How to Fix an Alienware Alpha that Won't Boot
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- If your Alienware Alpha will not start up (stuck on the logo screen), it is an issue with the BIOS settings. This video will show you how to fix it.
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2021 and your still hero. Thanks my dude!
Dude you saved me a bunch of money. My warranty expired 3 months ago and they quoted me like 300 bucks to fix my i7 alpha. Needless to say, you deserve a subscribe and share!
I'd like to THANK YOU for fixing my PC. You save me over $200 and provided tech support Dell couldn't. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to post this fix. Dave
Awesome! Glad to help!
My god this video saved my life, I wouldn't be able to work without my computer and this fix has seemingly solved the issue, I wouldn't have even known where to begin fixing it in the first place. Thank you so much for this useful guide I'd be stuck without it. Praying it doesn't happen again..Thank you!
Update: This has saved me twice now haha
You just saved me at least $100-$150 by not having to call someone out! Not all hero's wear capes but thanks!!!
Thanks so much for this video. I have had my system for about 2 years and just experienced the issue for the first time today. My system rebooted overnight and all I had was the logo on the screen. F2 and F12 didn't work, nothing worked. I found your video and followed your instructions and it fixed my issue. So pleased that you posted this. Many Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
You're honestly more helpful than Dell. I salute you.
Dude thank you so much honostly you saved me from buying a new one
Nice! Glad to help!
I saw this video after ordering the new replacement computer.
I was just about to send it back before I watched this video. You're a lifesaver. Thank you.
My experience late 2020: This worked, but I needed to also get a new CMOS battery installed. Just unplugging the CMOS battery and letting it sit did nothing, and I routinely hit the "yellow lights of death" after trying. Even if it did boot, before the new CMOS battery I would just get stuck on the logo screen like in this video.
I fixed it with installing a new CMOS battery (other videos can show you how), then following this video to reset the BIOS. One thing I'll note that he didn't go over is how to press the power button after you swap the jumper. I hit it once, waited ten seconds, then hit it once again, then unplugged the machine after about another 5 seconds. That worked.
Hope that helps others who are having a hard time with their machine, and thanks Arthur!
Life saver still in 2018. Had this since 2016 and never came across this issue until now. Thank you!
Still saving alphas in 2019 man. I had no idea what was going on with this thing
This saved my bacon. I was trying to install onto a new ssd from a flash drive and when it wasn't recognized, I selected "legacy bios" from the boot menu and rebooted... only to be greeted with the Static Alien Head of Doom. I thought I had bricked it. I *did* have to go back into the bios and change the boot setting back to UFI to get my usual Win10 boot drive to be re-recognized, but everything is back to normal so far.
Thanks a bunch, mate.
Fixed it, thank you. One thing to mention, it seemed the side of that jumper matters, I put it to the RTCRS facing opposite direction that that caused the yellow light flashing when I put it back. So second time I changed the sides, that it worked!
i do repair my alpha through this guide. i live in korea, so dell korea is reject to repair my alpha. i find infomation and fanally i find this. THANK YOU Very much. you are my savior.
Thanks fixed my start up problem, as you said it couldnt enter bios or anything, was stuck on alienware boot logo .. Seemed to happen as soon as i added asus rog driver for mobkul mouse i using but then maybe coincidence, anyway i rolled back bios from a4 to a3 soon as your fix worked and no problem since :) running windows 10 is fine with a3 bios if anyone else has same problem :) thanks again :)
I'm sure that's just a coincidence, but it's funny you should say that about the mouse. I had just done a firmware upgrade to my mouse. After I rebooted this same error happened.
Thanks mate, you are an absolute hero and none of the rambling crap everyone else has!
Thank you!!!! Your solution worked for me! I think if it happens again I will role back the bios as someone else suggested in the comments. My unit is two weeks out of warranty so this really saved me. Thank you again.
Really helped out! I was going to try this method (other BIOS resets hadn't worked) but the official manual was using some alternate motherboard layout? Your video used the right one and also confirmed that it would fix the problem I was having. Thanks
Thanks! That was driving me crazy. I even removed the CR2032 battery to clear the CMOS but all I ended up with were the 5 flashing lights of death. So I had to deal with this for like an hour, and then the initial problem was still here. Then I found your video and it was fixed in 5 minutes 🤦♂
Awesome video, saved me a whole world of grief.
