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    A couple quick questions.

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by RandomHajile, Nov 9, 2009.

  1. RandomHajile

    RandomHajile Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys first time poster here. Anyways I have a couple quick questions. :p I have an M17x and...

    1. My laptop fans rattle/cricket so bad I was hoping to have tech. come and replace them. Has anyone ever actually had the tech guy come and do work on your CPU and how painful was the process?

    2. There is a black circle/dot in my lower front grill. Is that a speaker component? It's really tiny. Is it normal?

    3. Does anyone's power adapter stop working now and then but when replugged starts working again?

    4. Finally, does anyone feel like their keyboard backlighting (AlienFX) is uneven? My middle zone seems darker.

    :eek:


    Thanks for the help!
     
    RandomHajile, Nov 9, 2009
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    RandomHajile Notebook Guru

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    ..oh sorry also my computer beeps a lot. Not the motherboard speaker beep but a higher frequency one. I'm hoping this is just part of the bogus fans.
     
    RandomHajile, Nov 9, 2009
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    Wraithbane Notebook Geek

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    1. The only painful part will be getting them on the phone and then waiting for their time window to come and pass and then have them show up an hour late. After that its smooth sailing.

    2. Lower part to left of center?

    3. I've never had that on my m17x adapter but on other laptops I've experienced that. How long have you had it?

    4. Mine seems fine.
     
    Wraithbane, Nov 9, 2009
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    RandomHajile Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the quick reply. Lower part to left of center, exactly! I've had it for about 3 weeks!
     
    RandomHajile, Nov 9, 2009
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    Dellerious Notebook Geek

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    That little spot is your infrared receiver for a remote control...
     
    Dellerious, Nov 10, 2009
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