I am planning to reinstall Windows 7 on my m14x and I dont know if i should install the windows 7 on the primary hard drive or the recovery section. Can any1 help me please
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Primary hard drive. In all honesty you can get rid of the recovery partition (assuming it's the big one Dell leaves on your system. If it's the 100MB one Win7 creates, there's not much point) because it doesn't do much.
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How do you retain all the Alienware stuff if you reinstall windows. Like the boot screen, etc??
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Yup. iNTERNET, there's a post in the "First thing you did with your M14x" thread, that details the process.
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Command Center: Drivers and Downloads
Oficial Documentation Documentation
Wallpapers: Drivers and Downloads
Look n' Feel: http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...ook-feel-after-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
Alienware Windows Customizations: Alienware Windows Customizations
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So if I'm installing Windows 7 Pro over Home Premium, How do I make sure the Soundblaster X-fi gets enabled again?
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I just reinstalled my windows 7 and now im about to install drivers from the resource dvd but i am not sure what to install first.. Can any1 help me with this?
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no exact order, you could start with the wifi/network drivers so you can download others driver from internet, like the latest video drivers, etc.
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Usually, WiFi, graphics, sound, and then whatever. I think Intel's RST drivers can be a bit finicky though, might want to double check when to install those.
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some drivers are missing, the command center, alien FX, x-fi soundblaster, the wireless HD kit.. where do you guys download them from? They are not in the Resource DVD.
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Drivers Drivers & Downloads
Command center Drivers and Downloads
Documentation Documentation
Wallpapers Drivers and Downloads
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Do i need to install M14x BIOS? And also, i realized that there is a program called M14x on your desktop, what is that?
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The M14x icon on your desktop is a shortcut to the owners manual (.pdf) on your hard drive.
When possible, do not use the resource DVD. Always grab the latest drivers from the dell support site. The RSS FEED link for M14x drivers is:
Dell Drivers and Downloads | Alienware Laptop M14x
The actual driver download page can be found here:
Drivers & Downloads
As for BIOS, yes, if the current BIOS is a higher version than what you are running, I do suggest updating.
All of these links can be found in the
http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...-information-read-before-posting-updated.html
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Not sure what default app is installed if you order with the Wireless HD card only option. See this chart for additional info -
Dell - Help Me Choose: Wireless HD - SiBeam Technology
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If I copy alienware respawn onto my new ssd could I then just run the respawn when I have my ssd fitted ? Or would I sill have to reinstall windows and everything ?
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You could I suppose, but that would probably be longer. Windows only takes about ten-fifteen minutes to install anyway, and on an SSD it'd be faster.
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I should be getting my M14X delivered tomorrow and i've got myself a SSD drive at home and a caddy (i'm going to be removing the optical tray for an extra HDD) and i was just thinking, what would be the best way to get my laptop back to a working level with all the usual Alienware bells and whistles?
I'm thinking i just do a fresh install from USB and then go on and download the drivers directly from the websites linked in this thread.
Any reason why what i'm planning to do won't work?
Reinstalling Windows 7 on M14x
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