Alienware M17 *OFFICIAL* Owner's Lounge

No! No Chance!

 

okkk so where can i find the software and directions to do it with a blank disc.....all i have is the 028.rom bios file

 

alot of people are discussing overheating...how exactly would one check the temperature of w/e (cpu or gpu) inthis case...i hope i dont need a special program.

 

download HWMonitor. it's dead simple to use, and reliable.

 

@ johnksss

Look what I did for you

Now happy? I gess not becaus now you can not say something is wrong

Greetings
Julian

 

where can i find the latest bios from alienware for the m17? its not in the drivers and downloads page, i dont see anything for bios just other stuff

 

I found them off the 'my hive' area, I clicked on an item in my list with a blue link, I found driver and bios downloads there. hope that helps. Was there something wrong with the ocz bios? did they work for you? Could you adjust overclocks in the bios? I thought I seen you used it.

 

Not sure if the OCZ BIOS would make a difference. Your keyboard will work with the OCZ BIOS (light up and everything), but the only reason why one would even think about using the OCZ BIOS on the M17 is to legitimize the Extreme processors with the multipliers. The M17's BIOS doesn't allow you to adjust multipliers even with Extreme chips.

 

if you flash the m17 with the OCZ BIOS, Command Center (and, i presume, all AW-specific software, possibly including the OSD and other stuff) will cease to function.

just as a heads-up.

 

It's gone Baby!!

A combination of Jscreenfix and UDPixel got it out of there.

Thanks again, since Im travelling on business in Moscow now, and departing for Dubai, then Asia, it would have been a pain to have to wait and ship it back to AW on my return back to the U.S.

One thing I am noticing, this laptop is really a dust magnet., but I love it

 

i tried the whole fn + f10 and nothing happens to keyboard colors, you got abything else or am I just doing this wrong?

 

sorry man...I'm not sure what's up with that. I'm switching from green to blue, then red then off by pressing fn + f10...I'm not sure how else to do it...

edit: there is a keyboard controller bios you can download from "my hive" that may sort you out...

good luck

 

Is it worth getting the SSD Hard drive
will it help for gaming or other stuff ?


500GB (250GB x 2) 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
OR
512GB (256GB x 2) Solid State Drive [+$900 or $27/mo.]

Which is better ?

thxs

 

not going to make that much of a difference gaming, since most of the stuff is loaded into memory for faster game play. it will load super quick though.

if you move big files around like video, audio files & software programs. then ssd would be worth the price. if your not that active with files, then maybe some cheaper costing ssd's would be more benifical or of course 7200 rpm drives...

 

I thought it was E-wrecked who asked if SSDs pushes the 3DMark06 score and indeed ... they do!

Somebody said something around 300 points +!

Since this E-wrecked is thinking of buying Raid 0 SSDs to push his worldrecord even higher!

What you said about "recent files are loaded in the ram" is true but, I don't know why, SSDs give you better performances as well^^

Greetings
Julian

 

if he spends 900 bucks for 3dmark06. ill fly out there to florida and kick him in the seat of his fancy pants jeans!...*LMAO*

edit, im using 5400's(regular hard drives) and i have all the records so i guess they can't be that bad, now can they?..but they do not hold any hdd world records!! that's for sure...

 

I have a raid0 problem .. I just installed the second HDD set in Bios Raid and in Matrix Storage Manager options "gerate Raid volumen" but after "scroling down" to "greate raid" and pressing enter followed buy perssing Y ... it just jumps back to where I should enter a name -.-

HELP ME PLS!

Greetings
Julian

 

SORRY I AM SO SILLY! I PRESSED Y and not Z!

Greetings
Julian^^

 

i hope that help was fast enough for ya?

 

haha^^ That's not funny! (Quote: Achmed^^)

Sure^^ W7 is installed by now ... just entring my name ... will use the W7 ATI Driver and make a 1280x1024 run to see if everything is working ... than ... if my illness doesn't get bad again, I'll post/write the ATI Driver Comparison (Test)

Greetings
Julian

 

It came in!!!!!!Typing from it right now !!

 

what an unspectacular first post from your new laptop...

 

Buddy.. I've already spent well over $900 on 3dmark, and with that setup you're typin on..so have you

 

I wonder If there is a way to change the colors on the keyboard to whatever you want. I say (ask) this because, When I was installing something I forget what my laptop restarted and the keys were white .. yes white. then after bootup they went green ( the option I'm using ). So, I was thinking, If it will show white, how could I keep it white or could I use any other color I choose? perhaps, via rgb color settings.

 

hahahahaha....well you probably got me there...but im talking about...ummmm...errrr....ahhhhh......yeah, about this next installment...

 

im holding down those keys and nothing...hey whats my hive?

 

you should be able to sign into your personalized support page at alienware.com -

http://support.alienware.com/Profil...l=/Support_Pages/Restricted_Pages/myhive.aspx

if you haven't set up your username and password you will have to do that first using the info on you invoice

you can find all the device drivers there, I've seen the keyboard bios there..

edit: here's a link to the kbc bios for ya, make it easier. http://rapidshare.com/files/195290580/Alienware_M17_KBC_Bios_130C.zip.html

 

Sorry this might be sort of a "noob" post but...

