Alienware M17 *OFFICIAL* Owner's Lounge

sounds about right my 4870x2 pc gets 14k

will now run it on mine since we have simular systems

 

hang on, thats not true, 720p is 1280x720, 1080p is 1920x1080
these are TV rez's nothing to do with PCs, its just how they measure them for TVs. 900p is not 720p its just 1480x900

 

Funny, closing a few services and apps give you 200~ 3dmarks

 

How do you dissable
Facial recognition software & Biometric Fingerprint reader function ?
Thanks

 

Disable as in permanently or just to run 3dmark ?

I uninstalled all AW's software since i dont find use for them, thats including the facial recognition program.

As for the fingerprint software, you can either remove it through msconfig (perm) or end the process called pdtwzd.exe (if you want to disable it till the next restart).

 

hm ... if I take a look at the page it says:

Or do I missunderstand you?

THXs 4 your answer
Julian

 

This is more of a gripe than a question, however, on 12/10 I ordered my M17 online with its fair share of bells and whistles and found out today (12/26) that it has just entered phase 7. I completely understand that things can happen, items may not be up to par, that worker really just doesn't care due to holiday excitement...w/e. But it is frustrating to see some of you buy after and receive before myself. I am trying to be patient but when speed and intensity are your "staples" of everyday living...it becomes hard. I have called and have been politely assured that they are doing everything possible to ensure that speed, without sacrificing quality, is their priority.
:\ just venting my jealousy for all of you so i don't blow something useful...like a blood vessel
.

 

I would like to dissable it
till i travel again
so can enable it latter

cos when im home i dont need the protection
& like my Laptop to start up without any interuptions

but latter still need the application for security when i travel
thanks

 

go into your command center (press the spaceship button above your keyboard), choose "Sense", and then move the slider all the way to the left (where it'll say "Deactivated"). that should turn off the facial login feature. to re-enable the feature, simply move the slider back to right to wherever you had it before.

 

Just remove your PW @ User Account

I am not quite sure if this is the only solution but you can stop "This Software" be started with vista e.g. by using the "msconfig". There you can decide wich programm "is allowed" to start with Vista.

Greetings
Julian

 

i don't think that would work, i have disabled UAC and the login password, but still was able to use facial login (until i deactivated it in the CC because it took too d*mn long to boot up etc).

 

i'm finally home, and as expected my m17 has been waiting for me for a few days now. first thing i noticed was that i didn't receive my alienware mousepad. oh well i guess. then turned it on and also noticed that the backlight keyboard is as weak as some people have reported. then i checked the my computer properties and noticed that the cpu is recognized as a q9300 2.53 ghz instead of a qx9300 2.53 ghz. so far other than these i've stated...it's a pretty impressive machine. now i'm gonna try to find out if the built in windows vista ultimate extras include an imaging software.

 

hey fusion which imaging software u use again?

 

check my sig.

 

when you guys run 3dmark06 do you run it at 1920x1200 or 1280x1084? cause i ran it at 1084 and got 12318 3dmark06 and then ran it at 1200 and got a measly 10339 3dmark06. this is all pre e-wrecked's ati 8.12 modded drivers, which i will be installing later. i just want to get 1400-1500+ 3dmark06 scores...

 

3dmark scores are usually on default settings

 

Did you mean you are trying to get an extra 1,400-1,500 points, or you are trying to get 14,000-15,000 3DMarks? Depending on your configuration, the latter may not be achievable.

 

[1] M17

Video/Graphics Card: Dual 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3870 - CrossFireX™ Enabled!
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Chassis: 17-Inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD (1200p) with Clearview Technology
Keyboard Options: Illuminated Keyboard – Alienware Exclusive Design - Astral Blue
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Internal Digital / Analog (ATSC) TV Tuner with Adapter and ExpressCard Media Remote Control
Memory: 4GB« Dual Channel DDR3 SO-DIMM at 1066MHz – 2 x 2048MB

System Drive: Extreme Performance (RAID 0) - 500GB (250GB x 2) 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc Reader (BD-ROM, DVD±RW, CD-RW )
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Ultimate N 5300 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card with MIMO Technology
The World's First 450 Mbps Wi-Fi Adapter!
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with Surround Sound

 

just got a 12115 3dmark06 after installing e-wrecked's modded ati driver

 

lol just found out the system mechanic i bought through alienware when i bought my m17, isn't compatible with 64bit vista... -.-

 

I can't wait until one of these QX9300 guys decides to flash the OCZ BIOS to OC that bad boy.

 

I thought many ppl did that already.

 

imma leave my m17 alone until it cant keep up any more then its getting clocked whoot or just get a quad core when games support it... by then ill prolly need new graphics cards ...ohhh the never ending cycle

 

Oh. Apparently I'm out of the loop. What kind of clockspeeds/3DMarks are they getting?

 

Download system mechanic from there website
it has a 64 bit version & use the key u have on ur CD

But i find it freezez my laptop
Quad Core but useless
Playing youtube videos & goesss grrrrrr lol

hopefully Alienware will let me exchange it
for a reasonable price
when they have there new Laptop
one with Ati 4800 cards

 

1300 something

while the normal should be 1400 & up

so wait for the Another option guys

this one is not up to the mark

 

when I rest my palm on the right side by the fingerprint thing, it makes a pop noise, and cannot reproduce the pop noise until like 15 minutes later. 2 of my m17 has that. It's the chassis.

