m15x mini-MyHive

Since shadedurza is no longer updating his m15x software and links thread, I'm taking over for him, making sure that all of the links provided are working and all of the content on this thread are up-to-date.

Important Note: These drivers are no longer being updated. However, with the exception of bundled software, most of these drivers are still being hosted for those who don't have access to Alienware's MyHive. These drivers still work and are still stable so if all else fails in finding updated drivers, you can still use the ones listed below.

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[m15x] Drivers and Software [Expanded]

Please make sure that the drivers are installed in the correct order when working off a clean installation of Windows XP or Windows Vista.

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BIOS:

System BIOS X32
[MD5: 10940123c39838df356a66ad69ff8c73]

System BIOS X34
[MD5: 828649955355d85c8eaf16c4f644aaf6]

System BIOS X36
[MD5: a95e96058ca20ac0ffa8a0469b686db6]


Command Center:

Command Center v. 1017 (Old Version)

Command Center v. 1028 SP1

Command Center v. 1028 (x32)

Command Center v. 1033 (x64)

Webcam FA v3.625

Webcam FA v3.625 (64-bit)


Patches/Software:

Vista Audio Driver 6.0.1.5485 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)

CyberLink YouCam 1.0.0.1120

Alienware Command Center m15x System Identification

ThermoFan Update

Light Pipe Patch 1.0 for Vista

Vista Bluetooth Driver

Vista Chipset Driver 8.3.0.1014

Vista Intel RAID Utility 7.5.3.1001 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)

Vista Intel® GM965 Graphics Driver 7.14.10.1350 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)

Vista Media Reader Driver 3.51.01

Vista Network Adapter Driver 10.46.0.0

Vista On-Screen Display Utility 00025 (OSD Utility)

Vista Remote Control Receiver Driver 7.1.62.2012

Vista Touchpad Driver 10.1.8.0 WHQL

Vista Turbo Memory Driver 1.1.0.1010

Vista x64 Audio Driver R178 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)

Vista x64 Bluetooth Driver 6.0.1.5100

Vista x64 Camera Driver

Vista x64 Chipset Driver 8.3.0.1014

Vista x64 Intel RAID Utility 8.7.0.1007 (External Link)

Vista Intel® GM965 Graphics Driver x64 15.12.4.64.1666 (External Link)

Vista x64 IR Driver 7.1.62.2012

Vista x64 LAN Driver 10.50.0.8

Vista x64 Media Reader Driver 3.51.01

Vista x64 On-Screen Display Utility 00012

Vista x64 Touchpad Driver 10.1.8.0

XP Audio Driver 5.10.0.5466 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)

XP Bluetooth Driver 6.0.1.5100

XP Chipset Driver 8.3.0.1014

XP Intel RAID driver (F6 - Floppy Disk)

XP Intel RAID Utility 7.5.3.1001 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)

XP Intel® GM965 Graphics Driver 6.14.10.4859 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)

XP Media Reader Driver 3.51.01

XP Network Adapter Driver 10.39.0.0

XP On-Screen Display Utility 00025

XP Remote Control Receiver Driver 7.1.64.1010

XP Touchpad Driver 10.1.8.0


Misc:

m15x User's Manual

Problems with new Command Center & Solutions to them by Findvikas


Other Applications:

AlienFX Tools and Applications by Findvikas

Battery Monitoring Application by Findvikas

Switch to Integrated from Dedicated (or vice versa) Script by Findvikas

 

[m15x] Drivers and Software [Condensed]

Please make sure that the drivers are installed in the correct order when working off a clean installation of Windows XP or Windows Vista.

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BIOS:

System BIOS X32
[MD5: 10940123c39838df356a66ad69ff8c73]

System BIOS X34
[MD5: 828649955355d85c8eaf16c4f644aaf6]

System BIOS X36
[MD5: a95e96058ca20ac0ffa8a0469b686db6]

Command Center:

Older Versions:
Command Center v. 1017 (Old Version)
Command Center v. 1028 SP1 [You must have .NET framework 3.5 installed prior to installing version 1028 SP1 of the Command Center.]

