Alienware m18 R1 Unlocked BIOS!

[@Chris57-s5k]

Hi, first of all, thanks, it takes me A LOT of time to finally see this video, but it worked like a charm. For people who have a Dell G15 5530 (core i5 13450HX) like me, I can desactivate BD PROCHOT (finally not in grey in ThrottleStop) and undervolt my CPU, but I don't know why, even if I disabled LOCK UNDERVOLTAGE in UMAF, I can't modify the values in ThrottleStop. I did it old fashioned way, directly in this UMAF BIOS, now I can use this Core I5 at full performance. THANKS A LOT ! (And no bug with the official BIOS when you reboot)

[@phammanh0577]

What’s your undervolt value? I wanna ask because undervolt in bios may not reset like xtu and throttlestop when crashing

[@phammanh0577]

And will i gain any performance if i disable bd prochot but not having power throttling? And can u tell me where is that setting in UMAF?

[@Chris57-s5k]

I'm fine with - 130mV on P-core and E-Core, and - 80mV on cpu cache (it's the max you can get for cache no matters you you decrease more this one). I have BSOD at - 150mV. Don't worry, you'll still able to boot on the BIOS, start gently at - 100mV, boot on windows, set you ratio per core (I'd suggest something between 42 and 44),if stable, decrease by 10mV each step until you have BSOD on Windows, then increase by 10mV to get a stable setup. Temp will be between 80-85 degrees Celsius. Give me a favor and deactivate thermal dynamics in the usb tool

[@Chris57-s5k]

If you don't have power throttling, no need to deactivate bidirectional prochot. In my case, because I set high cpu frequency, I have sometimes peaks on one or two core at 95 degrees Celsius, which conduct to power throttling. Deactivate it save the last 10% performance gain. I recommand undevolt gpu with Msi afterburner, if not already done, and after that it will last forever and you have the hardware performance that you paid for, and with better temperatures than Dell's stock setup.

[@phammanh0577]

thanks for answering

[@WillahealmAraujo]

Hey bro nice vid btw! I have a question about turning things back to defult! I did the tuning for the undervolt option to be enable but i wished to get back to defult so i simply turned back the settings i changed . Is that the right way to do it or should i have clicked on the clear option at the star of the bios ?

[@ravin6771]

hi, I want to try and undervolt my 13500h on my asus vivobook s15, but I'm concerned about any issues that might come up, like the github page warns, what precautions could I take to help reduce the risk of bricking my laptop?

[@joshuabruett8449]

Good video, thank you for the easy to follow guide. I'm running into an issue with XTU. XTU will not start now saying it won't start because undervolt protection is disabled, which you showed how to do (and I did) in the video. Is there anyway around this? Is there another way to undervolt?

[@cs.studios]

You can try undervolting using throttlestop

[@WillahealmAraujo]

Hey btw ! How did u get those greyed memory options to be enabled ? I have the exact same m18 as you and mine are disabled…

[@audriusa7005]

Hello, first of all, I wanted to thank you for time and effort you put in the M18 videos, your clear explanations and goal to optimise this beast to the fullest potential. My M18 arrived today, 13900hx/4080 , first thing i did was installed hwinfo and ran C23, and I would love your input on my situation, I have one P core (P3) throtlling, all other cores ran in mid 80's, I hit 29000 on a single run. What would you advise me to do in this situation? Are there any measures I can take to bring it down under control? My last laptop lasted me 6 years (MSI GT72 titan) I'm hoping similiar longevity with this one aswell.

[@cs.studios]

That seems to be the norm. Honestly you can try undervolting a bit and see if it helps. But CB will run the cpu a lot hotter than standard gaming would anyways

[@audriusa7005]

@@cs.studios thank you for your response, i'm running it in custom mode limited to 85c, lowering turbo clock speeds to 90c. Would repasting solve overheating one core issue?

[@majorsick]

Yes It works. A simple reinstall of the command center fix's that issue. Fresh install also gives you better access inside the command center

[@ea168]

So if you reinstall command center and fresh windows you will unlock undervolting? No need for the method in this video?

[@majorsick]

@@ea168 The command center changed a lot in the 9 months since that comment. Also the bios has changed a lot. You get quite a lot of access without the need to mess with the bios. Under voting is doable with factor bios now but to a much lower degree. It does require a lot of restarts to get it right though. Turn off the Spatial sound and save yourself a lot of sound cracking issues during gaming.

[@papadingle]

@@majorsick just got a m16 r2 anyway u can explain how to go about undervolting in the bios step by step having a lot of heating issues

[@majorsick]

@@papadingle with my version of the m18 R1 they have given access to un udervolting threw custom profiles now. Start in the performance tab advanced view and under manual you can set voltage there. Also you can set a TCC in the thermal section of the custom profile & change the fans to have a better cooling line in the same section all though the lines requires a PHD in terrible design to understand wtf is going on.

