M17/Ocz Whitebook Quad Problems

talking to the guy who wanted support for his machine .... should demand a M17x with 4870's

 

That is EXACTLY what I am doing Monday I guess....just got pushed around the world of dell support to find out I cannot do it tonight

 

If u know where i could find the 4850 then maybe ill sell it to u......afther i have used it for some time

Have a question but i suppose not many people here still own a M17. Does/did u ever notice DPC latency problems?

 

I just checked mine today and the bars were green across. No issues at all.

 

dpc is greeeeeeeeennnnnnn all the way a yellow or red bar pop from time to time when the realtek card start paniking because it lost it's network but that's not anissue if you'r close enough to the router or connected by cable

 

I have no idea what to do - I try WinXP, Win Vista SP1 x64, Win 7 Ultimate x64, uninstall Bluetooth,uninstall CPU, disable CrossFire,new drivers audio,vga etc., flashing zfactor .28 BIOS, naked dancing around notebook but my DPC is still terrible

 

That is indeed pretty bad...worse than most of the M17x owners even. Make it Dell's problem, get your system replaced with another M17 or an M17x

Do not settle for a motherboard swap or something like that (and the fact you got 4850s could probably get you 4870s in the M17x haha - ATI to ATI)

This is the price Dell gets to pay for phasing out hte M17 so quickly

 

I've only seen M1730s getting replaced with M17x. Have they been doing the same thing with the M17?

 

not that i know of, but only a matter of time

 

what bios, os
are you runing ATM
i gues you haven't reinstalled alienware software

what is you wireless card


i agree that dancing naked around the notebook should have solved it all
but you know ...

if really nothing fix it you could settle for a mobo swap or if you feel like betatesting the m17x go for it

 

ok do a few things plz. Goto http://www.asimobile.com/ and click support, then under Model specific support hit the IQ17. Download all drivers from there and install em. I know there is ATI drivers that are more up to date but when i install the latest one modded i get screen tearing when i alt tab in and out of Wow.

Now make sure your power plan is set to High performance and disable Powerplay in Catalyst. Do u still get this bad DPC?


@ people having all green DPC. Is that while doing nothing or playing games/surfing/streaming video/watching a movie/listening to music?

PS u can look for even more up to date drivers here http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=426562 but try the ones listed on ASI Mobile site first plz. Also does anyone have that 0.29 bios or is that the same then any of the latest AW one?

 

Well I'm not currently running a quad but I'm watching football and have no issues.

 

Looks very nice but would like to see one from a Q9300 to compare with mine.

 

I'm running Windows 7x64Ultimate(also yesterday I try fresh install Win XP and Win Vista SP2x64) ,B14 bios,also I try zfactor .28. I don't run any AW software,cause when last time I install Command Center it take about 1G extra from my RAM
Wireless card Intel MIMO 300Mbps
About swapping... I don't like M17x design it's not Alienware anymore

Yes,it' still a same. But.. I try this solution and it look it work for me:
Go in Device Manager>Storage controlers>uninstall first controler>reboot
Then disable windows sounds. You can try another tweak for Win7, after that my boot time is short less(but don't change memory properties,because after that I miss 1G RAM's )

 

I've got the DPC latency checker installed. What are you looking to compare?

 

All I did was simply resize the youtube video on the left (grab the bottom and drag down), and my latency went crazy. It also goes nuts when I start up Steam to play CODMW2. Is this really the quad's fault?

 

I just tried the youtube video minimize and maximize while on battery and my bars still stayed green. Quads in my opinion are great for benchmarking but duals are better for everyday use.

 

Agreed, Mandrake. That's why I've arranged to trade an X9100 that Forge has for sale for my QX9300. I had an old ES X9100 that served me well. Don't know why I got rid of it. Probably just to say I have a quad core mobile CPU.

 

did you like the T9900 or the x9100 more Mandrake? I know you only had both for the M17x, but which do you think you would prefer with the M17?

 

Since cooling is more of an issue with the M17 I would take the T9900 over the x9100. The T9900 also OC'ed better in the M17x.

 

Interesting. Shame it cost alot more right now haha

 

T9900 is $340 at HP

 

If you guys would just stop using OCZ bios and use alienwars b14 you will be much happier b14 vs Zfactor or w/e bios OCZ is day and night no you cant OC with Alienware's B14 but it plays anygame just fine a default speeds. If you really feel the need just use FSB

Do not use ocz bios use b14 70% better i used ocz 28 for about 1 day and i shuttered so hard i went back to b14 so quick and i shutter maybe 5 times a week for about 3 sec each and Like i said before if you UNPLUG power cord and plug back in that will fix ur shutter for time being

 

mmmm ok. and be stuck at 2.53ghz. that's something i wouldn't take.

 

as scook said. dell doesn't have anything to do with the m17 so it wouldn't help you out. you can call and complain and see where that gets you. i told you did the copper mod?

 

Ya just found that

I may be getting an M17 for a toy/backup machine and looking at throwing the T9900 into it (and it will probably get some M17x time as well)

 

Where are you guys buying the copper shims at?

 

Aren't you going to get the ATI cards first?

 

I would like to, but the ones on eBay will be gone before I have funds (dam I need this desktop sold! - friend coming over tuesday night, 95% sure he will buy)

 

we make them our selves.

 

If your looking directly at what AW is selling all their stuff is high right now but there is a 15% BCB. I got 10% BCB on my purchase but it was AW cheapest one for $1100.

 

Do you mine it yourself also?

Where are you getting the copper from?

 

I am working on a private deal right now, just need this desktop sold so that I have money to send for it

It is an excellent deal (better than all the AW ones)

 

from my aunt's garage. i have some extra.

 

I guess the better question is where is everyone else buying it at. Looks like eBay has some.

 

I need some copper shims too, stutter sometimes but not often after I installed a Q9200 inside.

 

If someone fabricated a better heatsink for the M17 they could make a lot of money just from NBR.

 

we tried in project freeze. lol

 

I highly doubt they would be able to even break even. Economy of scale is against them here

 

Is this a good copper sheet and it is the correct specifications? and do I need special tools to cut them into smaller pieces? Thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/Prime-Quality-0-55mm-Copper-Sheet-100mm-x-100mm_W0QQitemZ120498770076QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET?hash=item1c0e49509c

 

how much is 100mm???

 

3.11 GBP +2 for shipping

 

10cm by 10cm and the thickness is 0.55mm. is it ok for the copper mod? and what tool do you use to break the big copper sheets into smaller pieces?

 

i don't remember the name of the tool but it it had a very rough edge to saw the copper down.

 

Oh man, I do not have that tool available. Guess it will be useless to get the copper sheet from ebay then as it is without the cutting tool.

 

i can take a picture of the copper i used if you like so you can see it.

 

Ok it is very helpful to have some pictures, and also can I just cut the copper sheet using normal cutter and scissors?

 

use like a wire cutter..

give me a minute to get up and snip some pictures...

 

get some from K-tron ....

if you cut it you better hammer it to the Nth degree

 

do you remember when i did my first copper mod moo?

hammer, car jack, pliers that iron thing to saw it down and a copper pipe from a sink. LOL.