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Connecting the Oculus Rift VR Headset to the Alienware 13 R3, 15 R3 and 17 R4

Summary: This article describes how to connect your Oculus Rift to the Alienware 13 R3, 15 R3 and 17 R4 notebooks

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Symptoms

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Supported Systems:

 
  Alienware 13 R3   Alienware 15 R3   Alienware 17 R4  
 

 

  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060*

 

  

 

  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060*
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070

 

  

 

  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060*
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080

 

  
 

* NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 will display a warning but it will work correctly with VR

Connecting the Oculus Rift to your system

  1. Connect the Headset's HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the back of your system

  2. Connect the Headset's USB cable to a USB 3.0 port

  3. Connect the Sensor USB cable to a USB 3.0 port

  4. Connect the X-Box One wireless adapter to the Type-C SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port using a Dell USB-C to USB-A 3.1 adapter**

Connecting the Oculus Touch

If you also have the Oculus Touch simply connect the sensor to the Thunderbolt port on the back of the system using a Dell USB-C to USB-A 3.1 adapter**

Click Here for information on how to purchase the Dell Adapter - USB-C to USB-A 3.1

Switch to Performance Mode for the best VR experience

The Alienware 15 R3 and 17 R4 have 2 graphics modes:

  • Performance Mode: Discrete GPU always enabled
  • Power-saving Mode: Intel GPU enabled by default, Discrete GPU used only for 3D apps, HDMI or mDP

To switch between modes press the Fn + F7 Key combination on your keyboard.

A popup message will prompt you to restart your system

Using the Oculus Compatibility Check Tool

Before you buy an Oculus Rift, we recommend you run the Oculus compatibility check tool to check to make sure your PC computer can power the full Rift experience.

To run the Rift compatibility check tool:

  1. Go to https://ocul.us/compat-tool to download the compatibility check tool
  2. Open the tool and click Start



Visit https://support.oculus.com/ for more help.

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Cause

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Resolution

 
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Currently, offers are only available for US, Canada, UK, and France PC Customers. Server and Storage not applicable.

Affected Products

Alienware 15 R3, Alienware 17 R4
Article Properties
Article Number: 000178462
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 11 Jul 2023
Version:  6
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