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    Enable POST messages BIOS start

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jahrai, Sep 8, 2014.

  1. jahrai

    jahrai Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,
    Do you know how to activate the POST messages during BIOS start?
    I have a M17x R3 with an unlocked BIOS A12 and I cannot see the option. During the start I see an Alienware wallpaper.
     
    jahrai, Sep 8, 2014
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Can we have some screenshots of your BIOS?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Sep 9, 2014
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    jahrai Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, see attached picture of what I see when I power on computer. My BIOs is A12 unlocked and I have a M17x R3.


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    jahrai, Sep 12, 2014
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    Sorry, I meant the tabs and all that inside the BIOS.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Sep 12, 2014
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