an image earlier showing the message during boot sequence, I think it's fn+x to disable the test mode the laptop was in. Others have posted to say you need to do this quickly when it's booting up. If it's left in this state, it won't charge beyond 60%. I'm still waiting on mine to land, so cannot comment further!
     
    sparkle999, Dec 7, 2016
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  30. Djangi

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    It's a bit weird. I turned off factory mode but remained stuck at 60%. I just updated Windows and rebooted, it seems to be charging now.


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    Djangi, Dec 7, 2016
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  31. sisqo_uk

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    You prob done it. But I meant the windows boot manager


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    sisqo_uk, Dec 7, 2016
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  32. Raptor5150

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    This is happening to me right now and I cant change my brightness at all..

    I made a thread for it.
     
    Raptor5150, Dec 7, 2016
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    Yea I loaded both and don't understand what's going on because it doesn't load with the dell drivers on like a factory reset. If it does then please enlighten. Cos it's a larger ISO then windows download. But same results as windows which gives no drivers.


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    sisqo_uk, Dec 7, 2016
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  34. Raptor5150

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    Cmon dude dont bury my reply.. Everyone replies to you. You post the most in this whole thread.

    Its a serious issue if I cant turn the Fing screen brightness down in a dark lit room or in a public space where im using my laptop at night.


    No one even cares about this issue until it happens to them.
     
    Last edited: Dec 7, 2016
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  35. s4lem0nsen

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    Try exploring the drive after installing windows 10. I'm going with the assumption that you have the image loaded onto a USB drive. Explore the drive and look for folders with drivers and software.
     
    s4lem0nsen, Dec 7, 2016
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  36. xlawx

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    so by some miracle I got it to work again, I uninstall the OLED LCD driver, and I reinstall the old Nvidia Dell got on their page, then I install the OLED LCD driver again and it worked...it still says PnP Generic Monitor in the Device page though...I don't know if that was listed like that the whole time.
     
    xlawx, Dec 7, 2016
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  37. xlawx

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    testing out battery life right now...got youtube playing 1440p and 1080p video. UV the i5 to -170mv @ 25% brightness let see how long it last.
     
    xlawx, Dec 7, 2016
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  38. Raptor5150

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    I also just tried this but ill try to fully uninstall the nvidia drivers this time..

    this is what I get by trying to manually install the OLED driver.

    [​IMG]
     
    Raptor5150, Dec 7, 2016
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  39. xlawx

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    did you download the dell one or the window 10 only version? there're a Dell option
     
    xlawx, Dec 7, 2016
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    One delivery down, one to go!. Got the Graphics Amplifier delivered today and 13" OLED should be here tomorrow. I'm looking for a 1TB m.2 drive, I see people using mx300 what read/write speeds are you getting?, is it worth getting (Tight budget after shelling out for this lot).
     
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    does anyone know if Dell does matching?

    I dint do it manually. I also did uninstall the alienware CC and OSD, dint think that would affect it though
     
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    So is it confirmed that the r3 don't support raid? I can't seem to find an answer to this question...
     
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  43. sisqo_uk

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    Double post
     
    sisqo_uk, Dec 7, 2016
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  44. xlawx

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    how do you purchase additional warranty if you already have the laptop?
     
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    Im RAID'd right now with 2 256GB m.2's

    476 gigs :)
     
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    I'm with you. I'd like to know also. I'm just saying I currently just used the install from it on my fresh drive and trying to work it out. Just saying if who ever knows or finds out to share the info as it be much appreciated. Right about now my oled screen doesn't look "right" after the install. So anyone with info of getting a install with the drivers preloaded is most grateful.
    I used the dell version also and checked folders. Only found dell Alienware update


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    sisqo_uk, Dec 7, 2016
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  47. s4lem0nsen

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    Ok cool! Been a lot of back and forth on this. Then I'll go raid 0 myself also.
     
    s4lem0nsen, Dec 7, 2016
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    Would also like to know this
     
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    530/510 MB; It's getting decent reviews , got one myself. Getting delivered tonight along with my AW 13
     
    Digital1337, Dec 7, 2016
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    Just call them. Also, try to negotiate the pricing. They occasionally offer discounts on warranties
     
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