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    AlienWare m17x R3 - Upgrading to RGB led monitor & Blu-Ray Drive

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by KipCoo, Mar 11, 2011.

  1. KipCoo

    KipCoo Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey just had a few questions.

    Is it possible to upgrade to the RGB led monitor from an R2? Anyone got the part number? Can't be too tough to do I would guess.

    Is the Blu-Ray drive in the alienware pretty standard. I see various slot blu-ray / dvd drives going for as low as $55. They don't have a face plate but I assume you can just take the face plate from the dvd drive I'm guessing.
     
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    Not possible to use the R2 RGB LED, they're different dimensions with different connectors. Not sure about the BR drive in the R3 but for R2 you could find it on eBay.
     
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    Does dell make a 17.3 rgb led? I believe they do in one of their studio models..
     
    KipCoo, Mar 12, 2011
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