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    Whats your AlienFX Colors?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by TheyCallMeHydro, Nov 21, 2010.

  1. TheyCallMeHydro

    TheyCallMeHydro Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is my first topic, so if this has been posted before don't shoot me xD
    I haven't got mine yet (recently ordered it) but I want my FX like this:

    Logo: Purple
    Keyboard: Aqua Blue
    Speaker Grills: Yellow

    What are you guys using as your FX, or what do you plan to use?
     
    TheyCallMeHydro, Nov 21, 2010
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  2. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    I actually use application-specific color profiles.

    Typically, I use:
    Logo, Speaker Grilles: Red
    Keyboard: Slowly morphs between blue and green


    For games that feature "blood":
    Logo, Speaker Grilles: Blue
    Keyboard: Slowly morphs between red and orange


    For Sci-Fi Games:
    Logo, Speaker Grilles: Green
    Keyboard: Slowly morphs between blue and red.
     
    kent1146, Nov 21, 2010
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  3. TheyCallMeHydro

    TheyCallMeHydro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whoa that sounds awesome, I didn't even know you could do that lol.
     
    TheyCallMeHydro, Nov 21, 2010
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  4. streather

    streather Notebook Evangelist

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    everythings yellow except the power button,



    alienware tactx mouse is also yellow
     
    streather, Nov 21, 2010
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  5. Bily42

    Bily42 Notebook Consultant

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    I have many different color schemes depending upon what wallpaper I am currently using.
    Maybe it's because I'm female, but I like variety. :D
    I tend to have a lot of profiles with only the keyboard, wireless, and power buttons lit up because this saves on the battery discharge and I also think it's a wee bit garish to have all the lights on. YMMV
    You can go to Make your own Alienware Wallpaper to create your own custom wallpaper.
     
    Bily42, Nov 21, 2010
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  6. djjosherie

    djjosherie Notebook Consultant

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    Everything Blue, I'm original! LOL
    The only game I've been playing has been League Of Legends, which as of the latest patch now the game controls AlienFX laptops based on in game scenarios, which is pretty cool. Glad to see some companies taking advantage of Alienware.
     
    djjosherie, Nov 21, 2010
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  7. nox_uk

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    Yellow keyboard
    Green wifi/vents
    white ALIENWARE
    green button on AC, yellow on battery

    Usually :)

    Nox
     
    nox_uk, Nov 21, 2010
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  8. dyriax

    dyriax Notebook Enthusiast

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    All is white :)
    Power button green with network and red with battery.
     
    dyriax, Nov 21, 2010
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    Vidaluko, Nov 21, 2010
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  10. TheyCallMeHydro

    TheyCallMeHydro Notebook Enthusiast

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  11. Going Viral

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    I have the logo, keyboard, and grills set to slowly morph from red to orange, to yellow, to green, to cyan, to blue, to purple, to pink, then back to red.

    The power button and wifi indicator I have white.
     
    Going Viral, Nov 21, 2010
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  12. TheyCallMeHydro

    TheyCallMeHydro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whoa like a rainbow effect? I didn't know you could make it morph to more than 1 color (I thought it was like a 2 color cycle)

    Sweet I might use that when I get mine ;D
     
    TheyCallMeHydro, Nov 21, 2010
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  13. DboogieC

    DboogieC Notebook Deity

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    rainbow !!!! theirs a tread with the code for it, its amazing.
     
    DboogieC, Nov 21, 2010
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  14. TheyCallMeHydro

    TheyCallMeHydro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Omg! Got a link to the tread?
     
    TheyCallMeHydro, Nov 21, 2010
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    All turquoise FTW!!!
     
    blab8811, Nov 21, 2010
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    mb67 Notebook Evangelist

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    After I get where I'm going for the Thanksgiving weekend, I'll post a pic of what my M11X color scheme looks like, since I got rid of Windows and installed Ubuntu in its place. AlienFXLite is a great tool to use especially for Linux. :)
     
    mb67, Nov 24, 2010
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  17. Xaser04

    Xaser04 Notebook Consultant

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    Currently all blue.

    Whatever colour I run it in I must keep it uniformed (so all blue or all green etc).
     
    Xaser04, Nov 24, 2010
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    ... rainbow on his M15x i believe
     
    meomeo986, Nov 24, 2010
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  19. TheyCallMeHydro

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    Oh yeah ive seen m15x's with it, I still think the 11x should of had 3 places in the keyboard to light up like the 15x :)
     
    TheyCallMeHydro, Nov 24, 2010
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    The Amethyst color looked fantastic on a M11x imo.

    AL logo and indicators - White
    Power button, Keyboard and Speaker Grill - Amethyst
     
    awyongcarl, Nov 24, 2010
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  21. ebondefender

    ebondefender Notebook Evangelist

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    I usually have the entire thing set to "Romulan Green." :p I always did believe a black hole powered by m11x.

    I made a "Mountain Dew" theme with the various colors of Dew also.
     
    ebondefender, Nov 24, 2010
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    BitByteBit Notebook Guru

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    BitByteBit, Nov 24, 2010
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  23. Bily42

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    @BitByteBit
    How come that's an xml file instead of an ath file? I didn't download it because I was leery of a virus or something.
     
    Bily42, Nov 24, 2010
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    Thank you! worked perfectly, +rep!
    it worked, the file is Custom.ath. Maybe you should try another downloading method.
     
    meomeo986, Nov 24, 2010
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    All White!!!
     
    instantcold, Nov 24, 2010
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  26. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Patriotism ftw :)

    Changes between Red, White, and Blue slowly. But each panel is different. For instance: Blue Grills, Red Keyboard, White Logo. Then it switches to White Grills, Blue Keyboard, red Logo and on and on.
     
    DeeVu, Nov 25, 2010
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    Depending on my wallpaper the color I use; sometimes , if the wallpaper I have is for example white and blue, I put all the alienFx color in blue changing slowly to white, and then back to blue.
     
    Vallejo, Nov 25, 2010
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