*OFFICIAL* M11xR1 Owners Lounge - Part 4

The physical mounting is just the beginning of it.

There are major architecture changes, too. There is a new motherboard chipset. The Core i5/i7 CPU's are Lynnfield CPUs, which mean that the Intel Integrated GMA graphics are on the CPU itself, instead of as a separate chip on the motherboard. There are different memory speeds. The thermals of the processor have changed from 10W to 18W of heat dissipation, which means that the power and cooling are different as well. T

he M11x R2 also does not have a VGA port, and the output ports that it does have are in different locations. That means that your current R1 laptop chassis wouldn't work with an R2 CPU/motherboard.

From an architecture perspective, the M11x R1 and M11x R2 are two totally different computers. The only way to "upgrade" from one to another is to completely swap out the chassis, motherboard, and CPU. That would be a pain to do, totally void your warranty, and cost well over $1000. You might as well just buy a new laptop.

 

Really? What happens exactly? Squeal of death? Blown out speakers? Self destruct?? *curious*

 

actually, i believe a unicorn comes out of the speaker and stabs you in the heart with its horn. i would refrain

 

Just got my M11X yesterday and wanted to comment on the heat. Just by surfing the web I had the laptop on my lap and it gets hot. Not to the point where it would burn you, but it is a little warm for my taste. This is my first Alienware and really like it. I got it with the i7 640 CPU, 4GB ram, 320GB HD and everything else it has to offer.

The computer looks well built. The laptop is actually heavy than it looks, but I'm assume it is sturdy to cool down the components. Overall I am very please with its performance, i haven't had a chance to install any games on it, but I did install audio editing software and it works great. I am going to use it for DJing and gaming mostly. For anyone on the fence, I have to say it is worth every penny.

 

You're in the wrong thread; this is for R1 owners, while you have an R2. Don't worry, I'm sure you're not the first.

P.S. Check the advanced power settings to make sure your Minimum Processor State is lower than 100% so that the CPU will scale down (and thereby drop in temperature) when the full speed isn't needed. Doing this made mine drop about 10 degrees Celsius on average. If you game, it might be better to change it on the Balanced plan and leave the High Performance plan alone to switch to while gaming, only because sometimes I've found Windows won't scales down the CPU too often causing temporary FPS drops. It doesn't feel any different doing stuff that doesn't use most of the CPU all of the time (i.e., with regular use), but for gaming it's noticeable, to me anyway.

 

Yeah, that's a good one.

I've got a Bose sound system hooked up to my HDTV, which in turn my M11X is connected to that by HDMI and the sound is killer. I've watched BluRays from the ASUS external BluRay drive- The sound and video are amazing for a little machine.

 

Hi

I've done quite a lot of reading on these forums which resulted in my purchase of an M11x R2 I5 4gb.

Felt I needed to post this (1st post) to see if there is something wrong with my M11x.

I updated the GPU driver to 257.30 driver from Dells website to solve an issue I had with optimus. I then downloaded and ran 3dmark 06 expecting to see over 6000 (I haven't overclocked anything). I got 4334! which is clearly rubbish and nowhere near what people are getting on here or even the lowest scores from reviews of the M11x R1 su4100.

I'm concerned that there is a problem. Any ideas or help appreciated.

Thx

Si

 

Ok - I ran the above benchmark on Battery.
Tried again on mains power and got 6666 on 3dmark 06. Thats more like what I expected.

Can someone explain this to me.

I thought one of the selling points of the M11x is that it didn't throttle down it's performance on battery power. I bought this wanting no change in performance on battery so I could play games on my lap without wires.

Whats going on?

 

not sure. Might go thru all the settings in the CC. specifically the gpu and processor settings. maybe check in the R2 threads? we're all old school owners here. lol

 

Hey all,
I have an R1 and am having issues with getting both headphone jacks working simulatanously. I plug one in and it works, but the second won't. Every time, the first one plugged in works, but the second won't. So both ports DO work, but can't seem to work at the same time.

Anyone have the same issue? Any ideas?

 

will the game singularity run well on m11x???

 

thats odd..i can get both speaker jacks to work at the same time

 

Call Dell. It could be a hardware issue.

 

Hi everyone, just got my second r1~.~

 

Hi,

Just got my first R1 the other day...really enjoying my purchase. Now I am a member of the club. lol

 

Does your machine's harddrive make frequent clicking sound?

