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    R3 ONLY: Problems & defect poll

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ZOG Paradox, Apr 8, 2011.

  1. Brabostaan

    Brabostaan Notebook Deity

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    Misaligned screen but fixed that myself, its real easy. The rest of the system has no problems what so ever.
     
    Brabostaan, Jun 5, 2011
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  2. idie970

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    I'm really unimpressed with my R3:
    First problems (within a week of having it): Media Bar lifting on the right side, misaligned screen, some squeaky keys, something getting on DVDs I put in and randomly disconnecting from my wireless network

    Recent problems: Mouse going slow in the top right corner (fixed by GPU and motherboard replacement), sounds not playing all the way, and keyboard going down when I press around the WASD keys

    The day right after the GPU and Motherboard replacement:
    My CPU won't clock up (stuck at 797 MHz) and the lights for Num Lock, Scroll lock and Caps lock aren't working
     
    idie970, Jun 5, 2011
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  3. Typecast

    Typecast NBR's Tamed Zombie

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    Anyone here also has a squeaking space bar?
     
    Typecast, Jun 5, 2011
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  4. ECKS

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    Not my original (current) one. But the replacement (the one I sent back) did have a squeaky space bar. Sometimes I really wish that lappies were waterproof and we could just spray some WD-40 in it lolz.
     
    ECKS, Jun 6, 2011
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  5. Typecast

    Typecast NBR's Tamed Zombie

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    LOL! WD40 FTW! :D
     
    Typecast, Jun 6, 2011
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  6. janp105

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    resume from sleep to blank screen here. And everytime I exit a game it goes completely blank screen. Had to do a hard reset so annoying.
     
    janp105, Jun 6, 2011
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  7. janp105

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    How do you check if your cpu wont clock up?
     
    janp105, Jun 6, 2011
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  8. ECKS

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    CPU-Z. I tried it earlier after reading about someone's cpu that would stick at 7xx mhz. Mine was 7xx at idle, and then I ran dolphin (mario kart wii), and it jumped to 299x mhz (~3ghz). Hope that helps.
     
    ECKS, Jun 6, 2011
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  9. willyhkm

    willyhkm Newbie

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    anyone knows a quick fix for this?

    [​IMG]
     
    willyhkm, Jun 12, 2011
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  10. ECKS

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    Woah! That's new :( You may have to take it apart and reassemble it, cuz sometimes they don't "snap" parts in correctly.
     
    ECKS, Jun 13, 2011
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  11. shermantank92

    shermantank92 Notebook Geek

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    Got a refurb m17x r3 a couple weeks ago. After spending nearly 8 hours with tech support figuring out why my machine wouldnt charge, they sent a tech out to replace a motherboard. Actually, this was kind of a neat experience for me because I have never seen a laptop COMPLETELY dismantled before. So I would chalk this up to a hardware failure/DOA. +1 to the tech who replaced my mobo though, that guy knew what he was doing.
     
    shermantank92, Jun 13, 2011
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  12. pp_ph

    pp_ph Notebook Consultant

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    I was starting to think after surfing on these forums , Faults and defects are included in the price.
     
    pp_ph, Jun 13, 2011
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  13. ECKS

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    Actually. Just noticed mine has the same defects. It's on both sides, but not as much of a gap as yours is. But nonetheless it has the gapping. :(
     
    ECKS, Jun 13, 2011
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  14. santiagodraco

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    Where's the answer for "No issues found. Working perfectly"??

    A pool just listing issues seems a bit skewed.
     
    santiagodraco, Jun 13, 2011
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  15. ECKS

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    ^^ Man's gotta point. But, the title of the thread is Problems & Defects, meaning we're trying to figure out what # of people have certain problems.
     
    ECKS, Jun 14, 2011
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  16. shinob!

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    Got my M17xR3 this week,went through fresh install after setting in Crucial M4 SSD.So far i am one of those lucky ones without any problems in the build quality,though nothing is perfect.Now,for the real problems underneath.I found that the "Power Saver" option causes BSOD each & everytime i enabled it,after around 5-10 min.Weird thing is,i chose "Balance" & change all settings to be same as "Power Saver",no BSOD.Another small problem is compatibility issue with SteelSeries Xai mouse,which causes system to freeze even before i can get to the boot screen.I have done countless reinstalls to confirm that these 2 problems are consistent.
     
    shinob!, Jun 17, 2011
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