Thanks! Totally saved my Alpha from the trash bin. If your Alienware Alpha is getting stuck at the BIOS, and won't let you into the BIOS setup utility, try this before you give up on it.
I'm going to try updating the BIOS after this, to see if that helps to keep things more stable.
Thank you so much!
My Alpha R1 just got into that boot freeze and you saved me! :)
I'm using Linux on that machine with no problem whatsoever, but I also have an original Win 8 installed in case I want to play something Linux/Proton would not support. Today I've booted Win 8 first time in like 6 months, it updated itself and I've got that ALIENWARE logo freeze after reboot. Might be firmware update or something... Anyways, thanks again for the fix instructions!
first time with this issue. Your fix worked perfectly.
Thanks for the video. I got the yellow lights of death, and replacing the CMOS battery alone didn't fix it. I followed your video and it worked.
Thank you so much - you've been a life saver (worked as shown)
You're the best! Thanks for saving me and my PC.
You saved my life man, seriously was about to send in my alpha and this video did the magic... thanks!!
Worked like a charm took less than 10 minutes 😎👍
Nice! Glad it is helping people.
Thank you, thank you again. You saved my bacon for a second time since I forgot the exact steps from last time. :) In my case I've had to reset the BIOS after something has caused the power to be pulled from the machine while things are running. Thankfully it hasn't happened randomly as of yet. The first time I was convinced it was dead!
Hey a got the same problem with my Steam machine, but on the screen say fatal error and louding 1,2,3, and nothing happen ,do you think i need do the same proccess?
Wow, thanks. I got bios update notice (from A05 to A06) in Windows 10, I accepted it to install and it locked up, turned down my speakers to not hear the high pitched wine. Came back and still stuck so I powered off and was stuck at the screen thinking it screwed up the flash. This worked luckily.
This actually worked although I can't get the HDMI to connect with them monitor regardless it's works thank you so much
Thank you for the video, you've just saved me a restless night trying to fix my old R1
You are the man! Worked perfectly! Thanks
THANK YOU SO MUCH. i have an alienware steam machine i3 from 2012 and i’ve replaced the cmos battery which didn’t fix it, then i tried this and it worked. I was afraid it’d never turn in again.
Thank you tons Mr. Dude. I have Fedora installed on my computer and this still worked perfectly!
Got an alpha late 2014 and this just happened to me today, followed the method and it worked so thanks for that . :)
Thank you! I love this little machine but have only had it a few days before it got stuck in just this way. I'm not sure whether to return it or not.
Worked! Thank you! May 2019!
I waited 50 mins shut off my computer and turned it on again, and it worked
You are a life saver!! I was getting so upset cause of that same problem. thank you very much.
Thanks so much Arthur, incredibly helpful!
Done this and im back up and running thanks.
I have a feeling there is something botched with the latest BIOS, disconnecting the cmos battery for 5mins clears out the errors I (and many others) had with it not even attempting to boot up, just goes to a blinking yellow light.
+Jake “Zebular” F I agree with you, seems odd that it just started acting up for me recently.
Was a big help thanks man
Yeah this doesn’t work for me. After I hit f1 it just goes back to the alien ware screen and stays there
Same
After everything I tried, I just installed windows 10 and it worked
Same here it goes back to the load screen with the loading circle. Anyone have any luck since this?
Does not work for me. did it twice. Existence is pain
Oh my God
Thank you
I wish I watched this video before I ordered a new bios battery
Then a new computer!!!
It was driving me nuts.
My Alienware is now up and running again.
A new replacement is on the way.
Any idea how to do this on an r7 Aurora Alienware?
My alpha go straight to console mode, how do I fix that because I cant do nothing as IT go directly it also freeze 😭😭😭😭i cant believe it
Thank you bro. I fix it with this tip
It’s 2020 and it happend to me today. Thanks so so much for the simple tutorial and it worked fine!! You save the day!!! OMg..
This helps me with YLOD as well, but that could be a coincidence. Worth a try though
It worked for me too! :D
Dude, thank you! I was *this* close to throwing mine in the trash. This worked first try.
Thank you so much! You've become my latest hero
This! saved my ass in 2022 (could not boot after last windows 10 update)
Wow you are awesome. I'm back up and running on my i3 alpha. Thank you 😍
Thank you so much!! This video helped a lot!!
