New Alienware 14 Discussion and Sharing

[freakerknoid]

Yeah, having all the prime colour but not white is strange move from alienware. Think they forget to add that in....haha

 

[FlushX]

hey guys, just curious if the 720 display can be changed to 900p or 1080p? and how much would that cost? Thanks

There's no upgrade option at the moment.

 

[trigger25sg]

Changing the screen from dell is gonna cost you an arm an leg. My last quotation for 3d 120hz screen for m17x is 1200 SGD.

 

[FlushX]

They also never give me the mouse. ORO say singtel did not give them.

The mouse is a limited time offer, only valid when you sign up during the 4 days of IT FAIR

 

[zorrus]

the redemption letter will state if it comes with the mouse.

 

[ProGamer84]

Anyone can recommend me a very good cooling fan using for this alienware 14x lappy?

 

[zorrus]

something's wrong with my AW14.
battery level put as 65% available (plugged in, charging) but when i disconnect the power cord, whole laptop switched off immediately as if there was no battery in it.

why ah?

 

[FlushX]

For mine, don't really notice an issue with the battery because I leave in plugged in most of the time. When not on plug, don't face the blackout scenario.

BUT! I have been getting frequent Nvidia driver error which causes CS:GO to hang and it's really pek cek. Imagine playing halfway and the screen freeze followed by a windows notification that the system just recovered from a driver issue.

Damn zzz. Another issue I face is during boot up, the system will show that 'No media is detected', sometimes totally cannot detect the SSD. I had to remove the casing, re-attach the cables again for it to work. Will seriously consider doing a clean installation on the SSD if problem persist.

 

[FlushX]

Anyone can recommend me a very good cooling fan using for this alienware 14x lappy?

I'm current using the Cooler Master E1.

NotePal E1 - Cooler Master

 

[zorrus]

got off the phone with technical support.
Ran diagnostic test and no errors found.
have also updated Dell Alienware 14 System (BIOS) to version A03
problem still exist, so a new battery to be sent down for exchange tmr.

will update all again.

 

[zorrus]

For mine, don't really notice an issue with the battery because I leave in plugged in most of the time. When not on plug, don't face the blackout scenario.

BUT! I have been getting frequent Nvidia driver error which causes CS:GO to hang and it's really pek cek. Imagine playing halfway and the screen freeze followed by a windows notification that the system just recovered from a driver issue.

Damn zzz. Another issue I face is during boot up, the system will show that 'No media is detected', sometimes totally cannot detect the SSD. I had to remove the casing, re-attach the cables again for it to work. Will seriously consider doing a clean installation on the SSD if problem persist.

check your driver version?
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Driver
(Driver)
Other Formats Recommended 11/6/2013
version 9.18.13.1148, A00

 

[FlushX]

check your driver version?
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Driver
(Driver)
Other Formats Recommended 11/6/2013
version 9.18.13.1148, A00

it says that my system is having the latest driver. Nvm. Will run a check again tonight against the data you provided. Btw, who else requested for the Win 8 installation disc from Tech Support and managed to get it? I tried but the person told me no such disc. Need to dl on my own.

 

[ProGamer84]

I'm current using the Cooler Master E1.

NotePal E1 - Cooler Master

Thanks for the sharing.

guys, just got info that the warranty of the AW14 singtel sets is 1 year months.

1 year months? What you mean Bro?

 

[onefineday]

For the win8 I think alienrespawn has the function for u to burn a recovery disk.

As for notebook cooler I bought the coolermaster u3 cus I like the fact u can place the fan anywhere u want but after using it I feel it's a bit too big (it's actually for 17"). I would recommend the U2 for the aw14.

 

[FlushX]

For the win8 I think alienrespawn has the function for u to burn a recovery disk.

As for notebook cooler I bought the coolermaster u3 cus I like the fact u can place the fan anywhere u want but after using it I feel it's a bit too big (it's actually for 17"). I would recommend the U2 for the aw14.

Yea. I think the U2 is a good option also. Wanted to recommend that. But it's a big pricey

 

[ProGamer84]

Price I dun mine for cooling my lappy. So just need a really power cooling fan for it.

 

[watzup_ken]

Price I dun mine for cooling my lappy. So just need a really power cooling fan for it.

I think you an consider getting a Coolermaster U2 or U3. Personal favorite since you get to choose where to move the fan to optimize cooling. Note, U2 hs 2 fans while U3 has got 3 fans. But I suspect the difference might be small since 3 fans = weaker fans.

But to be honest, a laptop cooler can only offer very limited help since they all run on USB power and therefore, not powerful at all.

 

[zorrus]

i managed to self-fix my battery issue.
last night, i took out the base plate and remove the battery.
on close inspection, one of the connector pins on the mobo was bent, therefore the battery connecter cannot fully connect to the mobo.

using a small flat screwdriver, i straightened it, and after pressing power button for 30s to full discharge the laptop, i reconnected the battery, and screw back everything.

finally the battery can power up the laptop!

 

[hamsterblur]

it says that my system is having the latest driver. Nvm. Will run a check again tonight against the data you provided. Btw, who else requested for the Win 8 installation disc from Tech Support and managed to get it? I tried but the person told me no such disc. Need to dl on my own.

The Alienware comes with Dell Priority Phone Support, so call this hotline 1800 394 7486, rather than the normal Dell Tech Support hotline. The lady I spoke to understood that I was entitled to receive a Windows 8 OS disk once I told her I needed to do a clean install on a new SSD and AlienRespawn could not work because it reported that I needed a 750GB disk. Dell sent me a Windows 8 OS disk via DHL.

It looks like this
http://m.bonanza.com/listings/Dell-Windows-8-Recovery-Media-CD-for-Winodws-8-Products-64bit/110415775

 

[shampisang]

I just subscribed to SingTel Fibre on 31st July and currently waiting for the redemption letter to arrive. Anyone have any idea when I can expect to redeem the Alienware 14? I might get a mSATA hard disk and want to make it my primary disk for OS files only. Is there an online tutorials to transfer the OS from the existing hard disk to the new mSATA hard disk? Thanks in advance.