Alienware Alienware M17x - GAMING LATTOP User manual

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ALIENWARE®M17x
COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS

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Model: P01E MAY 2009

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SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions
Height 51.31 mm to 53.59 mm (2.02 inches to 2.11
inches) - Front to Back
Width 405.89 mm (15.98 inches)
Depth 321.31 mm (12.65 inches)
Weight
(with WUXGA LCD, single
NVIDIA graphics card, and
9-cell battery)
5.3 kg (11.68 lbs)
NOTE: e weight of your notebook will vary
depending on the conguration ordered and
the manufacturing variability.
Processor and System Chipset
Processor Intel® Quad-Core
Intel® Dual-Core
L2 Cache 2 MB, 3 MB, 6 MB, or 12 MB
External bus frequency
Front Side Bus (Intel) 800 MHz (Intel Dual-Core)•
1066 MHz (Intel Quad-Core)•
System Chipset NVIDIA® GeForce® 9400M G
NOTE: Signicant system memory may be
used to support graphics. is will depend on
system memory size and other factors.
SDRAM bus width 128 bit dual channel DDR3 supporting up to
1333 MHz
Processor address bus width 32 bits
Processor data width 64 bits
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Processor and System Chipset
BIOS EPROM 16 Mbit
Graphics bus Dual PCIE x 8 buses supporting single or dual x
8 PCIE MXM 3.0 GFX cards
PCI Bus 32 bits
ExpressCard
Controller NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G
Connector one ExpressCard slot (54 mm)
Cards supported ExpressCard/34 (34 mm)
ExpressCard/54 (54 mm) 1. 5 V and 3. 3 V
Connector size 26 pins
IEEE 1394/Media Card
IEEE 1394/Media Card
controller
PCI Based Ricoh R5C833-T
IEEE 1394 Interface compliant with standard IEE1394a-2000
specication
Media Card Formats 8-in-1 Card Reader Support
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)•
Memory
Connectors two internally-accessible DDR3 SODIMM
sockets
Capacities 2 GB to 8 GB
Memory types 1067 MHz, 1333 MHz
(dual channel congurations)
Memory congurations
possible
2 GB, 3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB, and 8 GB
Ports and Connectors
IEEE 1394a 4-pin serial connector
Network adapter RJ45 connector 10/100/1000
USB four 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors
eSATA one 4-pin eSATA/USB combo connector
VGA 15-hole connector
HDMI 19-pin connector
DisplayPort 20-pin connector

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Communications
Network adapter 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board
Wireless WLAN Mini-Card (half Mini-Card size slot)•
WPAN, Bluetooth card (full card size slot)•
Modem:
Type External V.92 56K USB Modem
Controller Hardware Modem
Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Video
Type combination of chipset integrated Graphics
and discrete MXM Graphics cards
LCD interface Low Voltage Dierential Signaling (LVDS)
External display support VGA, HDMI 1. 2, DisplayPort
Graphics devices NVIDIA Geforce 9400M G (Integrated •
Graphics) with 256MB of video memory
shared from system memory
NVIDIA Geforce 280M SLI (Dual MXM •
Graphics cards) each with 1GB of dedicated
video memory
NVIDIA Geforce 260M single/SLI (Single or •
Dual MXM Graphics cards) each with 1GB of
dedicated video memory
Graphics card specication MXM 3.0 Type B compliant cards with total
power up to 75W each
Audio
Type High-Denition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Controller IDT 92HD73C HDA Codec
Stereo conversion 24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog)
Internal Interface High Denition Audio
Speaker dual 8-ohms speakers in both the left and right
speaker assembly
Internal speaker amplier up to 5 W per channel; up to 10 W total power
Internal microphone support dual digital array microphones in the display
assembly
Volume controls program menus, media control buttons
Audio connectors microphone connector input; three stereo
headphone/speaker connectors capable of
supporting 5.1 audio (see the Mobile Manual
for more information on the number of audio
connectors)
Camera
Pixel 2.0 megapixel
Video resolution 320 x 240 - 1600 x 1200 (640 x 480 at 30 fps)
Diagonal viewing angle 66°

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Display
Pixel pitch:
CCFL WXGA+ 0.2550 mm
CCFL WUXGA TrueLife 0.19125 mm
Controls brightness can be controlled through keyboard
shortcuts
Keyboard (backlit)
Backlight color RGB; colors can be changed by invoking the
Alienware Command Center Alien FX application
(see the Alienware Command Center details in
the Mobile Manual)
Layout QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji
Touch pad
X/Y position resolution
(graphics table mode)
240 cpi
Size:
Width 71.7-mm (2.8-inches) sensor-active area
Height 34.0-mm (1.3-inches) rectangle
Optical Drive Storage
Interface SATA
Type slot drive
Drives supported DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Writer, Blu-ray Disc™
Reader/Writer
Hard Drive Storage
Hard drive interface SATA
Number of hard drives up to 2
Hard drive types standard portable and solid state hard drives
RAID Support RAID 0 or 1 modes
Display
Type
(24-bit color, Dual bulb CCFL
panels)
17.0 inch WXGA+ (1440 x 900) •
17.0 inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) TrueLife•
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Operating angle 0° (closed) to 140°
Luminance (with ETED)
Viewing angles 65/65/45/50 (L/R/U/D, min)

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AC Adapter
Type 240 W
Input voltage 100 - 240 VCA
Input current (maximum) 3.5 A
Input frequency 50 - 60 Hz
Output current 12.31 A (continuous)
Output power 240 W
Rated output voltage 19.5 VDC
Dimensions:
Height 25.4 mm (1.0 inches)
Width 100 mm (3.94 inches)
Length 200 mm (7.87 inches)
Weight without AC power cord:
240 W 0.85 kg (1.87 lbs)
Temperature range:
Operating 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F)
Storage –40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F)
Connector types:
DC connector 3 pin, 7.4 mm plug
AC connector 3 pin - C13
Battery
Type 9-cell “smart” lithium ion (86 Whr)
Depth 52.3 mm (2.06 inches)
Height 41.54 mm (1.63 inches)
Width 292.7 mm (11.52 inches)
Weight 0.52 kg (1.14 lbs)
Voltage 11.1 VDC
Expected battery life Approximately 2.5 hours battery life, if the
computer is working in the integrated MCP79
Graphics Mode with high performance discrete
GFX cards disabled.
Press <Fn><F7> to switch between integrated
graphics and discrete graphics.
NOTE: Battery operating time varies depending
on operating conditions and can be signicantly
reduced under certain power-intensive
conditions.
Life span (approximate) 300 discharge/charge cycles
Temperature range:
Operating 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F)
Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)
Coin-cell battery CR-2032

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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% (noncondensing)
Storage 10% to 95% (noncondensing)
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 dened by ISA-S71.04-1985