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Summary of Contents for Alienware x17 R1

Page 1: ...Alienware x17 R1 Setup and Specifications Regulatory Model P48E Regulatory Type P48E001 May 2021 Rev A00 ...

Page 2: ...ential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2021 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ...9 Chipset 9 Operating system 10 Memory 10 External ports 10 Internal slots 11 Ethernet 11 Wireless module 11 Audio 12 Storage 12 Media card reader 13 Keyboard 13 Camera 14 Touchpad 14 Power adapter 15 Battery 15 Display 16 GPU Integrated 17 GPU Discrete 17 Operating and storage environment 17 Chapter 4 Keyboard shortcuts 19 Chapter 5 Alienware Command Center 21 Chapter 6 Getting help and contactin...

Page 4: ...Set up your Alienware x17 R1 NOTE The images in this document may differ from your computer depending on the configuration you ordered Connect the power adapter and press the power button 4 ...

Page 5: ...video chat capture photos and record videos 4 Infrared camera Enhances security when paired with Windows Hello face authentication 5 Infrared emitter Emits infrared light which enables the infrared camera to sense and track motion 6 Right microphone Provides digital sound input for audio recording and voice calls 7 Left tweeter speaker Provides higher frequency audio output 8 Right tweeter speaker...

Page 6: ...one and microphone combo Left 1 Power adapter port Connect a power adapter to provide power to your computer and charge the battery Top 1 Touchpad Move your finger on the touchpad to move the mouse pointer Tap to left click and two fingers tap to right click 6 ...

Page 7: ...s of up to 40 Gbps for USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 NOTE You can connect a Dell Docking Station to the Thunderbolt 4 ports For more information see the knowledge base article SLN286158 at www dell com support NOTE A USB Type C to DisplayPort adapter sold separately is required to connect a DisplayPort device NOTE USB4 is backward compatible with USB 3 2 USB 2 0 and Thunderbolt 3 NOTE Thunderbolt 4 suppo...

Page 8: ... card slot Reads from and writes to the microSD card The computer supports the following card types microSecure Digital microSD microSecure Digital High Capacity microSDHC microSecure Digital Extended Capacity microSDXC 8 Mini DisplayPort Connect to a TV or another DisplayPort in enabled device Mini DisplayPort provides video and audio output Bottom 1 Left woofer speaker Provides lower frequency a...

Page 9: ... on the configuration ordered and manufacturing variability Processor The following table lists the details of the processors supported by your Alienware x17 R1 Table 2 Processor Description Option one Option two Processor type 11thh Generation Intel Core i7 11800H 11th Generation Intel Core i9 11980HK Processor wattage 45 W 65 W Processor core count 8 8 Processor thread count 16 16 Processor spee...

Page 10: ...Memory slots Two SO DIMM slots Memory type DDR4 Memory speed 3200 MHz 3467 MHz XMP Maximum memory configuration 64 GB Minimum memory configuration 16 GB Memory size per slot 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB Memory configurations supported 16 GB 2 x 8 GB 3200 MHz dual channel DDR4 32 GB 2 x 16 GB 3200 MHz dual channel DDR4 32 GB 2 x 16 GB 3467 MHz dual channel DDR4 XMP 64 GB 2 x 32 GB 3467 MHz dual channel DDR4 XM...

Page 11: ...the internal slots of your Alienware x17 R1 Table 6 Internal slots Description Values M 2 Two M 2 2230 2280 slots for solid state drives NOTE To learn more about the features of different types of M 2 cards see the knowledge base article 000144170 at www dell com support Ethernet The following table lists the wired Ethernet Local Area Network LAN specifications of your Alienware x17 R1 Table 7 Eth...

Page 12: ...on Not supported Internal audio interface High definition audio interface External audio interface One universal audio jack Number of speakers Two tweeter speakers Two woofer speakers Internal speaker amplifier Realtek ALC 3281 built in amplifier for tweeter speakers Realtek ALC1309 built in amplifier for woofer speakers External volume controls Keyboard shortcut controls Speaker output Average sp...

Page 13: ...ed Micro Secure Digital mSD Micro Secure Digital High Capacity mSDHC Micro Secure Digital Extended Capacity mSDXC NOTE The maximum capacity supported by the media card reader varies depending on the standard of the media card installed in your computer Keyboard The following table lists the keyboard specifications of your Alienware x17 R1 Table 12 Keyboard specifications Description Values Keyboar...

Page 14: ...eras One Camera type One HD RGB Infrared camera Camera location Front Camera sensor type CMOS sensor technology Camera resolution Still image 0 92 megapixel Video 1280 x 720 HD at 30 fps Infrared camera resolution Still image 0 23 megapixel Video 640 x 360 at 30 fps Diagonal viewing angle Camera 75 8 degrees Infrared camera 75 8 degrees Touchpad The following table lists the touchpad specification...

Page 15: ...VAC 100 VAC 240 VAC Input frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz Input current maximum 3 50 A 4 40 A Output current continuous 12 31 A 16 92 A Rated output voltage 19 50 VDC 19 50 VDC Temperature range Operating 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F CAUTION Operating and storage temperature ranges may differ among components so...

Page 16: ...mponents CAUTION Dell recommends that you charge the battery regularly for optimal power consumption If your battery charge is completely depleted connect the power adapter turn on your computer and then restart your computer to reduce the power consumption Display The following table lists the display specifications of your Alienware x17 R1 Table 17 Display specifications Description Option one O...

Page 17: ...mus GPU Integrated The following table lists the specifications of the integrated Graphics Processing Unit GPU supported by your Alienware x17 R1 Table 18 GPU Integrated Controller Memory size Processor Intel UHD Graphics Shared system memory 11th Generation Intel Core i7 i9k GPU Discrete The following table lists the specifications of the discrete Graphics Processing Unit GPU supported by your Al...

Page 18: ...ock maximum 110 G 160 G Altitude range 15 2 m to 3048 m 49 87 ft to 10000 ft 15 2 m to 10668 m 49 87 ft to 35000 ft CAUTION Operating and storage temperature ranges may differ among components so operating or storing the device outside these ranges may impact the performance of specific components Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment Measured using a 2 ms half...

Page 19: ...ble below However if the function keys F1 F12 are needed for specific software applications multi media functionality can be disabled by pressing fn Esc Subsequently multi media control can be invoked by pressing fn and the respective function key For example mute audio by pressing fn F1 NOTE You can also define the primary behavior of the function keys F1 F12 by changing Function Key Behavior in ...

Page 20: ...Table 23 List of keys to control audio features Keys Description Mute microphone Mute speakers Increase volume Decrease volume 20 ...

Page 21: ...ffects and apply them to the computer or attached peripherals AWCC embeds Peripheral Controls to ensure a unified experience and the ability to link these settings to your computer or game AWCC supports the following features FX Create and manage the AlienFX zones Fusion Includes the ability to adjust game specific Power Management Sound Management and Thermal Management features Peripheral Manage...

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