[@majorsick]

@@ea168 When i tried the program he used and unlocked the bios yes. That was a week after I got the laptop and I wasn't really happy with being locked out of everything. I did reinstall windows and the command center before it would start working again. though the software has changed a lot since then and I am not sure what the changes have changed? The current version of the official software gives some access to undervolting in the command center before installing anything after market id give that a go personally.

[@PowBamZing]

FYI, this does not work on my M18 R1 with the AMD 7945HX and 7900M. I can access the USB boot bios but no additional options are found.

[@jamiethornton7920]

Hey did you figure out anyway to get the settings to show or another way to undervolt/overclock?

[@karellopez9875]

Hello, I have the amd version. In the default BIOS there is no wake on lan option. Do you know if the unlocked version could have that option available?

[@cs.studios]

You will have to use the app to look around. I think it might have it

[@Minurownbiznes]

Hey there I was wondering can this be done for the intel version as well I heard you say that it was a amd setup. Thx in adv.

[@cs.studios]

Yes it is for both versions

[@ragaadin9408]

Did you tried load the xmp profile through the bios mod? Is it working?

[@cs.studios]

Yes I did and it does not work

[@Whyleys1-of3tb]

I have recently acquired an AW M18R2 and have watched a number of your videos, really great content, answered a lot of questions for me. I have found that I would like to disable the UVP does anyone know if this process works on the R2 version of the AW M18?

[@cs.studios]

Yes it still works for R2

[@Garueri]

Oh my god im going to try this soon I got the m16 with the 13900hx but it keeps reaching 100c and droping clocks causing lag on any game that goes for the CPU side (like cyberpunk) Btw is there any risk to undervolting? Or its just about when it gets unstable I just set it back to the last working config?

[@cs.studios]

Naw just can become unstable then dial it back

[@Garueri]

@@cs.studios Just tried it out, worked perfectly, rn im at -130mv without instabilities, tried -150 but it didn´t make it through. Im using throttlestop for safety, dont want to cmos every time things goes brrr. Unfortunately, my results werent as incredible. I still thermal throttle but my p core frequency did go from 3600mhz to 4000mhz average when testing in cinebench, not sure why but almost didn´t see a difference within cyberpunk testing, but thats likely because cpu usage goes basically 75% which is almost full load so, no wonder nothing changed. I´ve disabled 8E cores hoping to save more power to reach higher frequencies, my meta was to be 8/16 at 5000ghz but unfortunately I think im going to need more extreme measures, such as better paste and maybe filling some spots with the PTM something-something godsent thermal pad Any tips? BTW I did delete AWCC before the thing, and then added it later, not sure if it matters but i saw a post on reddit and it recommended

[@andresaguirreweidlin9566]

Hey! Do you know if this should work with the bios versión 1.14? I just got an Alienware m16 R1 with the i9 13900 HX

[@cs.studios]

It should, I haven’t tested the newest bios versions

[@MurdahBassRecords]

Thanks for the video bro🙏 was reading about this on reddit a few days ago.......Will this work with a m18 ryzen 7945hx do you think??

[@cs.studios]

Yup! It should since this was actually made for amd systems

[@MurdahBassRecords]

@cs.studios cannot wait to try this. With my m18, 7945hx, 4090 Im Getting 93c on warzone2.0 on ultra settings @144 fps on a 1440p x 3440p external with OVERDRIVE in AWCC thats with the overclock and 100% fan speed. With the eits gt500 cooler im getting 85c but that thing is loud as hell. Not to0 worried about the overclock to be honest but would love to undervolt. Do you have suggestion for an UV on my machine? Ive got a 5800x in a desktop but never undervolted before so its the only thing holding me back being unsure of whats safest. Dont wanna push my luck too much but still want it to be useful

[@cs.studios]

On my intel cpu I do around -115mV for 24/7 usage and it does a good job on temps

[@MurdahBassRecords]

@@cs.studios thanks so much

[@TDV1]

Advanced menu doesn’t show on HP Omen 16, 13700HX - 4080

[@djdelevic]

Do you have something for dell precision 7560 11950h ?

[@cs.studios]

You can try it on that but probably needs 12th gen

[@magicfairycome]

Unfortunately this doesn't work on my m15 r4 (i9-10980hk), excitedly waiting for that RU.efi tutorial, as I am way too terrified to jump into that without a step by step!

[@cs.studios]

Yeah I tested it on 4 generations of Alienwares and only the 13th gen worked. Got a bunch of videos to upload still so hopefully I’ll have that one out soon

[@magicfairycome]

@@cs.studios I used some different version and got it to work, I had to manually boot from UiApp.efi. The USB also contained a SupressIF function.

[@GETALONGGETALONGGANG]

Alienware m18 r1 can you test to see if you screen display can change brightness levels? in windows. using the slider and FN F10 AND F11?

