M15x keyboard fit on a m15x?

So will it? Will an M15x keyboard fit in an m15x? I was looking at this one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-DELL-Alienware-M15X-Area-51-Keyboard-UK-Backlit_W0QQitemZ370354739017QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item563adcd749 Only reason I'm looking for one is because the one on my m15x only lights up one color...Blue... I have no issue with blue but I want green lol. It used to light up other colors but for some reason it doesn't want to anymore. Any will it fit? lol

 

that's an area-51 m15x keyboard,not M15x. if it says the word area-51 in it, then that means that the keyboard is from the first generation m15x and not the second. So yes this keyboard (AS in the one in your link) should work with your system.

 

Thank you kind sir ordering it right now :-D

 

i think its an issue with command center and not your keyboard. did you at least try a cold boot.
power down
unplug
remove battery
press power button for 20 secs
then turn back on and go back into your cc to see if you can change colors.

if not try reinstalling your cc.

 

Yeah I've tried everything it really is the keyboard, the only color it lights up is blue. When I select any other color aside from green, green lights up blue as well, it doesn't light up that color and just stays unlit. I tried reseating the keyboard reinstalled CC multiple times and still stuck. So I figured I might as well buy another keyboard and give that a shot.

 

ok i just saw the price, $20 is a pretty sweet deal. so how is your area 51 holding up, use to have one myself. was pretty good but had the hinge issue.

 

mines alright just got it, hand me down from my sister who got tired of it, traded her for a sony F series, I just wanted it to mess around with. The hinge issue has gotten really bad the plastic is completely gone on the inside. The keyboard isn't too bad of a price but it's hard to find a replacement skullcap cover :'( right now I wrapped it in electrical tape all around and it's holding up decent. The specs on it though are sub par. It has a decent processor and I want to upgrade the graphics but on ebay a 8800GTX is 499. too expensive for my taste might as well put that towards a M17x.

 

yeah i wouldn't put anymore money into this model, everything is out dated anyways. maybe part it out and sell on ebay or something.

 

I'll sell you my perfect skull cap for like 50 dollars, I want to get a ripley, and the used on I bought was a skull cap. Or you could try the epoxy method.

 

Oh and get a 260m from rjetch or... Call alienware up directly and pay them 175 for the 3870, probably greatest buck for bang. I have the 9800m GT myself but will be getting a m17x in about 2 weeks with the i7 and RGB.

 

Thanks for the offer on your skull cap but I fixed mine lol. Gorilla Glue does wonders. Now my hinge is a lot sturdier than it was before. Amazing how much it makes a difference. Where is this rjtech? There a website you can give me for it. And what's better the 260m or the 3870? Aside from the graphics card this m15x has a decent processor. 2.4ghz penyrn so if I could some how get a graphics card for cheap and/or a decent price this comp will be set for a little longer while I save up for a M17x :-D

 

http://rjtech.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29873

This is about the same as a 9800m GT though, however if you want to use HDMI on your laptop perhaps the 9800m GT is the best card. the 3870 is a little less powerful then an 8800 but it's also alot more stable and sells cheap like here for instance. http://cgi.ebay.com/M15X-M17-ATI-RADEON-M88-XT-512MB-HD3870-MASTER_W0QQitemZ120548785984QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item1c11447f40#ht_519wt_1165

I'm debating on picking up a full spec'ed m17x now, or waiting for the newer versions to come out.

 

Thanks for the link man appreciate it!