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Alienware Command Center

Alienware Command Center (AWCC) provides a single interface to customize and enhance the gaming experience. The AWCC

dashboard displays most recently played or added games, and provides game-specific information, themes, profiles, and access to

computer settings. You can quickly access settings such as game-specific profiles and themes, lighting, macros, and audio that are

critical to the gaming experience.
AWCC also supports AlienFX 2.0. AlienFX enables you to create, assign, and share game-specific lighting maps to enhance the

gaming experience. It also enables you to create your own individual lighting effects 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.
This computer features the following AlienFX Lighting Zones:

keyboard

AlienHead power button

AlienHead LED on the back of the display

NOTE: AlienFX lighting supports up to 16.8 million distinct colours.

NOTE: Information about the location of AlienFX Lighting Zones on your computer is available in AWCC.

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 Management: Enables peripherals to appear in and be managed in Alienware Command Center. Supports key

peripheral settings and associates with other functions such as profiles, macros, AlienFX, and game library.

AWCC also supports Sound Management, Thermal Controls, CPU, GPU, Memory (RAM) monitoring. For more information about

AWCC, see the Alienware Command Center Online Help or search in the Knowledge Base Resource at 

www.dell.com/support

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Summary of Contents for P50E

Page 1: ...Alienware m17 R5 AMD Setup and Specifications Regulatory Model P50E Regulatory Type P50E001 P50E002 P50E003 October 2022 Rev A03 ...

Page 2: ...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 2022 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell Technologies Dell and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ... 9 Operating system 10 Memory 10 External ports 11 Internal slots 11 Ethernet 12 Wireless module 12 Audio 12 Storage 13 Keyboard 13 Camera 14 Touchpad 15 Power adapter 15 Battery 16 Display 17 GPU Integrated 18 GPU Discrete 18 Operating and storage environment 18 Chapter 4 Keyboard shortcuts of Alienware m17 R5 AMD 19 Chapter 5 Low blue light 21 Chapter 6 Alienware Command Center 22 Chapter 7 Gett...

Page 4: ...Set up your Alienware m17 R5 AMD 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: ...lay configuration ordered your computer may ship with a HD RGB camera that enables you to video chat capture photos and record videos For this configuration the infrared emitters will not be featured in the camera module 3 Camera status light Turns on when the camera is in use 4 Right microphone Provides digital sound input for audio recording and voice calls Right 1 USB 3 2 Gen 1 port Connect dev...

Page 6: ...hare port You must enable this feature in the BIOS setup program NOTE Certain USB devices may not charge when the computer is turned off or in sleep state In such cases turn on the computer to charge the device Left 1 Network port Connect an Ethernet RJ 45 cable from a router or a broadband modem for network or Internet access 2 Universal audio jack Connect headphones or a headset headphone and mi...

Page 7: ...xternal display using a display adapter NOTE A USB Type C to DisplayPort adapter sold separately is required to connect a DisplayPort device USB 4 0 40 Gbps Type C port with DisplayPort for computers with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 3070 Ti 3080 3080 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 6700M RX 6850M XT graphics card Supports USB4 DisplayPort 2 0 and also enables you to connect to an external display using a displ...

Page 8: ...utput 2 Service Tag label The Service Tag is a unique alphanumeric identifier that enables Dell service technicians to identify the hardware components in your computer and access warranty information 3 Right speaker Provides audio output 8 ...

Page 9: ...7 Wh battery 3 13 kg 6 90 lb maximum weight for computers shipped with a 64 Wh battery Processor The following table lists the details of the processors supported by your Alienware m17 R5 AMD Table 2 Processor Description Option one Option two Processor type AMD Ryzen 7 6800H AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Processor wattage 45 W 45 W Processor core count 8 8 Processor thread count 16 16 Processor speed Up to ...

Page 10: ...um memory configuration 64 GB Minimum memory configuration 16 GB Memory size per slot 16 GB 32 GB and 64 GB Memory configurations supported For computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics card 16 GB 2 x 8 GB DDR5 4800 MHz dual channel For computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 RTX 3070 Ti RTX 3080 Ti graphics card 16 GB 2 x 8 GB DDR5 4800 MHz dual channel 32 GB 2 x 16 GB DDR...

Page 11: ... audio jack Video port One HDMI 2 1 port Media card reader Not supported Power adapter port One 7 40 mm x 5 10 mm DC in Security cable slot Not supported Internal slots The following table lists the internal slots of your Alienware m17 R5 AMD Table 6 Internal slots Description Values M 2 One M 2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth combo card One M 2 2230 2280 slot for solid state drive for computers ...

