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    i am real new to this!!!!

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by j_harp11, Mar 30, 2011.

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    i just bought a new to me alienware m17x i got it for a really good deal. the only set back is due to the sellers precautious nature he would not sell it with the hard drive and claimed not to have any of the software disk either. no big deal i got a 500gb hard drive and new drivers recovery disk and was thinking about going with the new windows 7. is there any advice or other software i may need to get this puppy up and running, any info would help thanks......
     
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    Alienware M17 Laptop. Here are the specs of the computer:

    SPECS:
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.3 GHz
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 512 MB
    DVD/CD ROM drive
    RAM 2GB
    500gb hard drive
    17 " screen
    Fingerprint scanner
    PORTS:
    Headphone/Mic
    3 USB ports
    Optical Port
    HDMI
    Coaxil
    VGA
    SATA
    Ethernet
    SD SLOT
     
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    its.kvn Notebook Consultant

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    how much did you pay for it?
     
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    LVNeptune Notebook Virtuoso

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    Make sure he send the hard drive caddy...Might be a hassle to get a replacement.
     
    LVNeptune, Mar 30, 2011
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    alienwolf Notebook Deity

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    If you need a caddy I believe I have one at home, new. :cool:
     
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    i do have a caddy thanx for the help!!!
     
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    besides these drivers posted is there anything else i can upgrade? this cpu will be all i have while im in afgan and i would like to have an all round awesome cpu cause its gonna be my tv,games,and chatting with the wife and kids while im gone, so i also want relibility.
     
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    You could easily pop an x9100 in there.

    x9100 | eBay

    And most certainly add some RAM. 4GB is probably plenty, but the M17 will take up to 8GB with the B13 (or above) BIOS.
     
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    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    the caddy cannot be removed without leaving a hole in the m17 so he's there or you would have noted
     
    granyte, Mar 31, 2011
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    thanks marvie.....
     
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