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    Strange bios

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by smergubben, May 25, 2017.

  1. smergubben

    smergubben Notebook Consultant

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    M17x r4

    I cant load default settings and other things

    Many lines are gray
    Only a few are white

    What can I do?

    Seems locked but i dont know how to fix it
     
    smergubben, May 25, 2017
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    mariussx Notebook Evangelist

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    Could you take a photo of the BIOS screen showing the greyed out settings?
     
    mariussx, May 29, 2017
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  3. smergubben

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    I will try
     
    smergubben, May 29, 2017
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    Its to big
    But i will try again
    All are grey accept locked setup that are white?
     
    smergubben, May 29, 2017
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    Gonna try bios flash with help of Rufus :)
     
    smergubben, May 29, 2017
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