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15 R3, MIO board is defective?
Hello guys!
Does anyone knows what is the Part Number of the MIO (master input/output) board of Alienware 15 R3?
My technician said to me that my problems with CPU fans always turned on and AlienFX board not detected could be a defect on this part. Is it possible to buy this specific board?
Thanks for your help
Hi @willmgf welcome to this free user to user Alienware laptop discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.
The Dell application Alienware Command Center for Notebooks version 4.8.23.0 has a bug with old systems such as the Alienware 15 R3. There is no AWCC Master input/output board.
Does your Alienware 15 R3 display a message when AWCC software is opened? Are the AWCC's HOME, FX and FUSION tabs missing or not working?
The Dell AWCC application is not not stand-alone. There is discussion about AWCC's continued compatibility with Windows Updates. The general advice is, if your version of AWCC works, do not update. Can your Alienware 15 R3 operating system be restored to when AWCC's HOME, FX and FUSION tabs were working? System Restore in Windows 10 | Dell US
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@willmgf Firstly, if you have Support Assist installed try uninstalling it to see if it fixes your fan issue. There have been many reports recently of this program messing with the fan control on the older systems.
Other than the motherboard, the only other board I can see is this USB I/O board but there isn't much on it.
https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=25018
There are a few chips on the back of the board that could be the AlienFX chip but I couldn't be sure.