Hi [NAME] welcome to this free user-to-user Alienware laptop discussion forum.  Please undertake a Hard Reset (Flea power release).  If problem persists, run Windows Reliability Monitor and wait for creation of Event timeline. How to use Windows Reliability Monitor to identify software issues | Dell US. Look for event that occurs at first power-on. Open this event to find Root Cause and Microsoft error code. Search internet for Microsoft error code to find fix/solution. 
My m17 R2 show black screen when i press power button and the fan turn on 3 second and turn off. I try many time to turn the laptop and repeat same case but when i leave the laptop several hour and turn on the laptop works fine. you can see the problem in YouTube : [URL] Please if any one has the solve comments below.
m17 R2, black screen