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    Alienware m17x r4 "Unlocked Bios Thread" A14

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Imonk86, Sep 3, 2019.

  1. Imonk86

    Imonk86 Notebook Enthusiast

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    About a little over a year ago I stumbled across an unlocked Bios thread for the Alienware M17x R4. Last I checked somewhere between December 2018and February 2019 the latest Unlocked/Modified Bios was A14. This is the Bios my M17X R4 currently has and I followed these instructions by the letter with no issue. You may run into a security warning on your browser, this is better viewed with your PC instead of your smartphone just make sure your security programs are up to date and scan whatever you download. Hope this helps anyone!

    https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/forums/topic/1516-m17x-r4-unlocked-bios-versions/&page=26
     
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    Imonk86, Sep 3, 2019
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  2. SMGJohn

    SMGJohn Notebook Evangelist

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    What exactly is the benefit of the A14/A15 over svl7 unlocked A11?
    Also why does he only edit BIOS by requests, that makes no sense its as if he injects something into them individually.
    Not much explained at all and as far as I know the newer BIOS only add fixes for Intel's security holes.
     
    SMGJohn, Sep 16, 2019
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