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    changing motherboard

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by sneakyhillbilly, Apr 9, 2011.

  1. sneakyhillbilly

    sneakyhillbilly Notebook Enthusiast

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    corect me if im wrong but as far as i know to change from bios to UEFI you need to get a different motherboard
    so can i do it

    i got a AW m17x (its on order) and apparently it uses BIOS :mad:
     
    sneakyhillbilly, Apr 9, 2011
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    simonmpoulton Notebook Deity

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    The m17x was not released with UEFI so no you cant change anything to get UEFI. What exactly is the big reason behind you wanting it anyway? BIOS has been fine for years!
     
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    i no bios is fine but im not the most experienced computer guy and UEFI looks easier to do stuff
     
    sneakyhillbilly, Apr 9, 2011
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