M17 General Information Thread

so we still don't have any clue on how to make the ie or mail button work in win 7 ?

 

Huh, it works automatically after all the drivers. But I hate them, so I had to figure out away to disable them.

Why use those button when they are just 1 click away anyways?

 

it should just be a registry thing, is all it was in Vista

 

That's why I don't use them

Hm on myM17 "I-Exp" and "eMail" don't work but "play and so on"

Greetings
Julian

 

same than julian

no driver makes them work i prob woulnt use themi just hate having a non working feature and i used them on vista so im kinda anoyed that they dont work atm

 

My buttons work just fine in Windows 7. You need to make sure to install this and then use this to change the buttons.

Take care!

 

nop i think it's the fifth time i try this i downloaded them in case the ones i downloaded where corrupted/wrong or what ever but nop it don't work ethier

 

Well they work for me i installed the same files, so i dont know whats wrong .

 

i might have an explanation when you swithched to win 7 did you upgraded or clean install

 

Clean install Windows 7 Ultimate x64

 

then i don't have any explaination

except i might have disabeled then invoulountarely

fusionsenses how did you disabeled them?

 

FN + F11

10chars

 

then that's not the problem

 

Reinstall Windows ?

You most likely messed something up trying to get it working.

 

Hey guys,

I'm about to buy the m17x (just waiting for the core i7 processor). However I'm going to buy it with 4gb 1333hz ddr memory.

Does anyone know what config dell use for their 8gb ddr 1333hz memory. As in, 2X 4gb or 1X 8gb or 4X 2gb? Also which memory is the best to get? I heard kingston is.

Also how many memory slots does the machine actually have?

Thanks a lot!

 

2x 4g the machine have 2 slot of ddr3 204 pin

the thing most likely have 2 slot

but the i7 is not out yet and it's the wrong threat BTW


@DHC ya i'm thinking about it but it never worked for in win7 me even under the Release Candidate so i'm not sure going through the trouble of reinstaling windows is worth it

 

Well it works for me so how is that possible?

First thing i did after installing W7 is doing GPU drivers and then the OSD.

 

Which is better, 1X 8gb 1333hz DDR3 RAM or 2X 4gb?

Also, what is the best memory make? Is it kingston? Can someone send me a link for the best memory possible for the m17x?

Thanks again

 

javilionaire you are asking in the wrong thread. This is for the old M17.

go here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=391569

 

wait a second 1x 8g are out??????? damn this could end in terrible effect like a 16 GB or ram m17 XD

 

Another newbie thinks M17 = M17x, is there a way to tell people that they are not the same all at once, instead of everyday?

 

They wont be called newbie if they knew the difference.
btw too much hype about m11x and m15x/m17x refresh recently and m17 has remain silent. Any new m17 owner here?

 

I think no one will buy the M17 anymore... it's all about M**X now...

 

i would buy a M17 if its really really cheap xD

 

usd2000 ?

 

check out Mandrake's

 

How about 1600 usd for mine. I still have the original box and all the paperwork that comes with it.

 

Mine has a better proc, more and better ram and a SSD and it's not selling for $1250.

 

i can understand that mandrake is jumping from a lappy to an other to bench but what is that frenesia to sell your m17 it's still a really capable lappy

 

Uhhhh, T5850 in an M17? It's a 478-pin socket P. Currently in my wife's Dell M1530, but I'm trying to sell the OEM QX9300 from my M17, and I can't have any down time. I realize the whole system would be running at 667Mhz if it did work, but it would be temporary. Thanks in advance for the info.

 

Because of the "abitur" I am a bit out of time so I am not too informed about what is going on here ...

But I think this is more a less "soemthing" that comes close to what you are searching (not only the first post, there are scores from others as well)

m17 ATI Driver comparison

Greetings
Julian

 

here : http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=442146 for the latest one

 

Are any other M17 owners using Windows 7(x64) getting frequent BSODs??

Its happening too often now for me to just ignore it. Whats more it can happen almost anytime specifically when I press a button.....it hangs for a second then BSODs? it can be doing almost anything from opening an application to turning the volume up in Windows media player?
Any ideas guys!

 

Don't have any issues with Windows 7 at all....*knock on wood*

 

the only time i had a bsod issue with win7 it was because of a software i use that installed a driver incompatible with win 7 uninstaling the software fixed the problem

 

No issues with 64 7, runs like a charm

 

Im thinking that its driver related but am struggling to pinpoint the issue. I just hope future updates fix the issue.
Thanks guys!

 

BSOD are 95% of the time software related, or an OC is too far and causing instability

 

ehhh in window 7 it's almost impossible for an aplication to cause bsod

the only thing that can cause bsod (except an unresponsible oc) is a driver

 

From what you say it must be a driver then because I have never overclocked anything.
I was not saying that an application causes these BSODs only that it happens when I open up applications.
Hopefully it will sort itself out. Device manager is not showing anything unusual though.

 

It's mostly due to drivers or physical hardware damage like ram, HD, CPU, GPU, power supply, etc..

 

Yeah I hope its nothing physical......my warranty is due to expire in a few weeks and those dirtbags at Alienware will not let me extend it.
Would be just my luck that my laptop dies as the warranty runs out.
I have not had a BSOD for over 24hours now and have since updated System Mechanic and Silverlight.
Thanks.

 

Hey guys anyone know how to update KBC from usb disk method?

 

of course window can still break it self
@tonytoff
but what you said reminded me of a article i read avout a zero day vulnerability in silverlight that allowed hacker to attak a machine by causeing a bsod that window did just fixed ........

 

Well its another 24hours and no BSOD!
not saying its the silverlight patch....LOL

 

Poor keyboard started falling apart after a year Lost like 10 keys in a month lol.

Good i had a replacement that AW sent me a month ago when the first button came out (A) and i just replaced it, im still wondering how i managed not to loose a single screw haha

 

Helping my brother order a m17x. He does some gaming and the rest is just internet stuff. Is the 2.53 cpu plenty capable for intense gaming apps? He is getting the doul m260ms in sli and the 1200p screen. Any help would be great he wants to order tonight but I told him to hold on and Ill ask a few questions. Anything else he should be aware of? Thanks again.

 

Wrong thread trd1 .

Go here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=391569

 

Yes, the T5850 works in my M17. 5800GPU/2500CPU in Vantage. Just in case anyone cares.

 

It should be backward compatible but yeah testing it would be the only way to confirm.