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    Alienware 7700 Owner, Proud and Screwed

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by dmagi, May 9, 2008.

  1. dmagi

    dmagi Newbie

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    I know it's two years later, and I shouldn't have bought it if I read the reviews. But I "had to have it", and now I have it. Now I don't like it, but since I already bought it, I'm trying to make the best of it.

    I have had similar problems with this beast. I bought it on Ebay, so I am not sure if the problems are "standard" or from a sneaky seller.

    I get really bad crackling in the audio for the first half hour until it "warms up", often the audio cuts out completely, until I Mute/Un-Mute a couple times. The crackling sounds like a really old Vinyl record that has been mis-treated.

    Also, there is no Bass at all from the headphone jacks or any of those four jacks. Anyone know a solution to these problems? Would USB provide bass? Is there a good adaptor for that (from USB to Green-and-black outputs).

    Do you know what driver runs the Powerless CD player. I don't think mine works, so maybe I need to install something else.

    I long beyond warranty, and I don't think I'll even try calling for help. I don't need my speakers replaced.
     
    dmagi, May 9, 2008
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    dmagi, I made a new thread out of your post, which was in a very outdated thread.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 9, 2008
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    you can just get a PCMCIA sound card... have the same notebook.

    I use my Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS.... PCMCIA.

    I got if for $40 from a dude off of Craigslist. :)

    If you are experiencing those sound issues, try to go into the Realtek Sound Manager and:
    Set the Environment option to Carpeted Hallway. And if you want even more quality, set the Equalizer to Soft (as in Soft Rock)
     
    Gophn, May 10, 2008
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  4. dmagi

    dmagi Newbie

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    Oh good advice thanks. I'll try those sound settings tonight. In the meantime, I've ordered a $1 USB audio output dongle, because my USB headphones work just fine.

    Any idea where to find the driver for the CD player that plays without power-up? And the driver for the 5-in-1 card reader? I got a totally wiped laptop when I bought online, so I had to find all the drivers from Alien's website. Still missing those 2 though.
     
    dmagi, May 29, 2008
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  5. dmagi

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    By the way, the USB audio adapter thing worked perfectly.
     
    dmagi, Sep 17, 2008
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