[@cs.studios]

Yes it works

[@Çorumlu38]

would this work on my alienware m17 r5? can you also show how to downgrade bios for m17r5 amd advantage...somehow my bios is 1.13.1 and their latest bios is 1.10...idk how i got the wrong bios iinstalled but it did it itself...now i cant roll back...

[@cs.studios]

Unfortunately it only works on the newer laptops. You may have a newer bios that hasn’t been released to public yet

[@harshverma-jj2zc]

Thankyou for making this video. I need help, I have Alienware m15 r6 (intel) can this tutorial work me too? if yes can this help me unlock my bios so that i can undervolt it and can use my laptop for the potential? When i tried your steps first it tried loading than automatically bios diagnostic tool start scanning system is it because this tool is for AMD users and i am trying that on an Intel board? Please Do reply

[@cs.studios]

This only works on the latest Intel systems. Such as 13/14th Gen and I believe 12th maybe

[@TheRcCarFan]

Would this work for the Dell G16 7630 with 13900HX, the bioses with the Alienware look very identical

[@luclamlangtu]

At first, it worked for me (though just able to change voltage offset in Advanced BIOS. throttlestop is still "Undervolt Protection") but after updating BIOS, i cannot change anything even in Advanced Menu anymore. Latest BIOS is 1.15.1 ( already downgraded to 1.14.0 but still no changes )

[@phammanh0577]

@@luclamlangtu lúc mà ông thoát khỏi cái bios của umaf thì ông còn boot đc vào cái bios của dell k? và trước khi ông update thì phiên bản của ông là j v?

[@luclamlangtu]

@@phammanh0577 thoát khỏi bios của UMAF thì mình vẫn vô đc bios DELL do nó bắt reset lại. Version trước đó mình k biết coi, lúc update lên latest bios thì mới bị nên mình cũng k để ý

[@phammanh0577]

@@luclamlangtuchán thật tôi cũng lỡ lên 1.14 rồi. Mà bác cứ thoát ra bios umaf là nó reset bios luôn à hay là trong umaf k cho thay đổi?

[@luclamlangtu]

@@phammanh0577 UMAF vẫn cho đổi, chỉ có lúc reset lại thì nó mất cái setting của UMAF :(

[@eyuparslan7104]

thank you brother. Can you make a video on how to undervolt after turning off the unverdolt protection?

[@cs.studios]

I made a video several years ago on using throttlestop to undervolt. If you search my videos you should find it. That video should still apply quite well even today after you turn off UV protection

[@eyuparslan7104]

@@cs.studios great! thank you

[@Vandiekins]

even tho it says im able to oc and undervolt it wont go lower than -40mv and xtu still says undervolt protection enabled.

[@cs.studios]

What bios is this? I would try once more

[@nicholaswitt2534]

I'm trying this on my m15 r4, but I don't see the advanced intel menu option?

[@cs.studios]

It has only worked for 13th gen Alienware for me so far

[@HACKERTRISTANIA85]

is working for Alienware m18 r1 with BIOS 1.16.0?

[@cs.studios]

I’m still on 1.6.0 you’ll have to test it

[@sizar535]

I have the itel version of this and i done everything you said and i can't undervolt in throttle stop it doesn't apply .. i use throtle stop on alienware area 51m it works perfectly fine .. temps are brilliant and on this still hit 100c .. i have to use TCC to lock temps at 85 C .. could you help please .. ? this is my bios version BIOS Version/Date Alienware 1.14.1, 27/12/2023

[@cs.studios]

You will probably have to do repaste on m18, they have bad paste from factory. Try using Intel xtu to undervolt

[@sizar535]

@cs.studios I tried xtu undervolt won't stick .. and throtlestop. I used to use throtlestop on area 51m worked like a dream . Do you think it's my bios version that's why it won't allow to do it ? I even done all the steps turned off undervolt protection and now xtu will not launch it says protection need to be turned on .

[@sizar535]

could you help please ?

[@cs.studios]

You can try downgrading to bios 1.6.0 or try a different version of xtu

[@sizar535]

@cs.studios xtu won't work if the protection is turned off . Xtu won't even launch after turning off protection .. where do I download the bios version you talking about ?

[@titijr]

Does 5 works on m18r1 i9 13900 and 13980??? Thanks!

[@simhawk3986]

Maybe you can help me... I followed this tutorial and yes it worked. But it didnt have what I was looking for in the menu. I purchased my dell m18 r1 and didn't realize they were going to Raid the drives for me. So I went into the basic bios turned off Raid and switched to AHCI and did a clean install of win 11. Unfortunately my other 2TB drive isn't showing up. 1 drive is showing up which is the drive i did the fresh install on. It seems as if the raid was turned off but it wasn't deleted. I have been scouring the inter-web trying to fix this. ctrl + I hasn't been working. any thoughts?

