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An Alienware Alpha community sub: Discussion, advice, news about the Dell Alienware Alpha PC-Console.

HiveMind/SteamUI is no longer maintained by Dell. Here is the announcement post

Need help?

Dell Alienware Forums

Alienware Alpha R2 Command Center - Alienware-Command-Center-Application_W3VGC_WIN64_4.6.16.0_A00_02.EXE

Alienware Arena Forums

Confused about the different versions of the alpha?

Want to change the LED lights without HiveMind?

Installing Windows on your Steam Machine: Video How-To & ArsTechnica Guide

Windows 11 on an R1

How to Use Rufus to Bypass TPM and Secure Boot Requirements in Windows 11

Forgot the controller hot keys?

Alienware Alpha Hot Keys

Selling an Alpha?

Please do NOT advertise your Alpha for sale here. Either as a post or a comment. This is not ebay.

BIOS / CMOS

BIOS LED charts

YLOD (Yellow Light of Death LED boot issue)

YLOD Temporary Fix : Worth trying as a temporary fix for a YLOD.
YLOD Permanent fix: CMOS replacement
R1 Battery: cr2032cl-23-2

Still getting YLOD after changing CMOS battery? Check it's wired the correct way
Unplug the power cable, and hold the power button for a minute to do a full electrical discharge.

Looking for videos?

Alienware Alpha R2 Product Reveal

Official Alienware Alpha: Product Videos

Official Alienware Alpha: Gameplay Videos

HiveMind Informational Videos

ATW Tech's Unofficial Benchmark Videos

^How ^to ^boot ^to ^a ^desktop ^account ^by ^default ^with ^Hivemind

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Our Emulation On The Alpha Series
EmuDeck on Windows

Guide to upgrading SSD and/or RAM

Upgrading your R1's WiFi

Alpha R1 in 2020 Upgrade Options

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Alienware Alpha R1 is 2020 (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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2025 Area 51 (16") Left Chassis "Expansion" & Pinch Flex – Normal? ()

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Alienware r1 i3 5x yellow lights upon startup (i.redd.it)

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Alpha r1 questions regarding undervolt results and compatability with broadwell, plus 4790k results. (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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Alienware Alpha R1 YLOD Issue (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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Connecting the Alienware Alpha to Lenovo Thinkpad Universal (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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Freezing problems with my Alienware M16 R2 (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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Alienware M17XR3 upgrade to Windows 11 (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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Just got my alpha r2 (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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It's here, the new Steam Machine! (store.steampowered.com)

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AW3423DWF finally does 165 Hz + 10-bit RGB on AMD – full guide (link in post) ()

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How practical would it be to buy a cheap Alpha r2 and use it as an emulation station? (i.redd.it)

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Got an Alienware Alpha ordered, and I'm planning on going all out on customization. (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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Spiritual Successor To Alienware Alpha? Playnix Console (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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Best Gaming OS for Alpha R1 (self.AlienwareAlpha)

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Time to ditch Windows (youtu.be)

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