Alienware m16 R1 User Manual

Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
About this task
To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at
www.dell.com/contactdell.
NOTE: For information on how to reset Windows or application passwords, refer to the documentation accompanying Windows
or your application.
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
Steps
1. Go to
www.dell.com/support.
2. Click Product support. In the Search support box, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Search.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the SupportAssist feature to automatically identify your computer. You can
also use the product ID or manually browse for your computer model.
3. Click Drivers & Downloads. Expand Find drivers.
4. Select the operating system installed on your computer.
5. In the Category drop-down list, select BIOS.
6. Select the latest version of BIOS, and click Download to download the BIOS file for your computer.
7. After the download is complete, browse the folder where you saved the BIOS update file.
8. Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information about how to update the system BIOS, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at
www.dell.com/support.
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
Steps
1. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Updating the BIOS in Windows to download the latest BIOS setup program file.
2. Create a bootable USB drive. For more information, search the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support.
3. Copy the BIOS setup program file to the bootable USB drive.
4. Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update.
5. Restart the computer and press F12 .
6. Select the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu.
7. Type the BIOS setup program filename and press Enter.
The BIOS Update Utility appears.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the BIOS update.
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
Update your computer BIOS using the BIOS update.exe file that is copied to a FAT32 USB drive and booting from the F12
One-Time boot menu.
About this task
BIOS Update
You can run the BIOS update file from Windows using a bootable USB drive or you can also update the BIOS from the F12 One-Time
boot menu on the computer.
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Alienware m16 R1 Specifications

General

Color name	Dark Metallic Moon
Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black
Market positioning	Gaming
Panel type	WVA
Color gamut	100 %
Pixel pitch	0.13 x 0.13 mm
LED backlight	Yes
Pixel density	188.7 ppi
RGB color space	DCI-P3
Display diagonal	16 \
Anti-glare screen	Always gives an optimal view, even in direct sunlight.
Display brightness	300 cd/m²
Display resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:10
Maximum refresh rate	240 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)	1000:1
Discrete GPU manufacturer	NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
On-board graphics card model	Intel® UHD Graphics
Discrete graphics card memory	12 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR6
Pointing device	Touchpad
Motherboard chipset	Intel HM770
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM
Internal memory type	DDR5-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	PCI Express
Storage media	SSD
SSD form factor	M.2
Total storage capacity	1000 GB
Compatible memory cards	SD
Number of SSDs installed	1
Battery weight	340 g
Battery voltage	11.4 V
Battery capacity	86 Wh
Battery recharge time	3 h
Number of battery cells	6
AC adapter power	330 W
AC adapter frequency	50/60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output current	16.92 A
AC adapter output voltage	19.5 V
Audio chip	Realtek ALC3254
Speaker power	2 W
Number of built-in speakers	2
Operating shock	140 G
Operating altitude	-15.2 - 3048 m
Operating vibration	0.66 G
Non-operating altitude	-15.2 - 10668 m
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Front camera HD type	Full HD
Video capturing speed	30 fps
Front camera resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Front camera resolution (numeric)	2.07 MP
Antenna type	2x2
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth version	5.3
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN controller model	Killer Wi-Fi 6E 1675i
Wi-Fi data rate (max)	2400 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates	2500 Mbit/s
WLAN controller manufacturer	Killer
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Bus type	DMI4
Processor cache	36 MB
Processor cores	24
Processor model	i9-13900HX
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i9
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	45 W
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor boost frequency	5.4 GHz
Operating system installed	Windows 11 Home
Operating system architecture	64-bit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	289.9 mm
Width	368.9 mm
Weight	3300 g
Height (rear)	23 mm
Height (front)	23.1 mm