 

@joncolbert - No clicking noises here. That doesn't sound good no pun intended.

The only issue I noticed is that the F8 menu that the manual talks about regarding recovery does not work. I haven't touched the partition or anything else for that matter so I am at a loss as to why it isn't working.

Can anyone confirm that hitting F8 during start up accesses the recovery menu?

 

I am officially pissed. I just tried OC and the machine just shut down at log on screen.

 

I haven't OC'd yet but I tried a couple of games for extended play times and all seems very stable.

I'm not sure whether your purchased directly from AW or retail store, but I would suggest getting another new one.

 

Man this is my second one already...guess I will just give up.

 

Dude, that sucks... but i will say don't give up quite yet. If you can get one that aint a lemon, it's a killer little rig!

 

I agree...I feel your pain and it sucks. If it means anything, it took 3 times to get the "right" one. The first one had fingerprints and scratches on it right out of the box and the second one had a misaligned screen.

Third one is a charm.

Don't give up...get another one.

 

it really isn't worth your time though, unless you already have a primary computer you can use in the mean time.

you do pay for the product to go through "inspection" and "quality assurance" don't you?

 

Called Alienware today and got a new hard drive. The tech did not seem to know the M11X was advertised as overclockable, he kept saying that such function was not supported and asked me to check about that...

I also messaged erawneila and ChrisM, both of them said no replacement for non-OCalbe machines

One thing I did like was their CS, I found them pretty genuine to help and easy to talk to.

What do you guys think?

 

seems to me even if they won't official exchange it due to not being able to OC it, if you're within 21 days from the purchase date, you can always return it and buy it again. It'll be more hassle, but if you're not happy with it as is, there's little sense in keeping it.

 

For the first time since I got it my m11x won't wake from sleep mode. Is there any way to force a shutdown/reset?

 

just a guess, try holding down the power button for a few seconds

 

First thing I tried, ended up having to wait for it to drain the battery.

 

Guys, i bought m11x with one year warranty, i'm interested if i can prolong it? of course with money

 

About a week ago, I did the online chat with a Dell tech asking them this same question. She told me yes, but you can only do it over the phone.

 

has someone already tested the game singularity??? if yes does it work ??

 

Completed it few days ago, perfect, about 50 fps avg.

And what about payment?)

 

Does anyone know of a decent and somewhat cheap car charger for the m11x?

 

yeah, just hold down the power button down til it shuts off.

 

I think their tech was not highly versed in the marketed properties of his product line. lol and probably outsourced!

 

Is anyone having hinge issues on their m11x's? Just opened mine up and it seems to crack and give some struggle. Does anyone know if this would be covered under warranty?

 

Ya it's covered by warranty. Just call Dell and tell them whats going on.

 

No, not at all. I've had mine since the 1st week of March and it's still flawless.

 

Mine's still golden, Clickity for a day or two after a month after I got it but now its working like a charm.

 

I got the problem, looks like the screws to the bracket stripped on both sides.

It finally busted open last night

You think Dell would have learned from the M15

 

This is my 3rd' exhanged & its finnaly Working' lol. I guess 3rd times a charm dont give up~

 

thank you, and everyone else that replied. good luck to the person whose hinge is totally broken.

 

The hinge seems very sound, I can't imagine how it could break. Though my m11x seems to be flawless have the replacement.

A very good buy, I really don't even feel the need to upgrade to the better processor.

 

buuuuuummer man. that's what happened to mine. exactly.

 

A good number (r1 and r2) seems to have this issue...
Fixing the M11x weak hinge creaking/cracking problem. Screen opened!
It seems to be a design fault covered by warranty:
Hinge issues?
Now it seems confirmed the problem...
Alienware Club regarding M11x's hinges

 

I just wanted to show my M11X and it's hinges after 5 months of use:

 

Beautiful machine, you take good care.
And I really liked your wallpaper (where did you get it?)

 

none of those show the gap in the hinge

if you use the same angle as the last one with the screen closed all the way, then it'd show up.

 

What?

Is this what you're talking about? If so, how would it open and close properly if it's supposed to be flush with the case?

 

I don't think ALL machines will have problems with hinges. Maybe it will be just a number of them. The problem is to know how big is this number, especially because it is a relatively new product with less than one year since released. One can say that a forum like here is a biased sample, but I have been reading the threads and I have seen an increasing number of reports (even from people initially very happy with their product when the first reports were coming).