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    Need new motherboard ASAP!

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by ZombieKiller, Mar 17, 2015.

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    Hi! So I was using my M11x R3 the other day and it started having weird freeze ups, running really really slow and horribly distorted audio. It had this problem a few times before but I just ignored it. Well it really acted up so I just turned it off for the night and was going to deal with it in the morning. Next day I try turning it on and it blue screens, so I restart, Starting Windows hangs forever then a blue screen flashes for a half second before the laptop shuts off. I can't get it to even attempt to boot. And the BIOS hang for a lot longer than normal before the screen goes totally black. With this problem and the problems I had before I'm guessing dead motherboard. I also had several other weird issues I believe were motherboard related. I also just overhauled it. Fresh install of Windows 7 on a 1TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, 16GB Corsair Vengeance and Intel 7260 AC WiFi. The parts are all less than a month old. So I'm 99.999999% sure it's the motherboard. I was wanting a i7 motherboard anyway, so guess this forces me to buy now, lol. I want a i7 2637M motherboard, though can only find the i7 2617M. Know where I can find a 2637M? Or have one you'd sell? Otherwise I'm getting the i7 2617M, found one at the website Alibaba, they safe to use? Never used them before. Curious what people's experience with them is.

    Here's the link.
    http://m.alibaba.com/product/1447056613/New-Genuine-M11X-R3-Laptop-Motherboard.html

    Would I be able to boost a 2617M to the 2637M speed?
    Oh and I need this motherboard ASAP, everyday without I'm getting behind in school.
    So main point is is Alibaba safe? And anyone selling a i7 2637M motherboard?
    Thanks!
     
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