Help with win 8 installation on m17x r3 please

I have gone through several other such threads but I still have some questions before installing win 8.

As per Batboy's thread here, http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...er-install-order-guide-alienware-systems.html

The install order for win 7 on r3 is:

1. Chipset Driver
2. USB 3.0 Driver
3. Intel RST Driver / Intel Management Engine
4. Freefall Sensor Driver
5. Alienware On-Screen Display Driver
6. NVIDIA Display Driver
7. LAN Driver
8. Wireless Network Driver
9. Audio Driver
10. Bluetooth Driver
11. Touchpad Driver
12. Media Card Reader Driver
13. Alienware Command Center


Now the drivers listed on dell site for the r3 are only the win 7 64 bit drivers.

So for win 8 which drivers do i need to install separately and which all are native?
I will update this post and try to make it simple so that all new win 8 driver questions for the r3 can be answered here.

For win 8:
1. Chipset Driver
2. USB 3.0 Driver
3. Intel RST Driver / Intel Management Engine
4. Freefall Sensor Driver
5. Alienware On-Screen Display Driver
6. NVIDIA Display Driver - NVIDIA DRIVERS 310.70BETA
7. LAN Driver
8. Wireless Network Driver - Killer Gaming :: Support :: Driver Downloads
9. Audio Driver
10. Bluetooth Driver
11. Touchpad Driver -
12. Media Card Reader Driver
13. Alienware Command Center

What about the remaining ones? Where to get them from?

 

I just did an upgrade straight from windows 7 to windows 8. The only drivers that gave me issues were the killer wireless one and my Video card, but that was easy fixed by updating to the updated windows 8 drivers. Hope it works for you as well as its been working for me.

 

Yeh upgrade worked fine for me too. Wanna frsh install tho, gonna sell it on.

Do we just install the win 7 Drivers? Same order? Would be nice to know.

 

yea I think it should work just fine.. Just make sure you use updated video card and wireless card drives (depending on the card I think) and you should be good to go.

 

thanks tony, +Rep.

Quick question, should i keep my SSD and tranfer it to new m18x or sell it on with m17x to push price up?

 

thought i jump in would sell it and just buy a 840 or even a 830 to be honest unless you payed alot for your crucial m4 What Specs you getting in your M18 x BTW (currently working on a desktop build myself)

 

Hi i did a fresh install with windows 8 on my R3 using the exact guide for the windows 7 install and everything was perfect i would recommend turning off automatic driver install though it tries to install the Intel hd driver anyoing

 

Your right, paid £130 for the SSD which is now worth around £90. Can get a 256gb for £140 these days.

Going for 680m in SLI everything else base. Will buy RAM, SSD and HDD separately.

got a good deal from Steve's rep on the main alienware forum page. The guy took £400 off and added Killer wifi, 1yr accidental damage and 8gn of ram.

 

Ok. Will keep that in mind. Btw, which wifi card do you have?

 

Ignore that post haha

 

Congrats man!!! I Wish I had the money to blow on a snazzy new m18x.

I have the killer wireless 1103.

 

And which driver are you using for that? The dell one, the one on killer website, or the generic atheros one?

 

OMG that's a sick build sounds like you got a good deal as always enjoy.

 

let me know how the install goes BTW

 

I'm using the driver off the killer site. Hope it works flawlessly for you.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Resurrection Remix

 

Hi guys,

I have alienware m17x r3 and I want to do clean install to windows 8 but I have few questions before I upgrade:

1- Which sata mode is preferred for my single samsung ssd pm810?
2- How can I install my AMD 6970M driver? Does switchable graphic work fine as it is in windows 7?
3- Do I have to update my Bios version? ( I have A03).

Thank you.

 

1. sata mode are we talking about sata 3 or something like AHCI because if were talking about AHCI then yes thats what you want to use.

2. just how you would normally but switchable graphics could be an issue it does work with windows 8 i have a GTX580 and it works no problem with windows 8 but AMDs install order is different so i cant give you solid advice just install the drivers how you would normally.

3.No not at all no bios update needed but if you are on Ao3 that's extremely out of date the latest is Ao10 if you want i can provide you with the unlocked Ao10 Verizon if you wish which will keep your sata 3 speeds.

here is an install guide for windows 7 but i used the exact guide for windows 8 and had Zero issues i have been using windows 8 ever since release date. Just make sure you get the latest AMD drivers that support windows 8 LINK: http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...er-install-order-guide-alienware-systems.html

 

Thanks Martin 541 for your replaying.