Page 12: ...reless module specifications Description Option one Option two Model number MediaTek MT7921 Qualcomm WCN6856 DBS Transfer rate Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 3571 Mbps Frequency bands supported 2 4 GHz 5 GHz 2 4 GHz 5 GHz 6 GHz Wireless standards WiFi 802 11a b g Wi Fi 4 WiFi 802 11n Wi Fi 5 WiFi 802 11ac Wi Fi 6 WiFi 802 11ax WiFi 802 11a b g Wi Fi 4 WiFi 802 11n Wi Fi 5 WiFi 802 11ac Wi Fi 6 WiFi 802 11a...

Page 13: ...pped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 3070 Ti 3080 Ti graphics card and AMD Radeon RX 6700M and RX 6850M XT graphics card The primary drive of your Alienware m17 R5 AMD varies with the storage configuration The primary drive of your computer is the M 2 drive where the operating system is installed Table 10 Storage specifications Storage type Interface type Capacity M 2 2230 solid state drive PCIe Gen4...

Page 14: ...hanging Function Key Behavior in BIOS setup program For more information see Keyboard shortcuts Camera The following table lists the camera specifications of your Alienware m17 R5 AMD Table 12 Camera specifications Description Values Number of cameras One Camera type One HD RGB camera for computers with 165 Hz display One HD RGB Infrared camera for computers with 120 Hz or 360 Hz display Camera lo...

Page 15: ...ion three Type 180 W 240 W 240 W SFF Connector dimensions External diameter 7 40 mm 7 40 mm 7 40 mm Internal diameter 5 10 mm 5 10 mm 5 10 mm Power adapter dimensions Height 30 mm 1 18 in 25 40 mm 1 in 23 mm 0 91 in Width 76 20 mm 3 in 100 mm 3 94 in 78 mm 3 07 in Depth 155 mm 6 10 in 200 mm 7 87 in 152 mm 5 98 in Input voltage 100 VAC 240 VAC 100 VAC 240 VAC 100 VAC 240 VAC Input frequency 50 Hz ...

Page 16: ...F to 140 F Battery operating time Varies depending on operating conditions and can significantly reduce under certain power intensive conditions Varies depending on operating conditions and can significantly reduce under certain power intensive conditions Battery charging time approximate NOTE Control the charging time duration start and end time and so on using the Dell Power Manager application ...

Page 17: ...2160 Luminance typical 300 nits 300 nits 300 nits 500 nits Megapixels 2 07 2 07 2 07 8 29 Color gamut sRGB 100 typical sRGB 100 typical sRGB 100 typical DCI P3 99 typical Pixels Per Inch PPI 127 127 127 255 Contrast ratio typical 800 1 1000 1 1000 1 1200 1 Response time typical With Overdrive 3 ms Without Overdrive 7 ms With Overdrive 1 ms Without Overdrive 3 ms With Overdrive 3 ms Without Overdri...

Page 18: ...n RX 6700M 10 GB GDDR6 Operating and storage environment This table lists the operating and storage specifications of your Alienware m17 R5 AMD Airborne contaminant level G1 as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 Table 19 Computer environment Description Operating Storage Temperature range 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Relative humidity maximum 10 to 90 non condensing 0 to 95 non con...

Page 19: ...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 BIOS...

Page 20: ...Table 22 List of keys to control audio features Keys Description Mute microphone Mute speakers Increase volume Decrease volume 20 ...

Page 21: ...uter is designed to minimize blue light and complies with TÜV Rheinland s requirement for low blue light displays Low blue light mode is enabled at the factory so no further configuration is necessary To reduce the risk of eye strain it is also recommended that you Position the display at a comfortable viewing distance between 20 and 28 inches 50 and 70 cm from your eyes Blink frequently to moiste...

Page 22: ...ese settings to your computer or game This computer features the following AlienFX Lighting Zones keyboard AlienHead power button AlienHead LED on the back of the display NOTE AlienFX lighting supports up to 16 8 million distinct colours NOTE Information about the location of AlienFX Lighting Zones on your computer is available in AWCC AWCC supports the following features FX Create and manage the ...

Page 23: ...nware computer is uniquely identified by a Service Tag or Express Service Code To view relevant support resources for your Dell computer enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code at www dell com support For more information on how to find the Service Tag for your computer see Locate the Service Tag on your computer Videos providing step by step instructions to service your computer www youtube...

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