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    In-game keyboard problems, and alt+tabbing

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by donnie7, Jul 24, 2010.

  1. donnie7

    donnie7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I own the alienware m17x-r2

    samsung 250 gb ssd

    crossfirex

    2.0 ghz 3.2 turbo mode

    RAM: 8gb

    Intel core i7 920 2ghz -I cannot alt+tab out of some games, it just goes to a black screen and i have to ctrl + alt +del.


    2 There are multiple keys which do not function while holding the ctrl and space bar simultaneously when playing games such as. This multiple key press is required for some of the games that I play, and since alienware's are suppose to be a gaming machines, I was hoping there would be a fix to this. Does anyone else have this problem? A couple keys that don't work for me while holding cntrl + space are w, s, a, and d. I feel like I just spent 5000+ dollars on a machine that can't recognize 3 keys pressed simultaneously.

    P.S. my notebook is brand new


    Is there a fix for any of these?
     
    donnie7, Jul 24, 2010
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  2. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, Jul 24, 2010
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  3. donnie7

    donnie7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I own the alienware m17x-r2

    samsung 250 gb ssd

    crossfirex

    2.0 ghz 3.2 turbo mode

    I just got the computer a week ago with windows 7 64 bit preinstalled

    5870
     
    donnie7, Jul 24, 2010
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  4. iclicku

    iclicku Notebook Evangelist

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    You need to read BatBoy's post again.
     
    iclicku, Jul 24, 2010
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    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Donnie, if you haven't already, download GPUZ and it will tell you the driver version. Hopefully 10.7 will clear up all of this madness.
     
    TurbodTalon, Jul 24, 2010
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