[@cs.studios]

You need to remove the drives from the raid array. Simply changing from raid to ahci won’t do thar. Check the F12 boot menu, there should be an option for raid or additional options that has a raid menu. You don’t need the unlocked bios to do it

[@simhawk3986]

@@cs.studios Thanks.. I finally figured it out.. Because I turned off raid it caused the intel raid options to disappear in F12 boot menu. So i had to turn the raid back on so I could delete it.. smh It took me all day to fix that..

[@TraceguyRune]

Why is undervolt protection a thing?

[@cs.studios]

Because of the plundervolt vulnerability that was found. I just wish it was optional in every bios for us who don’t care about it

[@juanmanuelabadrios1024]

I need to restore the BIOS to its factory settings manually, is there a way to do it?

[@mauriceknubben]

turn the laptop off, unplug the power cable wait ten seconds plug back it back in.... then turn on holding the power butten till it blinks blue. Go get some coffee and wait till ready

[@Assertaim]

Yo do you think this would work with Alienware m15 R5 it has a AMD CPU I'm not sure if I should try this let me know.😊

[@cs.studios]

You can try. It didn’t work on 12th gen and older Intel but might work on older amd systems

[@abdullahtaqi2932]

Will this work on every laptop with 13900hx or only alienware ?

[@cs.studios]

You’ll have to test and let me know. It should work on multiple laptops

[@waroftheworldssurvival]

What would you think of a M16 with a 4090

[@cs.studios]

It has nearly the same performance as m18 so if you prefer a smaller laptop it’s a good choice.

[@KBztec]

Is there a way to enable xmp on Alienware laptops?

[@cs.studios]

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to

[@jimbilello7134]

can you do this to older alienware systems and are their dangers for unlocking it and will it stay unlocked

[@cs.studios]

Alienwares from 2015 and older have unlocked bios you can flash. After that they are all locked

[@jimbilello7134]

@@cs.studiosi have one from 2014 is why i asked thank you sir

[@meerundjameel5065]

what can be done for an alienware M17 i7 8750 with a lock bios

[@cs.studios]

Downgrade and unlock undervolting, not much else

[@1337_h0an]

Does This also work for Dell G16 7630?

[@phammanh0577]

Have you tried? I have the same question.

[@roadykustfl3513]

¿Alguien ya lo intento?

[@cs.studios]

I’m not sure, you’ll have to try it out and let us know

[@brightloonie]

Sadly, does not work on m16 with a R9 7845HX

[@cs.studios]

That’s weird since it’s meant for amd chipsets

[@boyelegant6961]

is there anybody enable xmp when using kingston fury 16*2 6400mhz？

[@ukrainianguy9204]

ATLAST !!! Thank you man 😁😁👍👍

[@StillaRebel2489]

will this work on a desktop ? i have the R15

[@cs.studios]

You could try I’m not sure

[@titijr]

There is no more undervolt option...😢

[@mauriceknubben]

use throttlestop it works!

[@cs.studios]

I heard latest bios may have brought it back? I’m still on 1.6.0 because AW always does this where the early updates are good then they start removing features

[@lilgulag240]

is there any way to do this without knowing the bios admin password??

[@cs.studios]

If it asks admin password to boot from usb then you need to remove admin password first

[@djcornel5010]

Gonna try this out, I’ll let you know how it goes 😊

[@djcornel5010]

It boot the pen drive ok . After messing around with the advanced settings 😢I rebooted all the lights came on but no screen on smh

[@djcornel5010]

Boot loop 🔂

[@djcornel5010]

I tried the biso reset still nothing

[@djcornel5010]

ok im back again i repair the recovery bios an i got my alienware m18 r1 working agin..

[@djcornel5010]

well now i tried this again i think this time around my m18 died for good.smh

[@TheDynomike100]

I have ryzen 9 7845hx will it work

[@cs.studios]

Yes

[@startotr]

lovely Korean memos btw 😍

[@anthonbakkalian2352]

Keep up the good work sir!!!!

[@GETALONGGETALONGGANG]

no link?

[@cs.studios]

Link added

[@edelkim3795]

Good~~!!!!

[@farooqahmed-b5y]

i have a weird problem my alienware 17 starts to sudden shut down with any work after 10 to 15 mints some time 5 mint 😴😴😴😴

[@cs.studios]

Sounds like it’s overheating

[@farooqahmed-b5y]

@@cs.studios BRO TEMP ARE ALMOST FINE BUT KOI AUR TARIKA BATA DO

[@cs.studios]

Try disconnecting the battery and running only on AC power and see if it does it.

[@S0ul_]

worked on my alienware x16 r1 thank you!!!

[@eygs493]

amd only?

[@cs.studios]

Works on both AMD and Intel m18