*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Owners Lounge - Part 4

Woot SSD installed! My boot time is so quick holy cow. I love this thing already and I don't even have any programs installed yet. Couple of questions.

Which driver on the Dell Driver page is for the Ethernet Controller? I seem to have missed it. I think I'm missing the blutooth one as well but I think that is because my card shipped damaged and I've never used it. Whatever

I miss the Alienware themes that I always used under Control Panel > Personalization. The text size/font seems different under the standard windows config. If anyones willling to hop on gmail chat and let me copy those settings or know where I can download them from I'd really appreciate it!

 

Seriously PM me what that is.. that looks cool as

 

What in the world is that!?!?

 

Heh heh, it's a small brick coated in phosphorescent paint reacting to a blue laser pointer

 

lol cause for a second i thought it was something you did to your M15X lol

 

Ha, now I wonder if we can get glow in the dark powder coat...

 

wow cool, looks trippy lolz.

 

Woot my hard drive WEI score went up from 5.9 to 7.8! Now my scores at 6.8 with that curse of a 260M. I know it doesn't really mean anything but does anyone know what the 5850's score is?

 

i think the 5850 score is 7.2 or 7.3

 

neato, thanks

 

yeah!!!! big win. gonna get the 5850 to replace the 260.

 

I'm back from my long vacation, and I have a box! I got a new 5870 in the mail while I was away, and I'll put it up for sale here first, and then Ebay if it doesn't sell here. Once it sells I'll get a 5850 through Dell for the warranty.

 

Welcome back, Sirhcz0r!

So you aren't paying for it? Nice!

I'm tempted to do this but don't know if i have the patience for it >_<!

I might do so now since i know i can more than likely get away with it instead of later on when i might not be able to due to Dell noticing so many people going from 260's to 5850's

 

Anyone here in the lounge have a sleeve for their M15x? The alienware one is pretty flimsy, so I'm afraid to have it in that when carrying it in my backpack.

 

I use a belkin 17" sleve, it fits pretty well with a 6 cell battery.

F8N049 Belkin Neoprene Sleeves for Notebooks up to 17"

 

Thanks Smeggit, is the sleeve loose by any chance? I want to make sure its a firm fit. I'm looking through Ebay for a cheap one. I was thinking of trying the Apple 17 inch sleeve, since I've heard good things about them...

 

Estimate Delivery Date: 23-Aug-2010
This is gonna be loooooong 2 weeks.

 

It's a perfect fit front to back and only an inch spare side to side, just enough to pinch like a handle to pull it out of the backpack

 

ahh great now my touch control are dead. can't seem to get it working again. tried the power drain, reinstalling command center and osd. still nothing. i hope its not the mobo.

 

try booting up using a linux live cd (e.g. Ubuntu Download | Ubuntu ). The Volume up and Volume down keys work on ubuntu, so if these dont work, then its probably a hardware issue.

Also, did you try reconnecting the cable of the touch controls?

 

yeah i tried reconnecting it, even have a spare touch control panel but still nothing. gonna try the ubunto.
thanks

 

The lights on my touch panel weren't working (although the functions of the panel were) last night, but the lights are back on now.

These are really susceptible to damage. I always have a hard time removing it.

Be sure to check both ends of the ribbon cable.

 

man tried everything so far nothing. ahhh think its time to gave dell another call, they should all know me by now,lolz
thanks for the tip sirhczor. so did you ever fix your graphic card?

 

Didn't ever fix it, but I got a new one that I'll sell now, and then I'll get a Dell 5850.

When you buy upgrades does Dell bring and install it similar to repairs?

 

yeah they will send a tech out with your purchase to put in the new part.

 

make sure to ask for an upgrade for all your troubles. Wait... There isnt anything to upgrade on your lappie, maybe Blu Ray Writer

 

As a last resort, you can try to unplug and plug the CMOS battery.

 

thanks wattos tried everything, nothing works. looks like a mobo problem. they are talking about exchanging my system since i'm getting the 5850 at the same time.

 

Hmm, I'd like to exchange my m5500 for an M17X.

 

Ouch dude. I feel your pain. Just make sure to take a REALLY good look at the replacement system to make sure they have everything that was in your original.

I know i was pissed when they downgraded just about everything on my replacement system sans the battery and ram.

 

wow that would suck, i hoping it would be the other way around hahahah. all upgrades lolz.

 

Baww, shucks Inap!
I hope everything goes weell with the replacement!
Make sure they give you 16gb of ram 8D

 

not sure if they are gonna gave me it right now, still waiting on approval from supervisor.

 

Hey all. I'm thinking about filling the vacant PCMCIA slot but since this is my first laptop I'm not too familiar with the various devices available. Can anyone suggest any cool PCMCIA devices? At the moment I'm leaning towards a couple extra USB slots cos I found a nice discreet card that does not protrude from the lappy. USB slots are kinda boring tho, any better suggestions out there?

Edit: My mistake, the M15x takes Express Card instead of PCMCIA.

 

How bout some e-sata ports?

 

Hey guys I ordered my M15x on Wednesday, a guy from Dell called later that day and confirmed my order and said he would email over the invoice to look over etc. Maybe I'm being inpatient but i still haven't gotten the confirmation email with the order number etc. I got the order acknowledgment email but nothing since. How long did it take for your order confirmation to arrive? Do they email on sat/sun? I'm in Canada btw. Thanks.

 

Not a bad idea, looks like they also come in a similar non-protruding size. Tho when I get my yearly bonus this month I plan on buying a 2 bay enclosure with 2x 2TB drives. With a 4TB drive just 1 eSATA should be enough 8)

 

what about your custom paintjob?

 

@Inap - Aw, man, you can't put Old Yeller down. It's brought home too many records. too many victories.

 

hahhaha its already old yeller, geez guy just did it like a month ago,lolz.
its not a problem still have the original case for the system so no worries about that.

 

nice. Where did you get the other casing? I was looking into getting a paint job but I would prefer to do it on a replacement case.

 

i got the lid from here:
Parts-People - Dell Alienware Laptop Notebook Replacement Parts

but they seem to be out of stock right now.

the bottom piece i got from another member from the marketplace.

i think speedy gonzales still have a lid in the market place is he does custom painting also, he is the one who painted mandrakes lid.

 

Hey smeggit if you're going usb, i'd go usb 3.0 .

Was thinking of picking one up myself

 

LoL, that would be dangerous, likely to set off a hunt for USB 3.0 devices. I like it

 

yo smeggit where did you find this? all the ones ive seen are so bulky and not worthy of the laptop

 

Found it on the NZ auction site TradeMe.

 

Sup M15x users?
Been busy lately. I finaly have an evening for myself.. I much rather to be with friends

 

hey sup soccer anything new going on

 

Just thought I'd drop in myself to say hi to my old gang. How's everyone?

 

Hey villosa!
Not much Inap, been working a lot lately, spending times at parties with my high school friends and all. I also have my girl to take care of, so I rarely have much time for myself
What about you?