m15x with win7

Hi everyone,

sorry if this has been covered, but I have downloaded windows 7 professional from msdn and did a clean install of it on my laptop. I was wondering what I should do after completing a clean install? I have tried downloading drivers, but I can't get the OSD utility to work and from integrated to discrete or vice versa. I understand that windows 7 hasn't been released and the drivers haven't been updated yet for windows 7, but is there a work around? Anybody have a step by step of how to get windows 7 working with all of the alienware stuff? Thanks all!

 

You do have to install the drivers in a specific sequence. Take a look at this thread for all the required drivers, and the sequence of installation.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=342331

Though Command Center is still buggy with Win 7. More specifically AlienFusion taking up lots of RAM

 

Yes the driver thread is a good resource

 

I am wondering if AW is going to give support for the older m15x and win 7 drivers seeing how they no longer sell the old m15x.

 

ok, thanks. I did go through the driver sequence, but it wasnt working until I tried the OSD 32 bit and for some reason it worked (im using a 64 bit OS)

 

I am wondering that as well, i hope so as i've only had mine for a couple months

 

When you bought yours, did it come with a free upgrade to Windows 7?

 

Ok, so according to Alienware, any system that is available for purchase with the Windows 7 upgrade will have support for windows 7.

According to the US Alienware site, you can still purchase Recertified M17's and Refurbished Area-51 m15x's with an upgrade to Windows 7.

What that says to me is that they will provide Windows 7 support and drivers for both of those systems, but anything older then that I believe you're SoL unless it "just works" with the Win 7 standard drivers.

 

Makes sense to me