*OFFICIAL* M11xR1 Owners Lounge - Part 4

Because repairing is done next business day and you can make sure that your laptop works perfectly before they leave. When they replace my screen and motherboard, I will have a perfect M11x. If I were to return it and reorder it, I would have to take the chance that it would come assembled correctly.

 

Anyone got their weather gadet working? I see there are no sensors installed could this be the issue?

 

There have been a lot of posts regarding the screen. Some like it, a lot think it's inferior. What is the best way to adjust it for optimum picture, similar to what you might do with a new HDTV?

 

Nevermind, used the built in windows tool =P

 

Sorry if this has already been covered but can anyone give me the windows experience index numbers their getting?

Thanx in advance.

 

[edit: removed image from post to shrink thread as post below has same info]

You'll get slightly higher CPU numbers with OC turned on.

--neg

 

M11x - SU4100/4GB Ram/640 GB HD 5,400rpm
Successful OC on SU4100 since arrived (2/23) NO BSOD

Base Score 4.5

Processor 4.5
Memory 5.4
Graphics 6.5
Gaming Grpahics 6.5
Primary Hard Disc 5.9

 

@neg2led, corteen, aznguyen316

Thanx so much, I really appreciate the help.

+1 to all you guys...

 

For the backgrounds / avatars.. go here..

http://support.dell.com/support/top...3B236B92DC5A4186E040A68F5B287CA1&journalid=#3

Midway down the page there's an "Alienware Wallpaper" download link - click that to retrieve the installer. It states it's for the M17X (i.e. "Alienware M17X Custom Package") but it works for the M11x (and I'm assuming the M15X as well)...

Once downloaded - run the installer as administrator - it'll install the avatars in the appropriate directory so that you can simply "Change your picture" via your own selection - as well as put all the backgrounds in the C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper directory. I personally select all the images and create/move them to a new "Alienware" directory.

At that point - you can create your own theme via personalization. Simply select all the backgrounds in the Alienware folder you've created. Set the color to "Frost" if you want it like it was shipped..

For the logon screen.. go here:

http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/

and download the utility ... run the utility - and, again, if you want the same as shipped - select the "AW-CO100.jpg" image from the folder you've downloaded the backgrounds to (C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper or C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Alienware in my case) within the tweakslogon utility and have it apply. It'll prompt to re-size - Answer "yes" - and voila, you're done.

 

4.6 with SU7300
7.0 with SSD

the rest are same as above for memory and gfx

 

This post should be placed in one of the Top post in the many threads discussing the M11x. +Rep to jsgiv.

 

I was wondering what is the battery connector like and is it easy to swap out the battery ?

Can a higher capacity battery be swaped out with the one that comes with the laptop?

 

+rep jsgiv thanks

kssr - I don't know about using a 3rd party battery. this battery fits in there quite nicely, like it's made for it.. there's just one connector for the battery though to answer your question. Like a mini plug seen from the PSU to power DVd drives in desktops etc.

 

Just got mine earlier today. Tried to download valve complete pack from steam several times and my credit card was declined so i tried to just buy the orange box and it worked right away. Now im tryin to get left 4 dead 2 and its giving me the same message. I have more than adequate funds for the purchase idk why its doin this. Pretty weak

 

Don't think this has anything to do with the m11x..
Contact Steam or your credit card company.

 

So I decided to do a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate (mine came with Home Premium). For those of you thinking of going this way, just delete every partition on the disk. There's no reason to keep the 15GB recovery and the 30-40MB OEM partition is useless from what I've seen.

Every driver on Dell's site for the M11x is correct (except for one... I think the intel 5100 doesn't want to install). You should have no problems doing a fresh install on another harddrive or your stock.

 

hey guys...sorry if this sounds like a really stupid question or if its been mentioned before...

how are you guys installing fresh copies of win7? did you guys make isos of existing installation disks or does alienware provide you a way to reinstall win7 freshly?

i remember someone talking about using a flash drive to boot up...but initially you'd have to have the win7 installation iso first, right? i guess i'm just curious if you guys already have your own copies of win7 to install or if you somehow were able to use whatever dell provides to you to get a fresh install.

(i'm a cpu n00b....sry )

 

@hawkeye http://kmwoley.com/blog/?p=345

Ignore the edit part at the beginning, it wouldn't work for me. I followed his instructions below the edit and it worked perfectly with my Windows 7 Ultimate ISO.

You should be able to... find... a Windows 7 ISO somewhere on the internet. I would try looking around here for information about using the ISOs.

 

couldn't really find anything on this:

Dimensions of the trackpad?

 

@ceolwulf

awesome!!! thanks man. i'm at work right now so they block those links but i'll definitely be taking a look at those sites when i get home

on a side note, i ordered on feb 4th and have still yet to get my lappy i'm out in so cal...my EDD is feb 5th but dell hasn't charged my credit card or indicated that it has shipped yet or anything. have any other so cal people gotten their stuff yet?

 

??? It grabs the info from weather stations via the internet. So you have to be online for it to work and update, which is every hour I think.

 

hey aznnguyen what's the benefit of the drivers linked in your sig? for the graphics. thanks.

 

Still not happy with my Mass Effect performance.

Can anyone play it on high?

