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    Alien Autopsy - whitelist?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by ebondefender, Jul 5, 2012.

  1. ebondefender

    ebondefender Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey everyone,

    I was running the standard system tests under Alien Autopsy on my R2, but I noticed something odd. The graphics card/gaming tests all seem to run on the Intel chip rather than the GeForce 650. Is this normal, or should I whitelist the PC checkup program at all? This is the first Optimus system I've ever owned and my m11x was the R1 with "manual trans" so to speak. Sorry if this is a dumb question. :cool:

    Also, I can't seem to run SMART status test on my hard drive, but the SMART short status test and everything else checks out in the green. Is that something to be concerned about at all? I lost a corrupted drive on my Vostro 200 workstation at my job and I've been paranoid ever since.
     
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    Alienware-Frank_L Company Representative

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    It will be interesting to see what would the software do while whitelisted. Anyway I'll recommend something like 3DMark for the GPU, AlienAutopsy can identify errors everywhere but it will never stress the GPU enough.
    If the SMART checks out fine, no issues then; also Intel Rapid Storage will let you know.
     
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    Gotcha, I'll try 3DMark for that. (Or I could always use Crysis.)
     
    ebondefender, Jul 5, 2012
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