M17xR3 First Impression

Was the SATA 3 confirmed? I know there was debate over that.

I did order with just one 320GB hard drive and I use that as the second hard drive in the system.

If I were to get an SSD I would wait for the Intel Gen 3 or the Vertex 3. Then either get that or get one of the older generation drives at a discount.

 

It has been confirmed that the sata 3 and sata 2 ports are on 2 different pll's and the sata 2 pll is the one with the defect. That is why the sata 3 ports are unaffected

 

We still have to hear an official word from dell concerning the sandy bridge processor and the R3 models, but seeing as how they removed the model for sale online, it probably is a real issue.

sorry for these noob questions, but how did you transfer your OS from the 320GB hdd to the SSD? Or did the R3 come with a windows installation disk, and you used that on the SSD?

 

Drake- Just wanted to know about the status lights. Is the HDD light easily seen? Also, the location of the Wifi/Bluetooth light. Thanks for all the great info, pics, and videos.

 

@ rawhide85

no wifi or bluetooth lights. hdd activity light can be seen fron the alienhead powerbutton. its eyes light up.

 

They supply you with a OS disk.

 

Lets not derail drake's thread.

If you want to talk about the keyboard and Mandrake's video, do it in a thread where everyone can see it/find it.

For you new members, review the forum rules - DO NOT post in a language other than english without providing a word for word translation. Further posts not including a translation will be removed. I've already touched on this with some of you.

Thanks.

 

So Mandrake, ask for a refund or wait for them to fix it? I haven't decided yet. Maybe the 485 will be ready with the re-launch...

 

You mean 6970? right? I don't believe a 485 was ever announced, and knowing Dell's Conservative approach on heat, I don't actually expect to see a 485. But in any case if it were to show up, I'm sure the price would be quite high for it. And sadly it would be a necessity for true 3d Gaming, as the 460 isn't really holding to par on such a nice screen at 1080.

 

Refund unless you really need a notebook now.

 

Is the trackpad an annoyance while gaming? It's looks like your palm would rest on the trackpad.

 

It can be disabled when USB mouse is (auto) detected via mouse settings, last tab.

 

press FN + F12 to disable trackpad manually.

 

My return has been processed, oh well. Looks like I have to wait a couple more months to upgrade. I think the biggest thing I will miss is the 3D gaming.

ta-ta for now...

 

So you liked it enough you will actually miss it? I will have to get on over to a bestbuy to try this 3D stuff out

 

Sure, when you start getting use to using it.

 

how was the actually gaming performance in 3d?

 

Smooth but I basically only played FO3 and Assassin's Creed II.

 

Mandrake, why did you return it? Dell warranty will cover the mobo replace.

Did they charge you the 15% restock fee?

 

Mandrake (or others who installed the SSD as an OS drive),

I'm a little baffled here. Installed an Intel X25-M SSD (120G) in the HD0 slot and moved the spinner to HD1. BIOS shows them in appropriate order (switched SATA to AHCI but even RAID showed them the right way) but Windows keeps insisting that the spinner is the disk 0 while the SSD is disk 2.

How did it work for you?

 

Wait. Did I miss something? Was it defective or what?

 

They're all defective care of sb chipset issue.

 

Not worried about that. It's a non-issue and they are replacing the boards later.

 

yeah 3D is nice i beat Assassins creed II on 3D and it was Amazing!

 

Mainly for the Sandy Bridge issue. I don't want a mobo replacement on a new system....that's just me. The fact that the default Dell video drivers don't work kind of annoys me as well.

No restocking fee when the issue isn't your fault.

 

Does the NP7280 do 3D? If it does you need to send me the negatives points with that system.

 

So are you saying you're done with the R3 and moving onto something else?

The new Clevo machine does look nice but i don't think i will ever use a chiclet keyboard again.

 

I'm done with it for now. At the same time I want Sandy Bridge so I will wait to see what is next.

 

Yes it does! with my 24" Acer monitor but when i beat AC2 was on my Desktop with 2 480's not on the laptop

 

I know you've started the return process on your r3, but I was hoping you could help me out.
I'm having the same issue with my Vertex2. Currently reinstalling OS on momentus HDD in AHCI mode. After that, just pop in vertex2, toolbox as admin, firmware, re-re-install OS (on SSD)?

 

cough.... M18x.... cough?

 

That's all I did. Also I did NOT install the Intel Rapid Storage drivers afterward.

 

We will see. I use my notebook as a desktop 90% of the time so a bigger system should matter much.

 

Thanks for clearing that up. The staff at OCZ are not being helpful.
+rep and a handshake for you!

 

Did you return it already? How's the return process? I'm kinda on the rocks about returning mine too, cuz it's kinda stupid to knowingly keep/buy a lemon.

 

Yes it's returned. Once I told them I wanted to return it because of the Sandy Bridge issue and that it may be until April for the fix they gave me no issues. Although they did try to bribe me to keep it.

 

So did I

 

lol

/10char

 

Did they say anything about a fix/recall/repair that will happen later on?

 

Hey Drake they offer you the 100 bucks to keep it ?

 

You know it was only 5 years ago that you would get an additional 10% off for trying to cancel your PC the day it shipped. They would say "Are you sure that you don't want it? Isn't there anyone you know that would be willing to buy it from you if I could get you a 10% discount."

Those days are long gone...

 

Wow, the CSR made the same offer to me during my return of the R3 due to Sandy Bridge issue

 

How did they try to tell you that?

 

5 Years ago last year i have that offer

 

I wonder if that would work on the M15x I ordered, even though I got $250 off the promotional pricing when I ordered....

Get money off, or push my luck? lol

 

No, I stopped them before they got into the whole explanation.

First $50 then $125.

You'd sell your ethical integrity for $50?

 

Good point, sir.

 

So no charges, no nothing, to do a return? Excellent.

 

It may be different with AAFES though

 

Mandrake, did you get to try out the CPU overclocking before you returned it?