Alienware m15 R4 Setup and Specifications Regulatory Model: P87F Regulatory Type: P87F003 April 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Set up your Alienware m15 R4.............................................................................................. 4 Chapter 2: Views of Alienware m15 R4.................................................................................................. 5 Right......................................................................................................................................................................................5 Left.....................................
Set up your Alienware m15 R4 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 m15 R4 Right 1. microSD-card slot Reads from and writes to the microSD-card. The computer supports the following card types: ● Micro Secure Digital (mSD) ● Micro Secure Digital High Capacity (mSDHC) ● Micro Secure Digital Extended Capacity (mSDXC) 2. USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2) Connect devices such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps. Left 1.
Top 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 button Press to left-click. 3. Right-click button Press to right-click. 4. Power button (Alienhead) Press to turn on the computer if it is turned off, in sleep state, or in hibernate state. Press to put the computer in sleep state if it is turned on. Press and hold for four seconds to force shut-down the computer.
Front 1. Left microphone Provides digital sound input for audio recording and voice calls. 2. Camera Enables you to video chat, capture photos, and record videos. 3. Camera-status light Turns on when the camera is in use. 4. Right microphone Provides digital sound input for audio recording and voice calls. 5. Tobii Eye Tracker (optional) Application that enables you to interact with your computer using your eyes. 6. Left speaker Provides audio output. 7. Right speaker Provides audio output.
1. HDMI port Connect to a TV, external display or another HDMI-in enabled device. Provides video and audio output. 2. Mini DisplayPort Connect to a TV or another DisplayPort-in enabled device. Mini DisplayPort provides video and audio output. 3. Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) port with Power Delivery Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, Thunderbolt 3 and also enables you to connect to an external display using a display adapter. Provides data transfer rates up to 10 Gbps for USB 3.
Specifications of Alienware m15 R4 Dimensions and weight The following table lists the height, width, depth, and weight of your Alienware m15 R4. Table 1. Dimensions and weight Description Values Height: Front height ● 18.30 mm (0.72 in.) for computers shipped with a 60 Hz or 144 Hz display ● 17.90 mm (0.70 in.) for computers shipped with a 144 Hz Dynamic Display Switch (DDS) display or 300 Hz display Rear height 19.70 mm (0.78 in.) Width 360.30 mm (14.19 in.) Depth ● 276.20 mm (10.87 in.
Chipset The following table lists the details of the chipset supported by your Alienware m15 R4. Table 3. Chipset Description Values Chipset HM470 Processor 10th Generation Intel Core i7/i9K DRAM bus width 128-bit Flash EPROM 16 MB PCIe bus Up to Gen3 Operating system Your Alienware m15 R4 supports the following operating systems: ● Windows 10 Home (64-bit) ● Windows 10 Professional (64-bit) Memory The following table lists the memory specifications of your Alienware m15 R4. Table 4.
Table 5. External ports Description Values USB ports ● Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports ● One USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare ● One Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) port with Power Delivery Audio port One headset (headphone and microphone combo) port Video port ● One HDMI 2.1 port ● One Mini DisplayPort 1.4 ● One Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) port with Power Delivery Media-card reader One microSD card slot Power-adapter port One 7.4 mm x 5.
Table 8. Wireless module specifications Description Values Frequency bands supported 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Wireless standards ● ● ● ● Encryption ● 64-bit/128-bit WEP ● AES-CCMP ● TKIP Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 WiFi 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n) Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac) Wi-Fi 6 (WiFi 802.11ax) Audio The following table lists the audio specifications of your Alienware m15 R4. Table 9.
● One M.2 2230 solid-state drive and two M.2 2280 solid-state drives The primary drive of your Alienware m15 R4 varies with the storage configuration. For computers with the M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive, the primary drive is the designated boot drive. Table 10. Storage specifications Storage type Interface type Capacity M.2 2230 solid-state drive PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe, up to 32 Gbps Up to 512 GB M.
Table 12. Keyboard specifications Description Values NOTE: You can define the primary behavior of the function keys (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 m15 R4. Table 13.
Power adapter The following table lists the power adapter specifications of your Alienware m15 R4. Table 15. Power adapter specifications Description Values Type 240 W Connector dimensions: External diameter 7.40 mm Internal diameter 5.10 mm Input voltage 100 VAC–240 VAC Input frequency 50 Hz–60 Hz Input current (maximum) 5A Output current (continuous) 12.31 A Rated output voltage 19.
Table 16. Battery specifications Description Values Battery charging time (approximate) NOTE: Control the charging time, duration, start and end time, and so on using the Dell Power Manager application. For more information on the Dell Power Manager see, Me and My Dell on www.dell.com. 3 hours (when the computer is off) Coin-cell battery Not supported Display The following table lists the display specifications of your Alienware m15 R4. Table 17.
Table 17. Display specifications Description Option one Option two Option three Touch options No No No Dynamic Display Switch (DDS) Optional support No No G-Sync support No No Yes GPU—Integrated The following table lists the specifications of the integrated Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) supported by your Alienware m15 R4. Table 18. GPU—Integrated Controller External display support Memory size Processor Intel UHD graphics ● One HDMI 2.1 port ● One Mini DisplayPort 1.
† Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the hard drive is in use.
Keyboard shortcuts NOTE: Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys 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. The symbol shown on the lower part of the key refers to the character that is typed out when the key is pressed.
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. AWCC also supports AlienFX 2.0.
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 22. Alienware products and online self-help resources Self-help resources Resource location Information about Alienware products and services www.alienware.com Dell Help & Support app Tips Contact Support In Windows search, type Help and Support, and press Enter. Online help for operating system www.dell.
