Hey there, new to the forums!
Long story short I remember seeing the Area 51 and MJ12 (Dragon ATX style) desktops in magazines when I was younger and always wanting one..
I came across an Area 51 in black (I think at least) a year or so ago and most everything seems to be in working order.
I was wondering if someone might know a few things about the system to maybe figure out what the specs should have been from Alienware when it was new. There are a few things with the machine that make me think things were updated at some point. I work in media and was about to reach out to someone with Dell who had worked at the original Alienware office, and unfortunately they have deleted all of their archives for the old systems.
So, the numbers on the system are: Alienware DX-02WS-FD and has a support ID of 620003.
The specs are:
Abit AS8 / AS8-V Intel i865 MOBO (I don't think it is factory since AW usually used Intel boards?)
Intel P4 530 Prescott 755LGA 3.00Ghz
2GB ram
Nividia Geforce 3 (NV20) 64MB
60GB Main system HD
Soundblaster Audigy 2 with breakout bay (When I got the desktop it didn't have an audigy 2 in it, it does now, which matches the breakout bay that was still in it)
So as I have said, this is a big nostalgia thing for me, I think I would like to put the system as back to stock as possible (within reason, I have a SATA 1TB drive for games in it).
I have found old magazine archives with system specs in them, I am hoping someone might be able to confirm which model it is so I could have somewhere to start!
Here are some pictures, the dirty ones were pre-cleaning, someone had it in their garage: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JJAhZ1_r0igRWWOvRPJHbSBukQFlp8lM?usp=sharing
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!
-V
Long story short I remember seeing the Area 51 and MJ12 (Dragon ATX style) desktops in magazines when I was younger and always wanting one..
I came across an Area 51 in black (I think at least) a year or so ago and most everything seems to be in working order.
I was wondering if someone might know a few things about the system to maybe figure out what the specs should have been from Alienware when it was new. There are a few things with the machine that make me think things were updated at some point. I work in media and was about to reach out to someone with Dell who had worked at the original Alienware office, and unfortunately they have deleted all of their archives for the old systems.
So, the numbers on the system are: Alienware DX-02WS-FD and has a support ID of 620003.
The specs are:
Abit AS8 / AS8-V Intel i865 MOBO (I don't think it is factory since AW usually used Intel boards?)
Intel P4 530 Prescott 755LGA 3.00Ghz
2GB ram
Nividia Geforce 3 (NV20) 64MB
60GB Main system HD
Soundblaster Audigy 2 with breakout bay (When I got the desktop it didn't have an audigy 2 in it, it does now, which matches the breakout bay that was still in it)
So as I have said, this is a big nostalgia thing for me, I think I would like to put the system as back to stock as possible (within reason, I have a SATA 1TB drive for games in it).
I have found old magazine archives with system specs in them, I am hoping someone might be able to confirm which model it is so I could have somewhere to start!
Here are some pictures, the dirty ones were pre-cleaning, someone had it in their garage: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JJAhZ1_r0igRWWOvRPJHbSBukQFlp8lM?usp=sharing
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!
-V
Old Alienware Desktop Models -
Old Alienware Desktop Models - Old Alienware Desktop Models Comparison
Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 16GB, Windows 10 Home, AWAUR10-A886BLK-PUS PC Computer Monitor: Monitor not included Model #: AWAUR10-A886BLK-PUS. App store 4s.
Old Alienware Desktop Models- 1998 Things Really Take Off. Alienware's Area-51 desktop wins PC Gamer's Editor's Choice. The Area-51 desktop would become so popular, that in 2006, PC World.
- Since the release of first Haswell models, the 'M' and 'X' are no longer part of the model names. Alienware 14 is not an M14xR3 Alienware 15 is not an M15xR2 Alienware 17 is not an M17xR5 Alienware 17 R2 is not an M17xR6 Alienware 18 is not an M18xR3 Below are the machines (as previously posted). If they are not in the list below, they do not.
- First up is Alienware's next-generation Aurora R9 desktop, which benefits the most from the company's new aesthetic. Compared to the last model, the updated Aurora has a rounder front and an.
- Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 16GB, Windows 10 Home, AWAUR10-A886BLK-PUS PC Computer Monitor: Monitor not included Model #: AWAUR10-A886BLK-PUS.
