Area-51 alx AlienFx problems.

try this:http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&docid=541817

you may have to bump the theme tempo down all the way. It may or may not work. Mine stays on too I think, but I always unplug after shutdown, so, I don't even check anymore, lol.

somebody said once you have to disable "fast boot", maybe that was for Win8, can't remember.

I'm not using the Alien right now, but you have to open CmndCntr, go to AlienFx, go to advanced, & fiddle with it, tell it what to do after shutdown similar to the Aurora guide link I gave you. Lemme know what happens

The version currently installed, there is no AlienFusion tab.
So, it does not improve I tried to apply the power settings in the Control Panel.

are you on Win7 or Win8?

I'm still not on my A-51, & it's been a while since I fooled with this. The Aurora screen shots they show you in that how-to are different, I know, but you open AlienFx, there's a tiny button called advanced > click it > it opens a menu > you start to disable things, the things they show you on the Aurora screen shots like "sleep disable all options" "usb settings disabled", whatever that link said.

When you see an option for your alienhead led, you can try to find the option that speeds up or slows down the "theme", set it to its lowest, it might work. I'm going from memory here & mine still does it too, lol.

If I'm not helping tonight, you can look for dell alienware employees on this forum, like Chris_M of Dell or Naomi of Alienware, send them a personal message, ask how to fix this. If memory serves, it might be a small glitch in .netframework 4.5 update that keeps front light on after shut down & one of the side panels stays lit too.. We were supposed to disable fast boot to fix it.

I'll send my friend a question about it, when I hear back I'll pass it on or he will. We'll get us both fixed here in the next couple days; unplug the pc when you shut down, that will fix it for now :)

OS is win7.
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you can umplug your pc, press your top power button down for a minute, let pc sit a few minutes, boot up, shut down, see if it stops.

You can go into bios, find the usb setting that "disables s5", then check if it helped, if not, go back re-enable s5.

You can try a newer version of CmndCntr, read the page, follow instructions to find it:

http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19472294.aspx

Correct procedure to reinstall Command Center on Area-51 and Aurora systems;

http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&docid=414842&doclang=en&l=en&s=gen&cs=

Yes, v2.8.9.0 is the correct and last final version for Area-51 on Windows7-64.

Have you changed the MIO-Board or some of it's wiring? Is this machine used or been re-wired?

Try "Power Off Dissipation Fix"... should at least fix it temporarily.

Like Cass-Ole says, also check USB settings in BIOS. For some reason, MIO-Board thinks machine is still powered-up.

See my post here and also about running Dell Diags (outside of Windows).

http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19454040.aspx

You said:

"Because it is the ASUS motherboards now, it is not possible to install Dell Diags."

So, you are lucky it works at all with 3rd party after-market MB. I can't really help with that config, but other might be able to.

restart to remove the Command Center and net framework.

I solved the problem by reinstalling.

Thank you for all answers.