AlienFX Tutorial available for download - Dell Support

Not sure when this went up on the support.dell.com site, the Documentation area for the M17x now includes a link to a tutorial on AlienFX.

Command Center updated to v2.5.44.0

Today Dell released an update for the Alienware Command Center. This update is the first which combines all three models (M15x, M17x and M17xR2).

Dell/AW post fix for Dead AlienFX Lights

Dell/Alienware posted this today on the Alienware KB:

Problem:
The lights on the AlienFx keyboard turn off after a Command Center update or a Windows clean install.

Fix:
A registry fix has been implemented in order to fix this issue. This applies to x86 and x64 Operating Systems.

Steps:
1. Unzip the file with registry fix file.
2. Run the registry fix file.
3. Restart the computer.
4. After Windows loads up, open the AlienFx software.
5. Close the current theme for the lighting system.
6. Create a new theme. Apply the settings and exit.

This applies to the M17x as well as the following systems:

Alienware M15X
Area-51 m15x
Area-51 m17x

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Source

Command Center v2.0.10 released (Win7/Vista)

Thanks to Scook9 over @ NBR for the heads-up on this one. Dell posted v2.0.10 of Command Center today. Fixes include:

AlienFX
- Fix: Power State options work ok when Fn+F11 is Enabled.
- Fix: For M15x new LED mapping for the Keyboard zone
- Fix: Command Center title is now visible after Intro animation.

You can grab it directly HERE.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
This version of Command Center uses a different .xml structure for the AlienFX themes. Themes created with the previous version will not load.

Also, some users (including me - lol) have encountered issues with updating to this new version of Command Center. Here is the process which I used to properly install and resolve the issues:

1. Uninstall Command Center via the Programs & Features Control Panel.
2. Reboot
3. Run CCleaner's registry module and clean out all left over traces.
4. Reboot
5. Run the installer for the new command center. Now here is the important part (and dont ask me why this is, but it is and its how I was able to resolve the error), SHUTDOWN the system after the installer completes - instead of restarting, SHUTDOWN.
6. Power up and everything should be fine.

I have updated both the Vista and Win7 Driver lists. Enjoy.