Dell Alienware M17x-R2 User manual
ALIENWARE®M17x
COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS
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Model: P01E Type: P01E002 January 2010 Rev. A00
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Computer Model
Alienware M17x-R2
Dimensions
Height
(Front to Back)
51.31 mm to 53.59 mm (2.02 inches to 2.11 inches)
Width 405.89 mm (15.98 inches)
Depth 321.31 mm (12.65 inches)
Weight with 9-cell battery
(starting at)
5.3 kg (11.8 lb)
NOTE: e weight of your laptop will vary
depending on the conguration ordered and the
manufacturing variability.
Processor and System Chipset
Processor Intel®Core™ i7
Intel Core i5
L2 cache 256 KB
L3 cache up to 8 MB
Bus clock 133 MHz
System chipset Mobile Intel PM55
Processor and System Chipset
SDRAM bus width one or two 64-bit channels of DDR3 memory up
to 1333 MHz
Processor address bus
width
32 bits
Processor data width 64 bits
BIOS EPROM 16 Mbit
Graphics bus PCIe x16 bus supporting x16 PCIe MXM 3.0
graphics cards
PCI bus 32 bits
Memory
Connectors two internally-accessible SODIMM sockets
Capacities 2 GB and 4 GB memory modules
Memory types DDR3 1067 MHz, 1333 MHz
(dual-channel congurations)
NOTE: DDR3 1333 MHz memory is supported only
on computers with an Intel Core i7 processor.
Memory congurations
possible
4 GB, 6 GB, and 8 GB
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ExpressCard
Interface supports PCIe and USB 2.0
Connector one 26-pin ExpressCard slot (54 mm)
Cards supported ExpressCard/34 (34 mm)
ExpressCard/54 (54 mm)
IEEE 1394/Media Card
IEEE 1394/Media Card
controller
PCIe-based Ricoh R5U230
IEEE 1394 interface compliant with standard IEEE 1394a-2000
specication
Ports and Connectors
IEEE 1394 A one 4-pin serial connector
Network adapter one RJ45 connector 10/100/1000 Mbps
USB four 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors
eSATA/USB combo one 11-pin eSATA/USB combo connector
VGA one 15-hole connector
DisplayPort one 20-pin connector
HDMI one 19-pin connector
Ports and Connectors
Audio one microphone connector,
three stereo headphone/speaker connectors
ExpressCard one ExpressCard/54 connector
8-in-1 Media Card Reader one combo connector
Infrared one RC6 Consumer IR port
Communications
Network adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN on system
board
Wireless WLAN Mini-Card (half Mini-Card slot)•
WPAN, Bluetooth• ®card (full Mini-Card slot)
Drives Supported
Optical drive SATA-compliant Blu-ray Disc™ writer, Blu-ray Disc
combo, or DVD+/-RW
Hard drives two 2.5-inch drive bays supporting:
SATA-II or SATA-III hard drives•
Solid-state hard drives•
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Audio
Speaker dual 8-ohms speakers in both the left and right
speaker assembly
Internal speaker amplier up to 5 W per channel; up to 10 W total power
Camera
Pixel 2.0 megapixel
Video resolution 320 x 240 - 1600 x 1200 (640 x 480 at 30 fps)
Diagonal viewing angle 66°
Keyboard (Backlit)
Layouts U.S. and Canada; Europe; Japan
Backlight color RGB; colors can be changed by invoking the
AlienFX®application in the Alienware Command
Center. For information, see the
Mobile Manual
Display
Type 17.0 inch, dual-CCFL, WXGA+ (1440 x 900)•
17.0 inch, dual-CCFL, WUXGA (1920 x 1200)•
17.0 inch, RGBLED, WUXGA (1920 x 1200)•
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Media Card Reader
Cards supported Secure Digital (SD) memory card•
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) card•
Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO) card•
Multi Media Card (MMC)•
Memory Stick•
Memory Stick PRO•
xD-Picture Card (type - M and type - H)•
Hi Density-SD (SDHD)•
Video
Type up to two MXM 3.0 Type B compliant cards with
total power budget of 150 W
LCD interface Low Voltage Dierential Signaling (LVDS)
External display support VGA, HDMI 1. 2, DisplayPort
Audio
Type High-Denition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Controller IDT 92HD73C HDA Codec
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Battery
Operating time Battery operating time varies depending on
operating conditions and can be signicantly
reduced under certain power-intensive
conditions.
Life span (approximate) 300 discharge/charge cycles
Temperature range
Operating 0° to 50°C (32° to 122°F)
Storage –20° to 60°C (–4° to 140°F)
Coin-cell battery CR-2032
AC Adapter
NOTE: e 150 W AC adapter supports computers with a single graphics card
and a non-Extreme Edition processor. Other congurations require the 240 W
AC adapter.
Type 240 W 150 W
Input voltage 100-240 VAC 100-240 VAC
Input current
(maximum)
3.5 A 2.1 A
Input frequency 50-60 Hz 50-60 Hz
Display
Operating angle 0° (closed) to 140°
Pixel pitch
WXGA+
WUXGA
0.2550 mm
0.19125 mm
Controls brightness can be controlled through keyboard
shortcuts
Touch pad
X/Y position resolution
(graphics table mode)
240 cpi
Width 71.7-mm (2.8-inches) sensor-active area
Height 34.0-mm (1.3-inches) rectangle
Battery
Type 9-cell “smart” lithium ion (86 Whr)
Height 41.54 mm (1.63 inches)
Width 292.7 mm (11.52 inches)
Depth 52.3 mm (2.06 inches)
Weight 0.52 kg (1.14 lb)
Voltage 11.1 VDC
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Computer Environment
Temperature range:
Operating 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F)
Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)
Relative humidity (maximum):
Operating 10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Storage 10% to 95% (non-condensing)
Maximum vibration (using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user
environment):
Operating 0.66 GRMS
Storage 1.3 GRMS
Maximum shock (Measured with hard drive in operating status and a 2-ms
half-sine pulse for operating. Also measured with hard drive in head-parked
position and a 2-ms halfsine pluse for storage):
Operating 110 G
Storage 160 G
Altitude (maximum):
Operating –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage –15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
Airborne contaminant level G2 or lower as dened by ISA-S71.04-1985
AC Adapter
Type 240 W 150 W
Output current
(continuous)
12.31 A 7.7 A
Output power 240 W 150 W
Rated output voltage 19.5 VDC 19.5 VDC
Dimensions
Height 25.4 mm (1.0 inches) 25.4 mm (1.0 inches)
Width 100 mm (3.94 inches) 76.2 mm (3.0 inches)
Depth 200 mm (7.87 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Weight
(without AC power cord)
0.85 kg (1.87 lbs) 0.52 kg (1.14 lb)
Temperature range
Operating 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F) 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F)
Storage –40° to 70°C (–40° to
158°F)
–40° to 70°C (–40° to
158°F)
Connector types
DC connector 3-pin, 7.4 mm plug 3-pin, 7.4 mm plug
AC connector 3-pin - C13 3-pin - C5
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