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    Alienware 17 R4 Alienfx issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by tinker_xp, Aug 18, 2017.

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    tinker_xp Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all,

    Hope you can help?

    No matter what I do I can't get my AlienFX lights to work on battery only. Whether I format the PC and re-install Windows 10, drop the batter and system battery, reset the BIOS or change settings in command center or Alien fusion, nothing makes the lights work.

    I've followed numerous tutorials and nothing works, and sadly this laptop is out of warranty so a new motherboard is out the question, yet bizarrely the second I plug in mains - it works, remove mains power and it stops working instantly.

    Any suggestions? Thanks,
     
    tinker_xp, Aug 18, 2017
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    All working, a full disable with no power or system battery for a few minutes cured the issue.
     
    tinker_xp, Aug 19, 2017
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