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Alienware m18 R1 Setup and Specifications Regulatory Model: P51E Regulatory Type: P51E001 December 2022 Rev. A00...
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential 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.
Set up your Alienware m18 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.
Views of Alienware m18 R1 Display 1. Left microphone Provides digital sound input for audio recording and voice calls. 2. Infrared emitter Emits infrared light, which enables the infrared camera to sense and track motion. 3. Infrared camera Enhances security when paired with Windows Hello face authentication.
Provides digital sound input for audio recording and voice calls. Right 1. USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-C) port Connect to external storage devices. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps. NOTE: This port does not support video/audio streaming. Left 1.
1. Touchpad Move your finger on the touchpad to move the mouse pointer. Tap to left-click and two fingers tap to right-click. 2. Left-click area Press to left-click. 3. Right-click area Press to right-click. 4. Power button (Alien head) Press to turn on the computer if it is turned off, in sleep state, or in hibernate state. Press to put the computer into sleep state if it is turned on.
1. Thunderbolt 4.0 ports (2) Supports USB4, DisplayPort 1.4, Thunderbolt 4 and also enables you to connect to an external display using a display adapter. Provides data transfer rates of up to 40 Gbps for USB4 and Thunderbolt 4. 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.
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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.
Specifications of Alienware m18 R1 Dimensions and weight The following table lists the height, width, depth, and weight of your Alienware m18 R1. Table 1. Dimensions and weight Description Values Height: Front height 24.10 mm (0.95 in.) Rear height 25.10 mm (0.99 in.) Width 410.30 mm (16.15 in.)
NOTE: To learn more about the features of different types of M.2 cards, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support. Ethernet The following table lists the wired Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) specifications of your Alienware m18 R1. Table 7. Ethernet specifications Description Values...
Wireless module The following table lists the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) module supported on your Alienware m18 R1. Table 8. Wireless module specifications Description Values Model number Intel Killer AX1675i Transfer rate Up to 2400 Mbps Frequency bands supported 2.4 GHz/ 5 GHz/ 6 GHz...
● Two M.2 2230 and two M.2 2280 slots for solid-state drive, for computers shipped with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card The primary drive of your Alienware m18 R1 varies with the storage configuration. The primary drive of your computer is the M.2 2280 drive where the operating system is installed.
(F1–F12) changing Function Key Behavior in BIOS setup program. For more information, see Keyboard shortcuts. Camera The following table lists the camera specifications of your Alienware m18 R1. Table 13. Camera specifications Description Values Number of cameras Camera type...
For more information about touchpad gestures available on Windows, see the Microsoft knowledge base article at support.microsoft.com. Power adapter The following table lists the power adapter specifications of your Alienware m18 R1. Table 15. Power adapter specifications Description Option one...
Battery The following table lists the battery specifications of your Alienware m18 R1. Table 16. Battery specifications Description Values Battery type 6-cell lithium-ion (97 Wh) Battery voltage 11.40 VDC (nominal) Battery weight (maximum) 0.43 kg (0.95 lb) Battery dimensions: Height 7.90 mm (0.31 in.)
Anti-glare Anti-glare Adaptive sync support G-SYNC, AdaptiveSync G-SYNC, AdaptiveSync GPU—Integrated The following table lists the specifications of the integrated Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) supported by your Alienware m18 R1. Table 18. GPU—Integrated Controller Memory size Processor Intel UHD Graphics Shared system memory 13th Generation Intel Core i9-13900HX GPU—Discrete...
External display support The following table lists the external display support for your Alienware m18 R1. Table 20. External display support Graphics card Supported external displays with laptop Supported external displays with laptop display enabled display disabled ● Intel UHD Graphics ●...
Keyboard shortcuts NOTE: Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys that are used for shortcuts remain the same across all language configurations. Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions.
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Table 24. List of keys to control audio features Keys Description Mute microphone Mute speakers Increase volume Decrease volume...
Low blue light WARNING: Prolonged exposure to blue light from the display may lead to long-term effects such as eye strain, eye fatigue, or damage to the eyes. Blue light is a color in the light spectrum which has a short wavelength and high energy. Chronic exposure to blue light, particularly from digital sources, may disrupt sleep patterns and cause long-term effects such as eye strain, eye fatigue, or damage to the eyes.
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.
Getting help and contacting Alienware Self-help resources You can get information and help on Alienware products and services using these online self-help resources: Table 25. Alienware products and online self-help resources Self-help resources Resource location Information about Alienware products and services www.alienware.com...