The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Can Alienware m17x-R1 use Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by ElderJoe1, Jun 4, 2012.

  1. ElderJoe1

    ElderJoe1 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi im upgrading my computer to 8 gbs ram and need to go from 32 bit to 64 bit os I have the Alienware M17x-R1 I am wondering if i am going to face any compatibility issues when doing a fresh install from 32 bit to 64 bit.
     
    ElderJoe1, Jun 4, 2012
    #1
  2. Plutonium239

    Plutonium239 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    21
    Messages:
    88
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    15
    As long as it has at least a Core2 processor you should be good to go.
     
    Plutonium239, Jun 4, 2012
    #2
  3. ElderJoe1

    ElderJoe1 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T8100 @2.10Ghz 2.10Ghz
     
    ElderJoe1, Jun 4, 2012
    #3
  4. Plutonium239

    Plutonium239 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    21
    Messages:
    88
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Yep, that one will work fine with 64bit.
     
    Plutonium239, Jun 4, 2012
    #4
  5. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

    Reputations:
    3,658
    Messages:
    6,874
    Likes Received:
    969
    Trophy Points:
    281
    We have a list of all the drivers for this machine on our website, it is tested and a 100% compatible, check them out!
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jun 4, 2012
    #5
  6. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    14,963
    Messages:
    5,671
    Likes Received:
    1,521
    Trophy Points:
    331
    Since he had a 32bit windows i tend to believe that he has the pre Dell model m17x-R1 not the M17x which came only with 64bit OS.

    Can you confirm this, ElderJoe1?
     
    katalin_2003, Jun 5, 2012
    #6
  7. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

    Reputations:
    3,658
    Messages:
    6,874
    Likes Received:
    969
    Trophy Points:
    281
    Could be, in that case he can use the drivers on myHive, under support.alienware.com, we have the main drivers for Windows 764 Bits
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jun 5, 2012
    #7