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    Reinstall Windows - No Alienware Disc? M17xR3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by skywalka, Mar 14, 2014.

  1. skywalka

    skywalka Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys,

    I bought my Alienware M17xR3 refurbished.

    It didn't come with a disc. To have the laptop Alienware themed do I need a special Alienware disc? Or is there a recovery type partition on the machine?

    Thanks for the help.
     
    skywalka, Mar 14, 2014
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  2. Alienware-Natalia_J

    Alienware-Natalia_J Company Representative

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    Hi Skywalka,

    You can check if you still have the AlienRespawn recovery partition, check out this article for more information. If not, you can find all the drivers and downloads for your M17x R3 here, and, if you are using Windows 7, the Alienware desktop themes here.

    Hope that helps.
     
    Alienware-Natalia_J, Mar 19, 2014
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  3. brave758

    brave758 Notebook Guru

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    As long as you have your windows code you can download the correct version of windows from digital river and use you key to activate it.
     
    brave758, Mar 21, 2014
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  4. Turmoil

    Turmoil Notebook Evangelist

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    Its my understanding that the machines these days don't come with a COA like back in the day, rather, an OEM OS disk that's tied to the mother board of a specific model. If you are still under warranty, you can get them to send you an OS recovery disc, just contact AW support. If you're out of warranty, I'm afraid you'll be paying a premium for it.
     
    Turmoil, Mar 24, 2014
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  5. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    This is true, we aren't sending the Windows 8 COA attached to the laptop. It's on the motherboard. You can request the media here.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Mar 27, 2014
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  6. skywalka

    skywalka Notebook Guru

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    Thanx for the help guys.
     
    skywalka, Apr 8, 2014
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