 

oh and my dell rep offered me $50 gift certificate for order issues.. what should i get? hmm... thinking about the orochi but is it really worth it?

 

Yep - I've done the install twice now for my SSD. All the drivers are available - with the exception of the Cyberlink YouCam software - which is available via https://smartsource.dell.com (registration required).

@Rhodan/azn - thanks! - glad to contribute!

 

Did u install with external DVD reader??
And do u get the cool alienware login stuff after a fresh install??

 

Why not up the ante and say "Ship me the Orochi for free and we'll consider the problems a thing of the past" ???

 

Nope - installed with USB (created bootable USB - copied ISO/CD contents)

CD provided only contains base Win7 Install - Posted this a few pages back re: loading AW "stuff":

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=5974841&postcount=559

 

wait...what? i would be very interested to hear more on that.

 

is gaming possible on battery? does the gpu/cpu downclock automatically and get fixed at minimum clocks when switching to battery?

any performance loss when switching to battery from power? eg: frame drops etc

 

@rubyboy79
By default, the settings in the profile throttle the system down on battery. You just have to change the profile to keep it at max and there ya go.

 

ok thx. just wanted to make sure because my M17x downclocks the gfx cards to minimum no matter what i do when im on battery.

 

@Ceol.... I had some fun getting my gobi to work... Did you try it yet?

 

im using the m11x right now in the dark... i wish that there were like some LEDs around the border of the touchpad and mouse buttons ... coz it would make it look better

 

Couldn't you have done an in place upgrade to Ultimate?

 

I am connected. It does not work. Even when I try to find a new city...its says nothing.

Does it work on your m11x?

 

i juts noticed that the metalic part next to the power button has a sheet of sticker on it.. i peeled it off.. i wonder if any other parts of this laptop has a sheet of protection on it to peel off.. hmmm

 

I haven't peeled that sticker off yet myself (I do believe it is the only one on their btw).

Does it make the wireless activity light and caps lock light stick out more?

 

What do you all recommend for cleaning the case, and also for cleaning the LCD surface?

 

how to turn on the battery indicator at the bottom of the laptop???

 

hey guys um do u know how to change the login screen background? (btw I LOVE THE 11x) im OC'd no issues and its silent, as well as not having any hinge issues

 

You just press the battery icon there to see for a couple of secs what your battery juice is at. I didn't even know about that feature till the other day. It literally blew my mind when I hit that thing when my M11x was off and it showed me what the battery life was.

 

Has anyone tried Supreme Commander 2 on this thing?

--neg

 

@ceo you can have them ship you a brand new machine and use the old one while you wait.

and OT my aurora arrived yesterday. i open it up and its completely covered in dust inside and out. the chipset fan is noisy as heck and the SSD is the older firmware. back she goes.

 

I just got mine yesterday, and like it very much, but I have one issue (which someone will probably explain is my fault, and I admit that possibility!)

I got Steam squared away and briefly tried Half Life 2 and then Portal - just with the keyboard and touchpad (not seriously to game, just to test) and using the touchpad worked fine, and then it wouldn't be responsive for a bit, and then it would seem like it would jump and catch up to my last input and work okay for a short time and then it would not be responsive.

Even when I tried to make an effort to apply good pressure (thinking that maybe I was too light) or turning up the mouse sensitivity, that didn't make the issue go away.

Am I missing something??

 

hey i have one question,can anyone anybody please tell me how is the hard disk (the 500 GB one) factory partitioned ie. how much space have they allocated for the system disk drive(c:\) and how many other drives have alienware made?

 

got mine today

exllent machine only downpoints i think are

screen is very shiney - but doesnt matter when high brightness

attracts finger marks

standard hdd is slow (htune score 91mb) put SSD in it now rocking!!! (200mb/s)

 

Ok so I got my M11X yesterday!!! I love it and it has no issues... I have a 500GB drive from my ASUS G1S that I put in an enclosure and I was playing with the Norton Ghost and Acronis yesterday to clone the M11X hard drive to that one and then put the 500GB back into the M11... the only thing is that none of those clone programs went through for me... can someone point me in the right direction as to what I have to do?

Norton just went through the entire process... it took 31 mins but then it gave me an error message that stated that it could not complete the clone!!! I actually put the Source drive as the C:\ from the M11X and the Destination drive E:\ (the 500GB drive in the enclosure), then hit proceed. It then stated that it would erase all contents and I confirmed that but it never completed the clone. I then tried Acronis True Image and that told me that it had to reboot and then I got scared because after it did it went to some recovery screen and asked me if I wanted to recover from hard disk or fix windows.... IS THIS NORMAL? Can someone shed some light on this for me?

I was on this for 4 hours or more yesterday. Any advice on this would be appreciated guys!!

 

Microfiber towels.

 

I tried it with my iPhone SIM but it didn't work. I'm going to try it with a friend's AT&T data SIM later. Did yours work at all?

I felt like reinstalling what I needed and knowing exactly what's installed. It also makes me feel better starting with a very fresh install.

Eh it's alright, the little defects don't hurt the usability. It was more of a pain to try and explain exactly what was going on with it... I had to have the tech take control of my M11x and then navigate to a photo of it. XD But I'm really happy with my purchase knowing that they'll come out and I can watch the guy replace everything.