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    is my bios setup correct 17R3

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by pinco000, Aug 30, 2017.

  1. pinco000

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    Hi guys, is my bios setup to max boot speed and pc speed? Thanks

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    pls guys, reply


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    pinco000, Aug 31, 2017
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    Are the two options in the Performance options enabled? as that's about it depending on what cpu it has
     
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    Do you notice any issues with current setup?
     
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    not sure about that, need to check it. Thanks for reply !


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    Hi, I think the laptop doesnt boot up as fast as before. Us the secure boot enabled slowing up the start?
    What else could speed up boot time? Thank you


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    Is it after updating to latest 1.3.12?
    Try running chkdsk /f /x on all connected drives using W10.
     
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    I formated my drive yesterday and b4 doing that I flashed the bios to the above mentioned version.
    It was booting ok before format, but now it seems to be slower by few secs..
    How do I disable secure boot without the need of reinstall?


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    Did you rebuild RAID volume after reinstall?
    I'm using AHCI w/ Secure Boot and its quite fast than older BIOS version.
     
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    no I didnt as I dont know how to do that. I'll be honest if I say that Im not that deep into IT so any navigation from you will be appreciated m8

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    There is an option in Intel Rapid Storage Tech. Do you use SSD and HDD separately, i mean SSD for OS and HDD for data, music and movies?
     
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    Yes, thats how I use my laptop


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    then, rebuilding isn't needed. Did you try check disk for SSDs and HDDs?
     
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    no but Im gonna run it in a mmt


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    I just checked and they are both disabled. If I turn them on the laptop gets very noise, the fans specifically


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    Yes, sadly the way Dell apply the paste is very poor as it can have both lot's of bubbles or just a big spot with no paste.
    This is what mine looked like and the CPU had a spot on the bottom of the die in the pic where there was no paste at all for heat transfer.
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    I have done a repaste with LM and have better pads on mine and I use an AGA so the CPU get both fans cooling it as the GPU is disabled and have never seen the CPU go over 50°C here.
    Lot's of info on repasting in this forum but comes with risks as taking it apart you have to be careful not to damage anything.

    You can use HWinfo to control the fans but depending on what the paste job is like it still might be loud to keep temp's down.

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    Im just not brave & skilled enough to repaste myself...
    I would love to learn how to


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    I follow this guide to open my alienware 17 r3. Hope this helps.
     
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