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    Alienware m7700

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by lordcalder, May 17, 2010.

  1. lordcalder

    lordcalder Newbie

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    Hello All,

    I have just purchased an Alienware m11x and am eagerly awaiting it's arrival... I currently also own an older Alienware m7700 workstation laptop with the Quadro FX 1400 go graphics card in it, but the motherboard has overheating issues - it is one of those sordid Clevo D900T motherboards, and this is the 3rd time in 5 years that the motherboard has overheated... The first two times the motherboard actually fried and nothing would work, but this time it appears as if the heatsink has just come a bit loose, because if I press down firmly (and I mean FIRMLY) on the area just above and to the left of the mouse pad, then the laptop works fine. As soon as I remove the pressure, it shuts off - so I am guessing a Northbridge / Southbridge / Mosfet heating issue... so, my question is:

    Are there any motherboards, other than those made by Clevo, that will fit this laptop? I am even willing to "pimp" the laptop and build it into a peli-case for on-set 3D modelling, but don't want to waste the use of the Quadro GPU, or the brand new LCD...

    -or-

    is there a way I can get the display to work with a desktop motherboard?

    -or-

    does anybody want to buy this laptop for spares and repairs?

    Thanks in advance for any advice or help.

    Cheers,

    Lordcalder
     
    lordcalder, May 17, 2010
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  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Johnny T, May 17, 2010
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