How to pinmod and further overclock the M11x R1 (SLG= Hardmod only)

Living the 'Merican Dream.

 

I wanna pinmod my m11x now. Could someone tell me some good tools to do this
i dont know which soldering iron i should buy ?

Greetz

 

please check out the link in my Sig.

90% of this thread is condensed into that post for new "Pinmodders" like your self.

 

I did the pinmod but now i got a problem to download files and save them on my harddrive.
JDownloader says it got no rights to write on the harddrive anyone got the same problem ?

 

wrong pin m8?

 

What?

10char

 

Hi everybody,
I'm going to try this mod but just to be clear, do I have to cut the pin7 before attaching 3.3v via a 10k resistor ?

Tanks for your help !

 

no, you dont. i did on mine back when we were experimenting, but its not necessarily needed. as ive done many pinmods for ppl leaving pin7 intact.

 

That's a good news !

Thank you.

 

First off everyone on this forum is amazing, your skills and wisdom and highly regarded to all internet users and knowledge seekers.

Secondly, I have come across a Alienware m11x r1 in my travels. As of yet I have not opened up the laptop to check the chip type but I would like to oc the processor to 2.0ghz. From reading alot of posts and threads I have a few queries about the process.

Obviously to achieve the 2.0ghz oc mode must be enabled and a hard mod is needed with a 10k resistor as stated in some_guys instructions ( I love you btw ) so now I am led to believe that the laptop will always boot up at 2.0ghz or do I need to use some software to set the speed? (this is the part I am confused on)

Also can anyone link me to some awesome ram to buy for this machine which will work best with the hardmod?

Thank you all! In return I hope to contribute my skills as a software/hardware tester for future projects.

 

if you have the ICS PLL(you can check with setfsb(guide in first post) you need to solder a 10k risistor to ground in order to unlock the TME, then you can set it at whatever speed the cpu can run at.


if you have an SLG pll you need to solder a the pin to 3.3v to set it to run at 1.73ghz, 2.0ghz, 2.4ghz. the cpu/memory may not be able to reach these speeds....

 

Okay so in either case I need to use an application to set the speed on the processor.

Thanks for the help. I will get back to you all once I found out what chip type it is. Merry Christmas

 

no. With the SLG pll you solder different pins for different speeds.

 

Anybody in France already succeed in Pinmod and would be ok to do it for me ? :x

Not that i'm lazy to do , made a few search on this topic , but i have like to left hands , and i'm not skilled with soldering ( do it on Arcade PCB easy cause solder are bigs , but i already failed a Gamecube modchip that was that size ... )

 

So I've disassembled my m11x twice so far trying to get this pin mod thing to work... i've basically disintegrated the pin right now with a hobby knife and it STILL SAYS my pin is connected... any advice anyone? I'd really appreciate it

 

the chip is 'floating' right now, depending on the chip it could go high, or low. I've made more than a few posts about this


you are SOL....

 

Well thanks for the reply.. I thought about trying the solder thing but I guess that wouldn't help it. My computer works 100% like it used to so I'll just leave it as it is until I can afford a new desktop.

 

Hello, I'm new to the forum, but not new to my M11x R1! I've had it well over a year now, and I've been thinking about getting more power out of it. I did the research, and I now have my netbook opened up, and I'm attempting to solder a 10k resistor between pins 7 and 55 on the SLG chip.

I wouldn't call myself experienced in soldering, but I've done soldering on various wiring and circuitry before. The issue I seem to be having (besides the fact that I'm not using a microtip on my iron) is that the solder won't stick to the pins! I could use any advice any of you are willing to give, but once I put a little bead of solder on the pin, it cools, and pops right off with essentially no force at all! I don't know what I'm doing wrong!

My concern is that even if I manage to get the pins soldered to the resistor, that any shaking or bumping will result in the resistor popping right off! Help!

 

If you are uncomfortable soldering to the pins you can use the other method

"(Easymod) Cutting PIN 14 using a small but hard object like a 1mm screwdriver or needle. It is cheap and dirty as a soldering iron is negated and dirty because it inprecise cutting can damage adjacent pins. For what it’s worth, I removed my resistor mod and used this cheap and dirty method. It still works but for whatever reason, I doubt I can reenable TME ever again as the pin is very small."
This is on the first page of DavyGT's guide, and if you have steady hands and patience its less risky than soldiering.

 

Using what for solder? Acid based? Is the surface clean?

 

I'm using 60/40 Rosin core solder, and the surface is as clean as I can get it (these pins ARE really small, lol)...

Cutting Pin 14? Hmmm, looking at the datasheet for the SLG chip, I don't fully understand what that does, and it makes me weary as it's almost a "permanent" mod (it's not impossible to solder the gap closed to connect the pin again). The good thing about the resistor soldering is that it's completely reversible! I'll look into that idea, but I don't even know if I have a screwdriver small enough to cut that pin! Thanks, though, I'll continue on the soldering path until I reach a level of frustration that forces me into other options, haha

Edit: I just realized what you're talking about, I have the SLG chip, I cannot cut Pin 14 to any effect...

 

Is the tip clean and tinned? You should nearly see your self when using leaded solder.


Read the guide in my sig, it has helped TONS of people.

