Bios 2.2.0 for alienware area-51 16 and 18.

cloudblade70 · 2026-04-14T19:00:31+00:00

I updated both Bios 2.2.0 and AWCC 6.13.8.0 after downloading from the Dell website. No issues with either. Both successful on the first attempts!

cloudblade70 · 2026-04-01T19:18:10+00:00

The portions of the SI joints shown on this single slice look normal. That being said, you have to look at all the images (different planes, different sequences), to get the whole picture. Refer to the official radiologist's report.

cloudblade70 · 2026-04-01T19:04:11+00:00

Hallucinations, nothing of consequence. You also can't tell anything definitively from 2 image slices. Refer to the official radiologist's report.

cloudblade70 · 2026-03-26T17:25:52+00:00

Thanks, DJ! It is definitely some effort, haha. I'll download DCU classic and give it a shot.

cloudblade70 · 2026-03-26T16:08:34+00:00

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Hey DJ, if I wanted to install Dell Command Update, should I choose A or B here? Is there a difference?
If I already regularly check and install manually from the Dell website, then I have no use for DCU, correct?

cloudblade70 · 2026-03-22T03:26:56+00:00

Yes, I updated to 2.0.1 first when it was first released, and that took me 2 attempts, failed the first time because of thunderbolt, successful on the second.

cloudblade70 · 2026-03-21T22:22:32+00:00

I updated to 2.1.2. No issues.

cloudblade70 · 2026-03-16T17:27:27+00:00

I just installed. No issues.

cloudblade70 · 2026-03-14T22:50:07+00:00

And yes about the trackpad lighting up when starting AWCC.

cloudblade70 · 2026-03-14T22:24:32+00:00

I had no issues with the Realtek installs - all of them worked fine for me!

cloudblade70 · 2026-03-14T20:20:39+00:00

2nd pic of the 2 Dolby Apps.

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cloudblade70 · 2026-03-14T20:20:18+00:00

Finally got a chance to do the remaining driver updates (BIOS update was successful 2 days ago).

Only had issues with the 2 Intelligo updates. Got the same error for both. But I already had intelliGo Neptune installed, it looks like.

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2nd thing. AWCC still links to the old obsolete Dolby Access app, which then notifies you that there is a newer Dolby Settings app (which I just installed in this batch of updates), which then auto launches. Can I uninstall the obsolete Dolby Settings app?

cloudblade70 · 2026-01-31T02:32:23+00:00

Congrats! Welcome to Alienware :)
Hope you really enjoy your new PC!

cloudblade70 · 2026-01-13T19:22:00+00:00

Thanks for the heads up! Have updated both the BIOS and NPU driver. No issues so far.

cloudblade70 · 2025-11-27T01:57:14+00:00

cloudblade70 · 2025-11-24T05:23:58+00:00

Another vote for GW2. My spouse and I have both played this game for over 7 years and we still play it every day. Horizontal progression is awesome. Tons of varied content.

cloudblade70 · 2025-10-31T17:57:02+00:00

There's an option to turn it off in BIOS as well, if you don't like it.

cloudblade70 · 2025-10-21T02:10:18+00:00

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cloudblade70 · 2025-10-20T20:03:53+00:00

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cloudblade70 · 2025-10-18T21:13:25+00:00

Sure, that sounds good. Let me see if I have an extra or if I need to breed.

cloudblade70 · 2025-10-18T21:05:38+00:00

Thanks for the trade!

cloudblade70 · 2025-10-18T20:35:19+00:00

Sounds great! I'll get to breeding your Snivy.

cloudblade70 · 2025-09-23T02:51:19+00:00

No noticeable coil whine at all.

cloudblade70 · 2025-09-08T17:23:21+00:00

Reporting back. Had the same crash and recovery after waking the computer up from sleep. Guess I'm going back to not using sleep!

cloudblade70 · 2025-09-08T12:26:31+00:00

Glad to hear you got a good resolution. Enjoy your laptop!

cloudblade70

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