Recent content by anon1239

So it appears that after a several months of using my alienware, the system works perfect! Instead of using the drivers on the disk it came with, I decided to update the bios and install the latest drivers on their website. Didn't need a model number actually, the website was able to detect my...

Oh I actually found tons of drivers which seem to be compatable with my system, I will tell you if anything comes up for me and the final results.

Okay they didn't respond to me so I'm going to try going to Microcenter to get the problem fixed hopefully it will work.

I've been a bit busy recently with school, so I haven't had any time to figure this out yet. I found a website that might help to diagnose the issue: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/alienware-17/diagnose I will tell you if anything comes up

Sorry for my impatience, Im getting rid of my old mac and this will be used for homework temporarily. My operating system is windows 7 home premium 64-bit.

Alright thanks. Do you know where I can find an ethernet driver for my model?

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Thanks for the assistance!

I see. So printed on the box at the very top reads the following: ALW17-6877sLV Hope this helps!

Okay I will check inside the computer in a sec. In the meantime, can you tell me why I get the error: "Error, cannot update incompatible versions 10.10.0036 -> 4.12.0040" when I tried to update the freefall sensor?

I found another thread: http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/p/19490669/20322803.aspx very helpful! it helped me to install the unknown device. All i need to do is to install the USB port and I' m all set! One other thing is that I could use some extra troubleshooting just...

Okay so im not sure exactly how to find the model "number", but if it helps my product is an alienware 17. If I find out the number I will let you know but could you please walk me through on how to find it if it still is important?

Okay thanks a bunch ill post later today im away from town.

Yea i tried that it said it couldnt find any updates.

Sorry i forgot to add this from my other post but here is some more information on the unknown driver: "I tried reinstalling all the drivers though with the resource disk, however there is still one unknown driver and the Ethernet not working. When i click on the unknown driver it gives me the...