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    Knowing what version M17x I have to upgrade the screen?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by comicstars, Nov 15, 2015.

  1. comicstars

    comicstars Newbie

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    I purchased my m17X in 11/2014 with the following specs
    210-ACKC 1 Alienware 17 Base
    370-AANF 1 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (2x4GB)
    580-ABEG 1 English Keyboard
    490-BBRU 1 AMD Radeon R9 M290X with 4GB GDDR5
    555-BCCI 1 Intel 802.11n/ac Wireless and Bluetooth 4.0 driver
    400-AFUQ 1 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s
    619-ADTB 1 Windows 8.1 (64Bit) English
    429-AANM 1 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (9.5mm)
    555-BBPU 1 Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 @ 5GHz + Bluetooth 4.0
    470-AAKG 1 US 125V Power Cord
    340-ABEU 1 Documentation, English
    950-3337 1 1 Year Limited Warranty
    950-9797 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
    954-1690 1 Premium Phone Support, Initial Year
    954-4168 1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
    954-4191 1 In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year
    640-BBLC 1 Alienware Command Center 3.0
    658-BCDI 1 Resource DVD windows 8.1
    340-ADEV 1 Setup Instructions English
    332-1530 2 Dell.com Order
    451-BBCB 1 8-cell Lithium Ion (86 wHr) Battery
    338-BGLV 1 Intel Core i7-4710MQ processor (Quad Core, 6MB Cache, Overclocked up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
    354-BBBB 1 Alienware 17 Silver Anodized Aluminum (Non 3D)
    340-ADEL 1 Alienware 17 Anodized Aluminum
    340-ACQQ 1 No Option Included
    658-BBUB 1 Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials without Media
    525-0016 1 Dropbox, Digital Delivery, 20GB for 1 year Promotion
    800-BBKE 1 AMD RADEON SILVER REWARD
    800-BBEV 1 Thank you for Choosing Dell
    391-BBED 1 17.3 inch (439.42 mm) WLED HD+ (1600 x 900) Anti-Glare Display
    630-AAAU 1 Software: Microsoft Office 2013 Trial
    658-BCCM 1 OpenLabs StageLight
    658-BCCT 1 Additional Software
    817-BBBP 1 None Required
    450-AAJI 1 240W AC Adapter
    620-AASU 1 Windows 8.1 DVD OS Recovery(English)


    The issue I'm having is the screen resolution isn't that great and i wish I had got the better screen. However from what I can see I may be able to replace the the current one with the better one. If I'm wrong, let me know, otherwise I'm trying to determine the version I have and it seems it depends on when it was produced and mined was deployed 11/25/14. I can't see why I couldn't do this, so again let me know either way.
     
    comicstars, Nov 15, 2015
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  2. mariussx

    mariussx Notebook Evangelist

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    You can use Aida64 (free trial), HWinfo (free) or any other system info software to give you the exact screen info:

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    mariussx, Nov 16, 2015
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  3. bvermeul

    bvermeul Notebook Consultant

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    I believe you have the Alienware 17, also known as Ranger or R5.
     
    bvermeul, Nov 16, 2015
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