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    new alienware system

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by derin11, May 19, 2011.

  1. derin11

    derin11 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, i received my m17x r3 and when i first got it, it was lightning fast. I received some bad memory for it and after installing this memory i got a BSOD a few times, then put the original RAM back in. Now it seems slower, what should i do?
     
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    hawk1410 Bird of Prey

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    Did you run memtest on the bad memory??
     
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, May 19, 2011
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