Dell Alienware M15x - GAMING NOTEBOOK - COSMIC User manual

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ALIENWARE®M15x
COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS

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Model: P08G Type: P08G001 September 2009

COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS
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COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS
Computer Model
Alienware M15x
Dimensions
Height 48.7 mm (1.92 inches) - Front and Back
Width 377.93 mm (14.88 inches)
Depth 308.51 mm (12.15 inches)
Weight with 6-cell battery
(starting at)
4.08 kg (9.00 lb)
NOTE: e weight of your laptop will vary
depending on the conguration ordered and the
manufacturing variability.
Processor and System Chipset
Processor Intel®Core™ i7
L2 Cache 256 KB
L3 Cache up to 8 MB
Bus clock 133 MHz
System chipset Mobile Intel PM55
SDRAM bus width one or two 64-bit channels of DDR3 memory up
to 1333MHz
Processor and System Chipset
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 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB modules
Memory types 1067 MHz and 1333 MHz DDR3
Memory congurations
possible
2 GB, 3 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB

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COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATIONS
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
Ricoh R5C833
IEEE 1394 interface compliant with standard IEE1394a-2000
specication
Media Card formats
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)•
Ports and Connectors
IEEE 1394 A one 4-pin serial connector
Network adapter one RJ45 connector 10/100/1000 Mbps
USB three 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors,
including one through eSATA/USB combo
connector
eSATA one through eSATA/USB combo connector
VGA one 15-hole connector
DisplayPort one 20-pin connector
Audio one microphone connector,
two stereo headphone/speaker connectors
ExpressCard one ExpressCard/54 connector
8-in-1 Media Card Reader one combo connector
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)

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Video
LCD interface Low Voltage Dierential Signaling (LVDS)
External display support VGA and DisplayPort
Video cards MXM 3.0 Type B compliant cards with individual
power budget of 35W and 65W
Audio
Type High-Denition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Controller IDT 92HD83
Stereo conversion 24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog)
Speaker dual 8-ohms speakers in both the left and right
speaker assembly
Internal speaker amplier up to 2 W per channel; up to 4 W total power
Internal microphone support dual digital-array microphones in the display
assembly
Volume controls program menus and media control buttons
Audio connectors two audio output/headphone connectors and
one audio input/microphone connector
e audio input/microphone connector
also functions as an output connector in a
5.1-channel surround-sound speaker setup
Camera
Pixel 2.0 megapixel
Video resolution 320 x 240 - 1600 x 1200 (640 x 480 at 30 fps)
Diagonal viewing angle 66°
Optical-Drive Storage
Interface SATA
Type slot-load drive
Drives supported Blu-ray Disc™ combo, Blu-ray Disc Writer, or
DVD+/-RW
Hard-Drive Storage
Interface SATA
Number of hard drives one
Type standard portable and solid-state hard-drives

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Battery
Type and dimensions
6-cell “smart” lithium ion (57 Whr)
Depth 53.8 mm (2.12 inches)
Height 21.3 mm (0.84 inches)
Width 213 mm (8.39 inches)
Weight 0.33 kg (0.72 lb)
9-cell “smart” lithium ion (86 Whr) (optional)
Depth 53.8 mm (2.12 inches)
Height 36.9 mm (1.45 inches)
Width 330 mm (12.99 inches)
Weight 0.5 kg (1.1 lb)
Voltage 12.6 VDC
Operating time 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
Display
Type
(WLED) 15.6 inch HD+ (1600 x 900)•
15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080)•
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Operating angle 0° (closed) to 140°
Pixel pitch 0.2550 mm
Controls brightness can be controlled through keyboard
shortcuts
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 details, see your Mobile Manual
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

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AC Adapter
Dimensions:
Height 25.4 mm (1.0 inches)
Width 154.7 mm (6.1 inches)
Length 25.4 mm (1.0 inches)
Weight (without AC power cord) 0.52 kg (1.14 lb)
Temperature range:
Operating 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°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
Temperature range
Operating 0° to 50°C (32° to 122°F)
Storage –20° to 65°C (–4° to 149°F)
Coin-cell battery CR-2032
AC Adapter
Type 150 W
Input voltage 100 - 240 VAC
Input current (maximum) 2.5 A
Input frequency 50 - 60 Hz
Output current 7.7 A (continuous)
Output power 150 W
Rated output voltage 19.5 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 dened by ISA-S71.04-1985