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    Alienware 17 r3 doesn't boot first try

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by icewolf247, Mar 27, 2016.

  1. icewolf247

    icewolf247 Notebook Enthusiast

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    when I try to power on my Alienware 17 r3 it seems to stall on the first boot. Powering off then on again does allow the boot

    I am Windows 10 and bios 1.2.8 and have replaced my main drive with a Samsung 950 pro (which isn't seen in the bios very often)

    Is this something others have seen?
     
    icewolf247, Mar 27, 2016
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  2. iunlock

    iunlock 7980XE @ 5.4GHz

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    This thread will contain your answers.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/ind...set up your Samsung 950 Pro M.2 SSD [17" R3]



    Powered by: Quad Core Exynos + 6820HK
     
    iunlock, Mar 27, 2016
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    CSHawkeye81 Notebook Deity

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    Any chance in particular what the issue is?
     
    CSHawkeye81, Mar 28, 2016
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    zergslayer69 Liquid Hz

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    Maybe 1.2.8 is the issue? I'll probably go back to 1.2.3. The fixes in the later bios doesn't really affect many people.
     
    zergslayer69, Mar 29, 2016
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  5. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah the latest bios is pretty crap. I have disappearing drives during a restart sometimes and a bcd error.
     
    rinneh, Mar 29, 2016
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Let us know how the rollback goes.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Mar 29, 2016
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    icewolf247 Notebook Enthusiast

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    How can you rollback when the bios doesn't seem to be on dells servers? Is there an area I haven't found yet?
     
    icewolf247, Mar 31, 2016
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    See here - http://downloads.dell.com/published/pages/alienware-15-r2.html

    Ps: the bios is the same for both the AW17 R3 and the AW15 R2 as they share the same motherboard.
     
    sirleeofroy, Apr 1, 2016
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    etern4l Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'm experiencing a similar issue with Samsung Pro 512 on AW15 R2. Started failing to boot/wake up - there is no progress circle. Restarts stopped helping. The system passes all diagnostics. Dell Recovery and Restore didn't find any repairable issues. Any ideas?
     
    etern4l, Nov 2, 2017
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  10. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

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    Go higher. lower bios versions are ruining DC in cable (burning) within the laptop.
     
    rinneh, Nov 2, 2017
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  11. Vasudev

    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Are you dual booting Windows and Linux?
    I had this issue and basically you need to remove one drive whilst installing an OS. I use one disk for W10 and another for Xubuntu 16.0.4 LTS.
     
    Vasudev, Nov 3, 2017
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