More Recent Versions:
Command Center v. 1028 (x32) [You must have .NET framework 3.5 installed prior to installing version 1028 of the Command Center.]
Command Center v. 1033 (Vista x64) [You must have .NET framework 3.5 installed prior to installing version 1033 of the Command Center.]

Webcam Driver Updates for AlienSense:
Webcam_FA_x32.exe
Webcam_FA_x64.exe

Patches/Software:

XP/Vista:
CyberLink YouCam 1.0.0.1120 (Windows XP & Vista)
Alienware Command Center System Identification (Windows XP & Vista)
ThermoFan Update

Vista:
Vista Audio Driver 6.0.1.5485 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)
Vista Light Pipe Patch 1.0
Vista Bluetooth Driver
Vista Touchpad Driver 10.1.8.0 WHQL
Vista Chipset Driver 8.3.0.1014
Vista Intel RAID Utility 7.5.3.1001 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)
Vista Intel® GM965 Graphics Driver 7.14.10.1350 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)
Vista Media Reader Driver 3.51.01
Vista Network Adapter Driver 10.46.0.0
Vista On-Screen Display Utility 00025 [New]
Vista Remote Control Receiver Driver 7.1.62.2012
Vista Turbo Memory Driver 1.1.0.1010

Vista x64:
Vista x64 Audio Driver R178 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)
Vista x64 Bluetooth Driver 6.0.1.5100
Vista x64 Camera Driver
Vista x64 Chipset Driver 8.3.0.1014
Vista x64 Intel RAID Utility 8.7.0.1007 (External Link)
Vista Intel® GM965 Graphics Driver x64 15.12.4.64.1666 (External Link)
Vista x64 IR Driver 7.1.62.2012
Vista x64 LAN Driver 10.50.0.8
Vista x64 Media Reader Driver 3.51.01
Vista x64 On-Screen Display Utility 00012
Vista x64 Touchpad Driver 10.1.8.0

XP:
XP Audio Driver 5.10.0.5466 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)
XP Bluetooth Driver 6.0.1.5100
XP Chipset Driver 8.3.0.1014
XP Intel RAID driver (F6 - Floppy Disk)
XP Intel RAID Utility 7.5.3.1001 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)
XP Intel® GM965 Graphics Driver 6.14.10.4859 (For a more updated version of this driver, please refer to this link.)
XP Media Reader Driver 3.51.01
XP Network Adapter Driver 10.39.0.0
XP On-Screen Display Utility 00025 [New]
XP Remote Control Receiver Driver 7.1.64.1010
XP Touchpad Driver 10.1.8.0

Misc:

m15x User's Manual
Problems with new Command Center & Solutions to them by Findvikas

Other Applications:

AlienFX Tools and Applications by Findvikas
Battery Monitoring Application by Findvikas
Switch to Integrated from Dedicated (or vice versa) Script by Findvikas

 

Nice work Thanx for the 64 bit drivers

 

http://rapidshare.com/files/182918201/Command_Center.zip.html

64bit Command Center, courtesy of ins0mniac sadly only the copied file from /Program Files/Alienware, but it should still work.

 

Yeah, I've already covered that. Thanks though.

 

okay, sorry *hides in corner in shame*

 

XD Sorry whizzo. I made sure the x64 bit version was on before I posted this thread. I appreciate your help though!

 

maybe i missed it, but what about the keyboard fix patch or update?

 

Thanks for this really nice work!
Maybe you can add the date when the drivers are published?

 

What does the lightpipe pach do?

 

nice work, many thanks

 

Great stuff, but yeah as a poster asked earlier, what does the light pipe patch do?

 

nice job glad some one is keeping it up

 

the light pipe patch exists because way back when the m15x came out, some systems shipped with a CC that didn't have the light pipe activated/working. the patch fixed this.

 

Lovely work Oceanus... +rep

 

It has been quite long since AW release x36 bios and it is still no new version of bios which fix the temp. isn't it?

 

temps were fixed by X36... only "issue" of X36 are the fans constantly running.

 

Thanks very much for X64 drivers!
How about the order of installation?

