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    How to Identify Alienware model versions?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by MhZ041986, May 12, 2015.

  1. MhZ041986

    MhZ041986 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an old Alienware M14x. I can't find if it is r1 or r2. From looking around on this forum and google it seems like the processor is usually the identifier, but none of the threads I found had my processor. My M14X has a i-4710. Please help!
     
    MhZ041986, May 12, 2015
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    You have the Alienware 14, or in some regions, the Alienware m14xR3.
    I think you forgot the "7" after the "i" and the "MQ" after the "4710".
     
    Game7a1, May 12, 2015
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  3. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    View a product list for Dell/Alienware laptops or enter your service tag at: http://www.dell.com/support
    The service tag will identify your model, its original factory hardware specifications and configuration.
    I do not recommend using Dell System Detect to scan or "Autodetect" your system.
    DELL.COM.jpg
     
    Mr. Fox, May 12, 2015
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  4. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    That's a great way to identify the system. If that fails, the processor is always the key. :p
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, May 15, 2015
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    bigmac999 Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you have a haswell i7 4710mq then you have the alienware 14
    M14xR1 have sandy bridge cpus
    M14xR2 have ivy bridge cpus unless the user have put a sandy bridge in it
     
    bigmac999, May 15, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    True that.. Bookmark this info people lol :)
     
    TomJGX, May 17, 2015
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  7. MhZ041986

    MhZ041986 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What does the r3 have?
     
    MhZ041986, May 17, 2015
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    The answer is in your signature. You have an R3, right?
     
    Mr. Fox, May 17, 2015
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    Well, technically, the R3 in his sig is the m17xR3, not the m14xR3 (14 R1).
    Still, I'm confused by the question. OP, do you know anything else about the laptop other than the looks and CPU?
     
    Game7a1, May 17, 2015
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  10. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    That's exactly why I asked the way I did. It's confusing and sometimes hard to even know what machine is being asked about when people make up their own model names. Since the release of first Haswell models, the "M" and "X" are no longer part of the model names.

    Alienware 14 is not an M14xR3

    Alienware 15 is not an M15xR2

    Alienware 17 is not an M17xR5

    Alienware 17 R2 is not an M17xR6

    Alienware 18 is not an M18xR3

    Below are the machines (as previously posted). If they are not in the list below, they do not exist. If he were to enter his service tag at www.dell.com/support as previously suggested, the correct model name would be clearly identified and original specs would leave nothing to wonder about.

    [​IMG]
     
    Mr. Fox, May 17, 2015
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  11. Doctor JO

    Doctor JO Notebook Consultant

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    In my case I have few alienware and on m17x r2 not possible to track so it's quet strange and his service tag not recognizeble
     
    Doctor JO, May 24, 2015
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