The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Urgent help needed

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Raidriar, Jun 23, 2012.

  1. Raidriar

    Raidriar ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

    Reputations:
    1,708
    Messages:
    5,820
    Likes Received:
    4,311
    Trophy Points:
    431
    I was on the plane today watching a movie on my m17xr3. It just died in the middle of it, it was on half battery. Now when I boot, I get only one beep, and no video or anything. What happened? Any fix? I am out of town and I really need to use this laptop, the iPhone isn't gonna cut it. Thx in advance. 580m vid card 120 hz panel
     
    Raidriar, Jun 23, 2012
    #1
  2. vadupleix

    vadupleix Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    16
    Messages:
    124
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    most probably a problem with ur memory, try to reinstall it?
     
    vadupleix, Jun 23, 2012
    #2
  3. SlickDude80

    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    3,262
    Messages:
    4,997
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    106
    SlickDude80, Jun 23, 2012
    #3
  4. Megatony73

    Megatony73 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    37
    Messages:
    298
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yes. I have read the chart posted by SlickDude and I concur...it is your motherboard. I would just like to say that that sucks. Hard.

    Any warrenty left? Otherwise...time to buy an R4!
     
    Megatony73, Jun 23, 2012
    #4
  5. Raidriar

    Raidriar ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

    Reputations:
    1,708
    Messages:
    5,820
    Likes Received:
    4,311
    Trophy Points:
    431
    Yup still got warranty. That blows hard I wonder wht could have caused that? Sometimes when I play with the CMOS battery, LCD lights up and acts like it posts, but promptly shuts off and restarts with the beep. Oh well. First and last alienware, never had a computer do that to me before. Looks like its time to go back to thinkpads.
     
    Raidriar, Jun 23, 2012
    #5
  6. SlickDude80

    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    3,262
    Messages:
    4,997
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    106
    when was the last time you played with the cmos battery? and why are you doing that? Maybe take it out and put it back in? you have nothing to lose
     
    SlickDude80, Jun 23, 2012
    #6
  7. Megatony73

    Megatony73 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    37
    Messages:
    298
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Thinkpads??? Are freaking kidding me? What are you gonna do with that? Make a powerpoint? Seriously...stuff happens sometimes man. Heck, you said you still have warrenty...why go hating on AW.

    Oh well, if you leave the mothership there will be more units available for me the next time I go to buy an m17x!
     
    Megatony73, Jun 23, 2012
    #7
  8. SkylineLvr

    SkylineLvr Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    446
    Messages:
    896
    Likes Received:
    203
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Why not use your warranty and get your laptop fixed instead of just giving up and hating on AW? Laptops break, it happens. At least your system has a warranty that is backed up fully by the company behind it. My last ASUS crapped out on me twice. Granted they repaired it, but I had to send it in to them both times and had about a month wait before getting my system back. Dell will either send out a tech or replace your entire system.
     
    SkylineLvr, Jun 23, 2012
    #8
  9. Raidriar

    Raidriar ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

    Reputations:
    1,708
    Messages:
    5,820
    Likes Received:
    4,311
    Trophy Points:
    431
    I absolutely HATE going through Alienware warranty. It took a month and a half to fix my last problem. My warranty expires in less than a month and I'm scared the problem won't be resolved by then. By the time I get back stateside, I will have 2 weeks before warranty is up. I'll have to get them to move quickly.
     
    Raidriar, Jun 23, 2012
    #9
  10. SkylineLvr

    SkylineLvr Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    446
    Messages:
    896
    Likes Received:
    203
    Trophy Points:
    56
    As long as you initiate it before your time is up, it wont be a problem.
     
    SkylineLvr, Jun 23, 2012
    #10