 

I'll be posting that shortly. Sorry, I've been busy lately and there have been a lot of things on my mind. I totally forgot about the driver installation order, but I'll be putting that on soon-- that is, once I get everything settled (I just moved to a different house so everything is a bit chaotic in terms of getting stuff organized.)

To my knowledge, the X36 BIOS still causes the ACPI sensors to report the wrong temperatures. Installing the ThermoFan Update should enable you to see the right temperatures (that is, only in ThermoFan.) Other temperature monitoring programs will still show you the wrong ACPI temperatures under the X36 BIOS, so technically, the X36 BIOS has not been fixed in that respect.

As for the fans constantly running, I wouldn't really consider that an issue. I'd say it just runs a lot more often (and at higher speeds than previous fan speed profiles), but it does from time to time slow down and runs quietly. Other than that, if you really need your notebook to run quietly at any given time, you could always switch to stealth mode to dim down the fans.

 

Holy Jeez Oceanus.... You've found quite some time to work on all this!

+rep for sure.... that is, if I can.

 

Can we by any chance get this thread stickied? I don't want to have to bump it just to keep it from getting lost in this forum.

 

or I can go back to the previous version of bios, can't I?

 

id vote for sitcky too....

+1 for ya "O"

 

Oh, yeah. That too.

 

Updates:

+ Added driver order list.

+ Added stock Intel RAID Utility Driver for Vista (and external links for updated versions of the driver.)

+ Added stock Intel Integrated Graphics Driver for Vista (and external links for updated versions of the driver.)

Added Intel RAID Utility Driver for Vista x64 (External Link.)

+ Added Intel Integrated Graphics Driver for Vista x64 (External Link.)

+ Added stock Intel RAID Utility Driver for XP (and external links for updated versions of the driver.)

+ Added stock Intel Integrated Graphics Driver for XP (and external links for updated versions of the driver.)

 

Hey nice job with this! I use to be on these forums alot more before I got the laptop. I don't get to be on as much but I am happy this project can be updated more.

 

Good thread!
Yes i think this should be stickied too.

 

another vote for sticky here.

 

The mini-MyHive for the m15x is now available on //roundtable, a new blogging site I've set up. If for any reason NBR is down, you may be able to find it there.

[m15x] mini-MyHive (Compact)
[m15x] mini-MyHive (Expanded)

 

B to the UMP

 

Hi I just owned m15x 2 months ago & i cant still it when rendering, idont know if the problem was in the cpu or gpu.

Here's what i observed: everytime the cpu reach to 100% for 5-10 min. & the gpu temp is higher than 65 then the system restarts automatically.

I allready contacted the technical support using remote access, they only used stress prime, 3dmark06 & temp monitor, but they only run the stress prime coz downloading the 3dmark06 will take time, so i run it by my self, the 1st & 2nd attemp was failure so i let to cooldown my machine & run again this time it didn't restart. I sent all the results & capture images of the test to AW last week but no reply yet.

I search thru this problem & i came up to this thread. I downloaded the bios updates, and asked the AW technical support again regarding the issue & they reply to "update my system to x34 to fix the problem & if the problem occurs again flash it with x36". But when i checked my bios its allready X36.

Downgrade to x34 will solve this issue?

Sorry for asking such questions.

Sincerely.

 

Nice Thread !!

I wanted to instal the new CC the other day so I dloaded the new webcam driver, touchpad driver, .NET 3.5 and the CC. Everything instaled fine excepth the webcam driver. Its around 200kb and when I open it and click on Setup, it just exits in a couple of seconds. I installed CC anyway and everything works fine except AlienSense. When I click on it al I see is the CC logo which I assume is because the webcam driver did not install/update. Is there a fix for this ? I feel the file I dloaded might be corrupt its a 196 kb file labelled webcam _FA_x32.

Another question. After installing .NET 3.5, at the login screen I now need to click on my pic/username before typing the password even though its the only one. Can this be disabled so that like before when I turn on my comp, my username is already selected and prompting me to type in the password ?

 

Perhaps. I have doubts that it will solve that issue, but it's worth a shot to try.

