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    Loving my replacement R3 with 6990M

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by RIKO, Sep 22, 2011.

  1. RIKO

    RIKO Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys got my replacement R3 yesterday and installed my ssd
    got balck ops on it today and WOW amazing so much better than my precious R3 with 6870 , i was worth fighting the tech for this upgrade lolol
    fingers crossed i wont have any problems with this R3 , so far all the hardware and chassis looks fine , no defects at all
    the only thing is i had to call aw yesterday cause my service tag is not working on the dell site
    does anyone know anything about this or as this ever happened bf4??

    also anyone can tell me a game to test my 6990 to the limits so i will be even more amazaed with this machine :)

    thinking of upgrading memory ram to 16gb what do you guys think about that?
     
    RIKO, Sep 22, 2011
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    attilaistvan Notebook Guru

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    My service tag also not working after the previous owner transferred to me. I called dell and they told me don't worry they can see in the system there is a warranty for my system.
     
    attilaistvan, Sep 22, 2011
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    It is normal for new replacement system to not register the warranty, because the warranty is connected to the old service tag. HOWEVER I would absolutely NOT let it stay that way. Call Dell, and they can transfer the warranty to the new service tag, it may take awhile and a few call trasfers, but they can and should do it.

    The last thing you want is to need your warranty, and find out they cannot find it. It is best to get it fixed now, when you don't need it, rather than later when you might need it. Plus getting it transfered when you don't need it hardly looks suspicious, but getting it transfered when you need warranty service will raise red flags on their end. Keep pushing for it until you can go to the Dell website and see your warranty when you type in the service tag. I once ordered two new M17xR3s, both with 4 year complete care, one showed a warranty and the other did not. It took them all of 5 minutes to input the correct warranty into their database.
     
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    RIKO Notebook Consultant

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    going to call them right now :)
     
    RIKO, Sep 22, 2011
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    RIKO Notebook Consultant

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    also the new r3 on the stock drive came with some software called dell stage?? i cant find is anywhere :( doesn anyone know where to find it??
     
    RIKO, Sep 22, 2011
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    Try Crysis 2...but download the latest patch...then download and install the recently released DX 11 Ultra pack and the High Resolution Texture pack. Run in the game in Ultra mode and motion blur high

    If you already have 8gigs of ram...another 8 gigs won't make your system any faster. Just be aware that accessing ram slots 3 and 4 takes a bit of work as you have to take a few things apart, like the keyboard
     
    SlickDude80, Sep 22, 2011
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    where do i get them pack?
     
    RIKO, Sep 23, 2011
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    RIKO, Sep 23, 2011
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