Additionally, the top right corner where the plastic piece that covers the LEDs, it can constantly create a pop noise when I press it. Same for both m17.

 

OK, I have a question for you experts. The QX9300 is an extra $350 from either the Q9100 or the X9100. I can afford the extra bucks, but I don't think I would really benefit from it. I'm not a gamer, but I want fast processing for real time stock charting and a little video editing.

So for the same money which would you go for, the X9100 or the Q9100? Or should I just spend the money and get the QX9300 any way?

Note: I'm not too concerned about future-proofing since I'll probably get an new one in 2 to 3 years any way.

 

Yeah, if you can afford it, get it. As soon as the price drops on Ebay for one of those suckers, it's mine.

 

okay i think i want to flash my bios, i dont have too much experience with OC'ing but i do want to be very careful at what i'm doing. i want to get my qx9300 to about 3ghz. not trying to go too far beyond that, and i'm not too interested in oc'ing the 3870s or anything either. but since i've been hearing that these 3870 crossfirex graphic cards are very cpu dependant, i think having the qx9300s at 3ghz instead of 2.53 will give me the 3dmark06 scores where i want them to be.

 

ohh sounds like its gonna be a nice setup.... i havent done a bios flashing myself but id love to see it when ur done ..btw how long does it take to get outta phase 2 ?

 

Be carefull what you're doing when you flash it. Bad flash and your out of luck no warranty.

 

how do you get a bad flash?

 

Flashing using the wrong bios, interrupting the flash.

 

theres no going back once u screw up ... que the dramatics lol yea pretty much sums it up or a error in the code but i dun see why or how but it could happen.?

 

Quit trying to scare him. BIOS flashes don't just go bad for no reason. Make good and sure you're using the BIOS from E-Wrecked's tutorial. Also do make sure that your battery is fully charged.

 

lol thanks...i'm a pretty careful guy when it comes to things like this. but i will do a little more research before i go through with it. but yea thanks turbo, thats what i was really asking about...the "just go bad for no reason" part. so if do everything i'm suppose to i should be okay. and +rep btw.

 

Hi all. An AW rep told me that i am on phase 5 of production. He also told me that it should take 5 business days to get from phase 5 to phase 9. Ive read alot of ppl who got his M17 in like 3 to 5 days! mine is taking 3 week until now

Any comments?

Thanks!!

 

nothing you can do about it.

 

srry for scareing you i have updated bios before its pretty easy and as long as u know what ur doin you'll be fine, and yea i just got to phase 3 after 7 days so i feel ur pain lets hope there are no shortages

 

its cool mr moo. and as for my m17...it took roughly 2 weeks to build mine so don't feel bad. i ordered mine on the 1st of Dec and shipped on the 15th. and because of the weather up here in washington state, the 3-5 day shipping turned to 10 days.

 

now the bluetooth is backordered "please send a email next week to see" this just sucks lol ill put it in myself just let me have it lol

 

Thanks for the response guys.

Now of course you are both going to chip in for the extra cost!

 

SWEET!...just confirmed my order for an m17...

Video/Graphics Card: Dual 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3870 - CrossFireX™ Enabled!
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Extreme X9100 3.06GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Chassis: 17-Inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD (1200p) with Clearview Technology
Keyboard Options: Illuminated Keyboard – Alienware Exclusive Design - Fusion Red
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Internal Digital / Analog (ATSC) TV Tuner with Adapter
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR3 SO-DIMM at 1066MHz – 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 320GB 7,200RPM (16MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc Reader (BD-ROM, DVD±RW, CD-RW )
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Ultimate N 5300 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card with MIMO Technology
The World's First 450 Mbps Wi-Fi Adapter!
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with Surround Sound
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Onsite Service and 24/7 Toll-Free Phone Support
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: M17 Protective Cloth Sleeve
Alienware Extras: M17 Keyboard Diagram Overlay
Avatar: Alien Cyborg
Window Style: Graphite Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Wallpaper: Alienhead Glow
Power Plan: High Performance
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
Time Zones: (GMT - 5.00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

I'm going to get my own RAM...looking at 2x2gb of Kingston HyperX - any thoughts on that?

I had been intent on holding off until the 4870's were released, but thought meh...these machines look sweet! Now the Phase game!

 

I was wondering if we can put in 8gb Ram in there ?
will it support it ?

 

yah...if you use 2 x 4gb sticks....of course you'd need a 64 bit OS to make use of it...I think 8gb is pretty expensive at the moment though...

 

Well on Newegg, there is only two available 8 gb ram. They both are ddr2 and cost around 500.

 

i got a email yesterday saying the bluetooth was backordered for 2 weeks or somethign like that but now mine has went to phase 5 in the assembly maybe i got the last one .... but just warning ya gratz though and i think ur cpu would bottle neck before you used 8 gig of ddr3 ram..... 4 its alot to start with

 

I figured the same....4 gigs should do the trick for the next while, and I intend to flash with the OCZ BIOS eventually and unlock that x9100 as well....I think this machine should last a bit, it better....over 4k Canadian $$$!!! I think I'm gonna sell my 9750 once the new beast has landed, soften the blow a little...maybe on eBay...
I was blessed during the phase game when I got this 9750 last year, it went super quick and I got the laptop earlier than projected - here's to hoping for more of the same luck...

I'm stoked.

 

lol i hope you have uber luck