The webcam driver update is fine. I've double checked it and it's supposed to be only 196kb.

Mortis, please do the following. You may skip parts #1, #2, and #3 if you have already done them. Make sure that the webcam driver update is installed after you have installed the newer version of the Alienware Command Center and not before that.

#1. Uninstall the old version of Alienware Command Center.
#2. Install .NET Framework 3.5.
#3. Install the new version of the Command Center.
#4. Install the Webcam Driver Update.
#5. Locate FAAWElevator.dll in your AlienSense folder (C:\Program Files\Alienware\Command Center\AlienSense\FAAWElevator.dll) and copy it to your Command Center folder (C:\Program Files\Alienware\Command Center). The FAAWElevator.dll file should now be both in the AlienSense and Alienware folder.
#6. Restart.
#7. You should be able to configure AlienSense now.

- Credits to findvikas for the solution.

It takes a few logins for it to entirely learn and recognize your face. To make the process faster, I'd say you lock + login a few times (using the window key + L) until it's able to log in using your face.

Edit: And yes, I did copy and paste this from another thread. I didn't feel like typing the whole thing over again so I copied and pasted from another thread. See: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=344133

 

did you monitor your CPU temps?

 

Yes! the temp is 53 C.

 

and your CPU fan is running/working?

 

Yap! the cpu's fan rpm was 5000 & when i stress it.

 

what's your BIOS version?

 

Its Allready X36 when i recieved it.

 

if that's the case, could be a motherboard issue.

 

Yesterday i spoke with one of the technical support & tell them the problem
that i have in my M15x. Its very frustrating! He asked me to return my AW to the depot to fix the problem. I know it will take a month before they will return my AW & since im in Dubai i need to pay the shipment. Sorry im just expressing my frustration.

wish me luck that they will fix it appropriately.

 

OCEANUS :

Tried what you suggested but no cigar. Nothing shows up under AlienSense and the webcam driver still doesnt install. When I run it and click on Setup, it just exits and thats it. And now whenever I bot up , it says FAEnrollWiz stoped working or something like that. And now when I select ALienFX, I get the folowing mesage :

{{{Alienware AlienFX has determined that the Alienware AlienFX Controller is not running. You can still use Alienware AlienFX Editor to edit, preview, and save changes to themes, but changes to your system’s lighting will not take effect until the Alienware AlienFX Controller is running.

If you click NO, you may start the Alienware AlienFX Controller at any time by clicking Start | All Programs | Alienware AlienFX | Alienware AlienFX Controller.

Would you like to start the Alienware AlienFX Controller now? }}}}

After I click yes, everything is fine but it seems the file changes I made prevent AlienFX from starting on bootup. Its probably related to the FAEnrollWiz error I mentioned earlier.
Any suggestions?

Also, does anyone know what I can do about the login screen changes due to .NET 3.5

 

Hmm. You can always download the the older version of 1028, SP1, of the Command Center. The revision isn't too different from the version before that but it's worth a shot.

Download Command Center 1028 SP1 here.

Should you experience any issues with that version (other than the issue you're experiencing now), please refer to this thread.

 

Updates:

+ Added stock Audio Driver for Vista.

 

Mods, please sticky this post. Thanks

 

I'll be doing some maintenance work on my server today so some of the links provided here may not work for some time. The maintenance will take place starting on Thursday, January 29th at 7:00PM PST and will not be finished approximately until 9:00PM PST.

If you need a specific driver, please feel free to contact me via PM, AIM or MSN and I will get whatever you need back up ASAP.

Thanks.

 

Good to see someone is working on the whole time space thing

 

Hmm, I think what I really meant to say was that I built myself a time machine and went back to the 26th to do some maintenance on the server! (Thanks for pointing that out Anti. It's fixed now.)

Edit: Maintenance is finished. If you guys find any broken links, please let me know!

 

Updates:

+ Added stock Audio Driver for XP.

+ Links to updated audio drivers for XP, Vista, and Vista x64.

Coming up soon:

+ Bundled drivers. Download all XP, Vista, or Vista x64 drivers in one download.