guys... my M17x wont boot.. HELP =s

arg i just draw accidents to me! =(

ok heres all ive done really, i went into bios and went into overclocking, went into cpu multiplier and put to x11, then i tried crysis, knoticed abit of fps increase. browsed forums and someone was saying to turn of the intergrated 9400 in bios for a boost. so i go into graphics settings, and disable hybrid graphics. and when i exit and save, i get the alienware logo, the option for f2 bios, or f something for boot option, and then all i see is a underline line on the top left corner! so i crtrl deleted, renabled default settings in bios and its still the same! what have i done =s help plz!
pls sorry for my grammar im dyslexic
thnx again guys

 

any know how i can fix it please =s

 

maybe you really shouldn't be messing with this stuff if you have no idea what you are doing?

first did you turn hybrid sli off and integrated gpu off? if so then it should be using your discrete gpus if not on battery power.

you are using raid0 correct? 2x500gig in raid0 = 1tb. If so check and make sure that you are correctly using the raid setup in the bios.

 

i tried puling the ac power off it still wont boot past the skull thing. only thing that must of caused this is i diabled hybrid and possibly intergrated =s thats when i wouldnt bot, so i re-enabled it to default settings in bios and still nothing.

where do i check the raid 0 in bios? yes i have raid 0

and thnx again for replying kcissem, im a pest lol =<

 

Pull the battery and power cord and press the power button a couple of times.

Re-insert battery and ac power and press power.

 

So many people have issues after there Overclock gos bad and there BIOS gets reset they lose there raid config at which point the machine cant find the OS.

 

this is why i told him to check his raid setup, it is the most common issue i've found when people have screwed something up in the bios.

 

just done that and its still not doing anything after the skill =s bios settings are on default also

 

wheres the raid in the bios?

 

i'm telling you check and make sure raid is correct set in the bios

edit: i can't remember for sure where in the bios it is as i don't currently have the system in front of me but if i remember correctly it is in the same area where you see the cpu overclock and graphic overclock menus.

 

Yeah i was just backing up what you had stated as it seems the most common issue with the missing OS syndrom.

 

im in bios cant see anything on raid mate, i just see in the main when i first go into bios, it says 'fixed hdd 1: then anumber' and fixed hdd2 : then some numbers'

what section is it under?

 

how can i fix this =s way out of my depth atm =*(

 

Call Alienware Support .

 

the list i see in the advanced section (where over clocking and graphics settings are

summary
quickbook mode
intel virtualzation technology
intergrated nic
internal bluetooth
sata opteration
sata ahci mode
usb emulation
usb powershare
usb wake support
adapter warning

overclocking
graphics settings


one of the sata descriptions mentions raid

'sata operation' is set to AHCI'
is that something to do with it? it can be changed to raid from the list

 

Try Sata Ahci mode and see if there is a raid option there .

If not there then try the Sata operation one.

 

I know for sure there was a topic on "The missing Raid config syndrome..." here somewhere. Just dig in the big topic heap!

 

when i do that it asks me for nv raid configuration:disabled at the moment.
sata port:0 disabled
sata port 3:disabled


any ideas mate?

 

only when i put that to raid, i can click on the options below nv raid configuration


but when i enable it, the option below links sata ports 0 and 3 both are disabled. should i renable?

 

Do you have 2 HDD's?

 

So set it to raid then try enabled enabled ? not sure man im not running a raid config but i can tell you that there is only so many options you have to pick from so just tinker with it till it works.

 

yes 2x 500gigs

 

it worked! thanks guys! i just enabled the raid port0 and 3 to enabled, im guessing they wre my 2 harddrives?

thanks all! i really love these forums for a novice like me <3 heart goes out to you guys =)

 

found it.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=402632

 

thanks dutchy =) got it by messing about, rep coming to all you guys for youre help once im able to give more out! thanks you * big smiley face

 

glad you got it straight, i figured it was the raid setup.

 

i knew it was ..... you need to take a computer iq test before you get acess to BIOS

 

I thought that was needed for both mouse and keyboard access these days too?

the amount of "silly" calls i get from family and friends is crazy at times!!

 

the amount of threads created on the same thing is staggering "help it won't boot after i tried to overclock and i don't know what i did "

 

cmon give the guy and others a break, no need to be hard on them.

 

awww i sure don't .........never mind i help people every day .....

and its the SAME thing once they overclock then clear there BIOS they need to reset the RAID a simple search would work .