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    volume touch control

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xhero, Jun 13, 2010.

  1. xhero

    xhero Notebook Evangelist

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    Does anyone else have a problem with the volume controls on the touch controls? All the other buttons work with just one touch. The volume up/down need to be pressed about 4-5 times in order for them to work. Sometimes they work correctly but most of the time they don't.

    Is there a fix for this?
     
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    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have the same problem, but have chosen to ignore it I guess. If the buttons don't respond, I usually hit the windows key to minimize the game I'm playing. Then I use the windows volume button in the tray to turn it up or down. Don't know if there's a fix, but I've seen others in the forum with the same issue.
     
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  3. Tazalanche

    Tazalanche Notebook Consultant

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    There have been many discussions on that problem, but no fixes that work for everyone for all Dell-Alienware portable systems.

    The best luck I have is to curse Dell silently for the poor design (in case the kids are around), then place my finger between the location of the volume I desire & the screen, curse Dell silently for the poor design some more, then slowly slide it towards the light of the volume location until it starts working.
     
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  4. xhero

    xhero Notebook Evangelist

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    they need to work on that and the touchpad.
     
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    Merk1b2 Notebook Geek

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    Been playing with a friends m17x and he hates the touchpad to hell and back.

    And then back to hell again.
     
    Merk1b2, Jun 13, 2010
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    yeah, I went upstairs to my kid's XPS 1710 (my old machine) and it has nice tactile feedback buttons, which *include a mute* right on the face.

    Then I went to my m6400 which has a nice REAL button at the top right, volume and mute. My speakers are wall mounted, I can't really mute them easily, I have the FN+F3(mute) button memorized now, but I hate it.
     
    dma550, Jun 13, 2010
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