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    Alienware M17x R4 A15 unlocked BIOS please!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by thewizardoz, May 25, 2020.

  1. thewizardoz

    thewizardoz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone have an Alienware M17x R4 A15 unlocked BIOS please!

    If not can anyone tell me what I need to do it myself please?

    Does anyone have a "how to" for doing this unlock please?

    Thanks a lot for any help.
     
    thewizardoz, May 25, 2020
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    Thanks mate. I'll give it a go and let you know how I go.

    Did you unlock this BIOS yourself? Do you know what was actually unlocked?

    Thanks.
     
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    I just unzipped the file and read the readme and it states...

    -Load Legacy Option Rom: Disabled
    -Boot List Option: UEFI (Pure UEFI)

    No good to me coz mine is legacy at the moment. Why would they disable legacy??
     
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    Yes I always do that with my mods because if you have a 900 series Nvidia card they can't post with legacy enabled, and in the event of a cmos reset you get left with a non-booting laptop.

    If you need legacy, after flashing, you can just go into the bios and turn it back on again.

    Javers
     
    javers, May 26, 2020
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