First off, i got the Blu-Ray Player as the Drive and when i play the Dark Knight for example it seems kind of grainy, does this maybe have to do with the 1920x1200 resolution?

Also im not sure wether or not my ATI drivers are up to date, i know one thing is that if your familiar with Steam, it tells you wether or not it needs to be updated (only said that on my nvidia desktop)... so i dont really know

Another issue is that when i first boot it up everythings running nice and smooth the first time i try to open up a music file, it takes almost 20 seconds till windows media player actually plays it, my library is super small like 47 songs and the moment i click the song the player comes up but the music doesnt play till 20 seconds or so later...after this happens whenver i try to play another song it runs instantly...just wondering whats causing this initial "lag"

 

While im playing wow after a while it will freeze then my comp will freeze then I have to restart what kind of problem would this be?

 

Do you have 9.1? This driver is known for WoW problems ... go with 8.12

Greetings
Julian

 

Sorry this might be sort of a "noob" post but...

First off, i got the Blu-Ray Player as the Drive and when i play the Dark Knight for example it seems kind of grainy, does this maybe have to do with the 1920x1200 resolution?

Also im not sure wether or not my ATI drivers are up to date, i know one thing is that if your familiar with Steam, it tells you wether or not it needs to be updated (only said that on my nvidia desktop)... so i dont really know

Another issue is that when i first boot it up everythings running nice and smooth the first time i try to open up a music file, it takes almost 20 seconds till windows media player actually plays it, my library is super small like 47 songs and the moment i click the song the player comes up but the music doesnt play till 20 seconds or so later...after this happens whenver i try to play another song it runs instantly...just wondering whats causing this initial "lag"

ALSO of most importance...how do i check what version my ATI drivers are???

 

Use mediamonkey. WMP is buggy.

 

so how would one check their display drivers, i just installed the 9.1 package but no where in the CCC does it say 9.1

 

did u use driver sweeper to clean out he old install

 

nah i didnt but should it say atleast something, ATIs bad but not this bad... heres the list i see in the Graphics
Software Tab: (is it lacking?)

Driver Packaging Version 8.52.4-080724a-067553C
Provider ATI Technologies Inc.
2D Driver Version 7.01.01.809
2D Driver File Path /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/Class/{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/0000
Direct3D Version 7.14.10.0603
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.7867
Catalyst® Control Center Version 2008.0724.2347.40767

 

Driver Packaging Version 8.573-090113a-074234C-ATI
Catalyst™ Version 09.1
Provider ATI Technologies Inc.
2D Driver Version 7.01.01.861
2D Driver File Path /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/CLASS/{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/0000
Direct3D Version 7.14.10.0636
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.8395
Catalyst™ Control Center Version 2009.0113.2222.40119


what it should say

 

use E-wrecked modified driver on here it installed clean

 

Alright, something just happened that scared me...


1. went to device managr and uninstalled along with software one of the 3870's mistakenly leaving the other one there...
2. went and rebooted in safe mode and tried to clean install the 9.1, but when i tried installing that it just said "detection driver not detected"...
3. friend told me that might be a safe mode issue so i booted regular and then the resolution freaked out on me and kept changing in an infinite loop
4. cold shutdown
5. booted backup and system restored

6. can anyone help me? or solve this problem all i want is to update my drivers but they wont update, i installed it before but the driver version doesnt change in the CCC, it makes a folder in the ATI/Support folder but i think it still runs of the 8-12..... PLZ HELP THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING

All that shows in the Graphics Software is:
Driver Packaging Version 8.52.4-080724a-067553C
Provider ATI Technologies Inc.
2D Driver Version 7.01.01.809
2D Driver File Path /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/Class/{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/0000
Direct3D Version 7.14.10.0603
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.7867
Catalyst® Control Center Version 2008.0724.2347.40767

CATALYST VERSION IS NOT THERE

 

I'm assuming youvdownloaded cat 9.1 and just tried to install it as is? If so, it's a desktop driver and doesn't support the mobility cards. You can either use mobility modder, or just download my pre-modded and tweaked drivers. Can someone pls link the thread for him? On iPhone.

 

Followed the guide on how to install the 8.12drivers after awhile wow freezes and when I try to terminate it with task manager the comp freezes and I have to restart any help would be appreciated!

 

lord nor you just need to install catalyst or run win update and get the windows driver

 

hi all got my m17 on friday.

question ive updated graphics driver =no probs

is their a platform driver like nforce or something i know its not nforce so what is it and where do you update it. thanks

 

wouldnt that just be the intel chipset drivers? those come with your laptop installed already...or the driver disc that came with the m17

 

well yes its chipset driver but i used to have m9700 and you would get platform driver updates a few times a year to keep chipset upto date ect on nvidia and as this isnt an nforce board i was wondering where to i goto update these drivers.

 

you'd find driver's at the Alienware support site...or I think you could get them directly from Intel...

 

Ok, so to touch back on the white backlit keyboard, I was doing a system restore with acronis software when it was this color. When windows loads, it goes back to one of the default colors you had on last. I just think it's interesting how the keyboard is white when supposedly that color isn't in the small list of colors.

 

hi all whats turbo memory?

 

it's flash memory that can be used to store frequently accessed data. it's like a mini-SSD.

 

cheers bud i just saw a driver for it on the aw web sitevand i was curious as to whats it was

 

Everyone dodged my issue