micropone built in or no?

just like the title says cuz i tried to skype with out my head set and it wasnt workin so im curious if a microphone is built in.all in all im amazed i just got my laptop today dell was pretty awesome they set up my laptop from remote

 

intel my wifi adaptor not found whats this mean? thanks in advance

 

If you're talking about the R2 yes it does have an integrated microphone(both right and left side of the webcam).
Can you also be more specific about your intel Wifi card?
Congrats on your purchase.

 

theres a program in the quick launch box when i put the mouse over it it says (Intel my WiFi technology:Adaptor not found) when i look in the device manager everything looks good but not sure why it says that in the quick launch box

also how do i get the microphones to work or how to test them maybe thanks

 

To test if you have microphone input you can simply go to Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound > and under the Recording tab your microphone should be listed.
Now slightly tap/touch your screen near the webcam or just say something and you should see the bar next to the microphone filling itself as the intensity of the sound goes higher.

And as for the Wifi problem: i think you should change the channel in your router(if you have the option to do so),to the same as the Wifi card,but generally a wireless card will automatically connect to a wireless network without the need of specifying the IP address of the router or set the channel. Also you can try uninstalling the Intel ProSet Wireless Software and do a fresh install with the latest version.

 

hi i went there and see three things the first 1 is microphone the second is microphone array and the third is(rec. playback) the one i see with the green check on is the microphone array and i tested it like u said and the little volume did move so thy do work do i have the wrong one set as default maybe? sorry if im noobish atm ive had a high performance machine like this

and as for the wifi thing im actually on the new laptop now typing and replying and its bin connecting to the net no problems so i will investigate that further

 

That means you don't have any issues!
If you still don't get mic input signal check your volume level in Control Panel or in system tray.
Also don't be sorry that's why forums are for. Don't hesitate to come look for help any time you need it.
Cheers!

 

yea when i rebooted the system the mics were good i started up skype and it took me through the mic setup which it didnt do that when i installed it but whatever lmao

thanks so much for the help btw

oh yea one more question how do i tell what m17x Rx x=being number like r1 r2 r3 etc.

thanks again in advance

 

R3 is the latest revision just released on web recently
R2 is the one with the i7/i5 Proc
R1 is the one with P/Q series Proc

 

The Alienware site also (for the moment) labels the R3 as R.3 or something. The R2 is the one they're still selling as new. R1's you can only get at outlets and things like that.

Biggest difference between the R1 and R2 is the motherboard. This causes them to have slightly different BIOS, support slightly different video cards, and two different generations of processors. The chassis is mostly the same IIRC.

The R3, OTOH, is apparently plastic, only holds one video card, has a redesigned chassis (plastic), lesser screen, the newest generation of processors, and...it's slightly cheaper than the R2. O yeah, it can hold up to 4x the RAM (32GB), which you'll need a higher version of Windows for, and won't ever use unless your rendering the newest CG movie for some big movie company, but you'll need better video cards for that,..lol.

 

i yea i went in the bios and looked at what i had and its a r2 thanks everyone for th great info's and help