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    Shipped BIOS config for R3 w/i7-2720QM?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by DrWhistler, Jun 3, 2012.

  1. DrWhistler

    DrWhistler Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone know if AW would have overclocked the CPU and/or memory for below system?

    M17XR3 | i7-2720QM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M | 6.00 GB DDR3 1600MHz Ram | 320 GB 7200 RPM HDD |1920x1080 120Hz w/Nvidia 3D Vision Bundle | Windows 7 Home Premium

    I ask because I'm pretty certain I had requested the 1600Mhz memory and noticed today I've got hynix 1333 Mhz chips in here.

    I can'y find my order sheet to verify, but thought I had confirmed that my system came with what I ordered when received a year ago.

    Currently the BIOS (A08) shows the overclocking features are disabled.
     
    DrWhistler, Jun 3, 2012
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    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    Go to the Home User Support Page ( Welcome to Home User Support) and select System Configuration from the left column (under Product Support). Enter your Service Tag and then click on the System Configuration tab. It will show the the original specs of your notebook. Sometimes the entries are a little cryptic. My original RAM spec was: F073F 2 Dual In-Line Memory Module, 2GB1333MHZ . . ., i.e., 4 GB of 1333 DRAM (Hynix), which was the default selection until very recently. That entry can't tell you what was requested, but does show what was delivered and invoiced. The default BIOS setting re O/C features is disabled, so nothing was overclocked from from the factory. :)
     
    The Revelator, Jun 3, 2012
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    Thanks! That's what I was mainly looking to confirm.
     
    DrWhistler, Jun 4, 2012
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