Alienware M18X R2 owner manual Discrete Graphics

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Main Menu (Continued)

Discrete Graphics

Displays the discrete graphics.

 

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in your

 

 

computer.

 

Memory Bank 0

Displays the memory size installed in DIMM A.

 

Memory Bank 1

Displays the memory size installed in DIMM B.

 

Memory Bank 2

Displays the memory size installed in DIMM C.

 

Memory Bank 3

Displays the memory size installed in DIMM D.

 

 

 

 

Advanced Menu

 

 

 

 

 

Intel SpeedStep

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel

 

 

SpeedStep technology. Disabling this feature

 

 

may improve performance, but will greatly reduce

 

 

battery life.

 

Virtualization

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel

 

 

Virtualization technology.

 

USB Emulation

Allows you to enable or disable the USB

 

 

emulation feature. This feature defines how the

 

 

BIOS, in the absence of a USB-aware operating

 

 

system, handles USB devices. USB emulation is

 

 

always enabled during POST.

 

 

NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB device

 

 

(floppy, hard drive, or memory key) when this

 

 

option is disabled.

 

USB Wake Support

Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the

 

 

computer from standby or to disable the USB

 

 

wake support feature.

 

 

NOTE: If USB Powershare is enabled, a device

 

 

connected to the USB Powershare connector may

 

 

not wake the computer.

 

USB Power Share

Allows you to charge USB devices when the

 

 

computer is turned off or in standby mode.

 

 

AC Only: Charge USB devices when

 

 

connected to the AC adapter only.

 

 

AC and Battery: Charge USB devices when

 

 

connected to AC adapter and when the

 

 

computer is running on battery.

 

 

Disabled: Disables USB Powershare.

 

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Contents Alienware M18x R2 2012 Rev. A01 Contents Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Memory Modules Removing the Optical Drive Removing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan 105 Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices Before You BeginRecommended Tools Computer After Working Inside YourProcedure Removing the Battery PackPostrequisites Replacing the Battery PackRemoving the Base Cover Replacing the Base Cover Removing the mSATA Card Replacing the mSATA Card Removing the Coin-Cell BatteryProcedure Replacing the Coin-Cell Removing the Hard Drives Removing the Hard Drives Replacing the Hard Drives Number of drives Dimensions supported Connect toCover Removing the Center ControlPage Removing the Center Control Cover Replacing the Center Control Board Removing the Power-ButtonReplacing the Power-Button Removing the Keyboard Procedure Removing the Keyboard Replacing the Keyboard Removing the Macro Keyboard Page Replacing the Macro Keyboard Modules Removing the MemoryRemoving the Memory Modules Replacing the Memory Replacing the Memory Modules Removing the Display AssemblyRemoving the Display Assembly Page Removing the Display Assembly Page Replacing the Display Removing the Palm Rest Removing the Palm Rest Page Removing the Palm Rest Replacing the Palm Rest Removing the Status-Light Page Replacing the Status-Light Removing the Speakers Removing the Speakers Replacing the Speakers Removing the I/O Board Procedure Replacing the I/O Board Removing the Optical Drive Removing the Optical Drive Page Replacing the Optical Drive Heat-Sink Fans Removing the Video-CardRemoving the Video-Card Heat-Sink Fans Replacing the Video-Card Heat-Sinks Primary video-card heat-sink Replacing the Video-Card Heat-Sinks Removing the Video Cards Primay Video Card Replacing the Video Cards Heat-Sink Fan Removing the ProcessorReplacing the Processor Heat-Sink Procedure Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink Module Removing the Processor Module Replacing the Processor Removing the System Board Procedure Removing the System Board Replacing the System Board Entering the Service Tag in the Bios Mini-Card Removing the WirelessRemoving the Wireless Mini-Card Replacing the Wireless Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card Removing the Subwoofer Removing the Subwoofer Replacing the Subwoofer Replacing the Subwoofer Overview System SetupSystem Setup Screens Discrete Graphics Sata Hard Drive 101 DMC Boot Sequence Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot Flashing the Bios