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    Alienware 14 "All in one" mod idea. I need help :D

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Izen, Nov 25, 2014.

  1. Izen

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    Okay, so basically I have a Alienware 14 (2013 765M) and well it got smashed (not by me, the previous owner) and well its proven to be really hard to get the parts I need to re-build it, and well I had the idea to just mount it to the back of my 27inch 1080p monitor and use it like a "All in one".

    So here's some info about the laptop, it is the model that came with windows 8 so secure boot is enabled. And it does function. I've had it plugged into a TV via HDMI and it worked and I got to play with it for a bit but wanted to install Windows 7.. So I went ahead and disabled secure boot and fast boot etc. The things I thought that needed to be disabled to install Windows 7. But after changing the settings in the bios and already formatting the hard drive deleting the recovery partition along with everything else and went to turn it on but then the 8 beep error code came back and will not boot to bios or anything when trying to use an external monitor or TV.

    So what I am asking help with is finding a way to by-pass or trick the LCD test and force it to boot to my monitor via HDMI.

    If someone can help me figure that out I'll keep you all updated on the project.

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    Izen, Nov 25, 2014
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