 

It was a brand new tip, and yes I tinned it! Your guide says most of what I've learned about soldering (the basics). I think I may just not be experienced enough for soldering something this small, or really should look into a microtip I'll try again, but I might have to settle for the 1.73 Ghz pin cut mod, though that means I also have to go buy a screwdriver that tiny, haha

 

Curious why a screwdriver and not some other tool?

 

Yessssss!!! I did it!!! Woohoooooo!!! Here's hoping the resistor doesn't pop off with any minor bumps...

 

The steel is hard enough to cut the pin. If you use, say a regular sewing needle, you'll bend the needle well before you even begin to sever the pin

 

wrong. i used a sewing needle for my pinmod.

 

I somehow doubt we're thinking of the same thing at this point, lol

 

how so? i used to have an SLG m11x. i used a sewing needle for cutting the pin. iv cut pins on 6 different m11x motherboards.

 

Here's an image of a before and after WEI. I know the scores don't mean much by themselves, I really don't even use WEI for benchmarking my main comp, but since I did no benchmarks when it was stock, I had nothing to compare to other than the WEI! Thanks to the people who did the homework to make this mod an option! The netbook DEFINITELY feels much snappier, and it feels like a whole new netbook (other than the slow hard drive, haha). Oh, and I'm somehow 5 Mhz short of 2.0 Ghz, but oh well, lol

Edit: Oh yea, forgot to mention, I somehow got a higher score in the GPU area... guess that means the CPU was holding it back! And the bigger image of the older WEI is because I was at 1080p attached to a TV when I took that screenie!

 

good job, might wanna make sure its stable first. prime95 should be your new best friend. nooo intelburntest, that just degrades your cpu. i would suggest running prime 95 for 2 hours to see if its stable. any longer then that is overkill.

 

U did the SLG pinmod right?

 

Hey guys,

How difficult is it to disassemble the M11x R1 to get to the required chip? Does it require removing the screen?

Thanks!

Edit: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m11x/575388-m11x-r3-540m-overclocked-benchmarks-6.html#post7460895 Does anyone have similar information for an overclocked R2? For the CPU.

 

Which chip you talking about?

I hope this video help
Alienware M11x Teardown **READ SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO REPLACING PARTS** (Official Video) - YouTube

 

The chip from this link http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m11x/547341-how-pinmod-further-overclock-m11x-r1-slg-hardmod-only.html

Edit: Pin mod success! Now how do I use setPLL to overclock? The guide is hella confusing.

Edit 2: I think I've got the overclock working but it's incredibly unstable. Are these the right commands?

setPLL Alienware-m11xR1 [270-300]

It freezes at almost every value. I feel like I'm doing something majorly wrong

Edit 3: I think my RAM might be holding me back but I'm not sure how to check. I keep reading something about CAS5/6/7 but don't know which one I need to get this working. Ram is http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226019



Edit 4: Got a stable (so far) overclock at a bus speed of 283. Ram is running at 424.2 MHz. Am I stuck with bad ram or a bad CPU? Or did I miss configuring something?

 

try different ram. could be the issue.

 

Somebody on these forums has the same RAM and managed to hit 1.9GHz. Is it just the setPLL command that I have to use? Nothing else?

 

I've successfully performed the PLL mod on my ICS chip but I can't get a stable overclock over 1.7ghz. My RAM seems to have the same specs as the standard Dell ram sticks but it's Mushkin branded. I have Speed Step disabled and Overclock mode enabled. Any ideas?

 

every single RAM chip is different, not all of them clock the same. its luck of the draw. try different ram. or maybe you might need to do the VID mod to increase the processor voltage.

 

Can you recommend some good RAM for overclocking?

 

I just cut pin 14 on my pll. I'm overclocking fine but my keyboard is not working. I did put in the long screws the first time around. But i just got a replacement on eBay and the same keys are bad. Did i get a bad replacement? Or is something else wrong? The dead keys are: F4,F5,F6 left alt, ESC, g,h, ' ,UP, and the spacebar.

 

I can only get up to a 296 bus speed after cutting the pin, which is 1.77Ghz
At 1.8ghz my computer restarts soon after.
Would a vidmod fix this issue or is there some better ram to use.

 

did you have the ics pll? and it so u cut the 5th pin from the left on the side facing the monitor correct?

 

Yep I did it all right, just only being able to clock up to 296 stably, going up to 300 crashes after a few hours.
I dont know If im limited by ram or voltage, or if its just a subpar chipset

 

Thanks to DavyGT,deadboy 90 and others who posting a guide and referrance and im successfull overclock to 1.95ghz on 317mhz x 6multiplier..and im using a original m11x R1 samsung 1066mhz RAM,i think that is my bottleneck to go further cause when im overclock to 320,it will system crash and restart.is it i can go more clockspeed if i change it to 1333mhz RAM?

 

Could be a RAM, CPU or chipset OC wall you are hitting. The first can be resolved with better RAM, the second with a CPU VID mode and last by ensuring you switched and using the NVidia dGPU rather than iGPU.

 

i wish to do a VID mod but it seem complicated so now im still figuring it..yea the gpu im always using Nvidia and done the bios mod with increase voltage on it..

 

why does it matter to have the nvidia chip enabled?
Is it supposed to be in discrete only

 

So your not overclocking the intel GPU...

 

What does the GPU have to do with overclocking the processor?