I just want to say, you my fuckin guy for this. Got a used Alpha, watched it do nothing but continually flicker on the login screen. Followed your instructions and now it's working fine
I have an i7 with SteamOS. I tried this fix twice and it didn't work. Any suggestions?
you will probably need to disconnect the cmos battery there are videos for how to do it
Kyle H what I did is turn it off for a min and it does the same thing
thanks, very useful. works like a charm
I have an older alienware computer, but what fixed my similar issue was I turned the computer off, unplugged the 2 external drives i had connected and started it up again and that seems to have worked. Not sure if it's a fix or a fluke and it just happened to turn on.
I did not have the exact same problem but it did fix my problem where am I computer was not turning on some reason correctly thank you
thnx dude i broke it and was sending it into dell but u saved my bacon!
Still having the same issue after doing this. I don't think I did anything wrong but it's possible. Your instructions didn't really say what to do after pressing the power button so could u give me a bit more info on that part?
Thanks dude I did do this and it saved my alienware alpha 😭✌
This video save me, and my job, thx!
Excelente!!! Perfect!! Muchas gracias! Thanks!!
Thank you so much brother
Even if I use this method, the yellow light blinks every day I boot. Is this what I should do every time I boot? It might be a little weird because you're using a translator
OMG THANK YOU SIR!!! it worked!!
Much appreciated!
Worked, thanks!
Gracias, no sabía que hacer y encontré este video que me ayudó, muchas gracias ☺️
Hey, I did what you did, I thought it was the same problem, but I guess not. My PC passes the logo screen but after that the loading scroller-thingy just stays there forever pretty much
Shazang Productions I've been having the same problem for months. Doing a power drain worked in the beginning, but now that doesn't work anymore. This is so frustrating.
Thanks bro totally worked
2:30 what happens if I do all of this and then connect it to power and my alpha turns on by itself without hitting the power button?
The light turns on and goes yellow again.
I’m having the same issue. Did you find a fix?
@@prxmxl change your cmos battery
Thank for this video
NOPE didn't work for me back to the yellow flashing light of death. I just ordered a new CMOS battery Ill give that a try. If not Ill try lighting a bonfire and throwing it in there
Mine go straight to console mode and IT froze in the process. And I cant do nothing about IT and so I waiting with the screen on black loading for more then 2 hours AMD still stuck.
Anyone go through the step and it just goes back to the boot screen withe the loading circle?
Does this help get past an automatic repair that never helps and keeps me in booting limbo?
Worked thanks😀
How do I fix the yellow light of death in the Alienware Alpha ASM-100 Steam Machine?
My new hero thanks pal this saved me. Hopefully you can help me do the same for non functioning x51
Thanks! Works!
Thank you so much!
This happened to me as well Good video 10/10
What happens if you keep having to move the jumper to startup the computer? Should I just send it in to dell after backing everything up to a hard drive ??
Thank you !
Help, I have an alienware alpha but when I power on, the logo stay blinking in Orange light (the normal is green) and dont show image/ dont start the fans
Thanks bro this fixed my computer
Still works in 2023!
Hi I remember one time to have the same problem and it solved it :) But now after one month abroad tried it again and still blinking lights :(
My jumper doesn't quite look the same as yours though. I'm not sure why that is.
Thanks man thanks a lot it worked for me
Same here, you saved me big time, my warranty got over 1.5 years ago. Had send my unit once when in warranty I didn't new this is what they call replacing the mother board in invoice.
Awesome! Good to hear. Strangely, my alienware hasnt had any issues since i reset it during this video.
Didn't work any other fixes?
I got a r3 15 with 128ssd drive, which is to small, so I installed additional 1tb ssd. but windows still installs a lot only to c: even third party apps, so I need to reinstall windows and make the 1tb ssd for c: . Can I do that with the alienware/dell recovery or how do I get my windows to do so?
skip to 2:00 put jumper in rtcs slot
Thnx dude
that doesnt work for me
just sent back at the loading screen and then stop loading and blackscreen PLZ HELP
Mine was fixed by unplugging from the wall. Unplugging all devices from the R10. Holding down the power button for 30 seconds. Plugging power back in. Hit the power button and it went right into the windows login screen. I then plugged in all my devices.