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    M14x Shutdown/ ms card question

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by FadedSomething, Jun 17, 2011.

  1. FadedSomething

    FadedSomething Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there, I have a quick question. Whenever i shutdown my laptop, it always shows the force shutdown / cancel screen or whatever. Does this happen to everyone or is this just me? . .
    For the ms pro stick card is there a good way to take it out? I read another post that you can press it out again to take it out, but how do you actually take it out? I mean do i just poke it with a flat head screwdriver and then just flip the m14x to the side and wait till it pops out?
     
  2. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    For the force shut down is normal for me, but if it constantly showing that, I think you might have to close those programs before you go on shut down the PC, because those force shut down is showing because of your have some program still running, and if shut down it might interfere with what you or the program is doing, like loss of work or corrupt the files.

    So close everything manually first then click shut down.

    For the MS card, I'm sorry I dont know anything about it.
    Hope this help. :)
     
  3. TitanGod

    TitanGod Notebook Evangelist

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    The force shut down is because of alienware command center. I have had M15x, M11x, and now the M14x and it the command center always does it.

    It's something were going to have to deal with unfortunately.
     
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    So if you just have to force shut down all the time, is it ok? Because I dont think it is okay to force it all the time like that.
     
  5. 0204

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    the force shut down screen on windows 7 shown by default.. basically its still waiting the progrem to shut it self down.. but provide u a key to force shut down... you can leave it for a while it will shut down anyway.. unless there are unresponsive app or some app require ur action (eg. close app confirmation box)

    in vista this screen only shows when they detect unresponsive app..


    i not sure it happens because alienware.. cause my friend's lattitude does this too.. so i think it's a windows 7 thing.. might be the quickness of the processor showing you the screen while some doesn't cause they just shut down before they make it to show you..