Alienware M17 *OFFICIAL* Owner's Lounge

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i posted how to do it somewhere in here

 

I didn't find your post or thread but i did find this http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=286842...
Could this also be happening to me?

 

you don't have a option for a Xfire tab

your GPU's are setup in a Master/Slave arrangement, So there will not be one

 

Thanks for all the help! Plus rep as soon as i can! lol helped alot, did a little more research and found out that others also have this happening. Thanks again!

 

To disable the second graphics card, in the ATI CCC under 3D->Catalyst AI, you simply disable "Catalyst AI".

 

Gratz on your new purchase

Everyone here is great

Pete

 

In this Video I have my Laptop Heat

Is this Ok Good Bad ?

Or what can be done to Improve

Thanks

 

seems perfectly health to me mate

 

well i just ordered myself a m17 yesterday. i got the cheapest config with just the illuminated keyboard the only thing added on/changed. i don't need the faster stuff all i want it for is playing WoW without video lag, right now i play on a acer extenza 5420 with 160 gb 5,000rpm hd, 700 mb SHARED video,1.9 ghz duel core amd cpu, and 2 gb ram that i got at best buy so almost anything will be better then this. anyone know how well World of Warcraft runs on the single video card setup with 2 gb of ram and the 160GB 7,200rmp HD?

FoxTrot

 

It will run quite well, the only hiccup you might see would be due to your inet connection. On a side note though, vista really does like 4gb of ram, the best upgrade I did for my m17 was putting in 4gb, I saw an improvement everywhere.

But congrats on the purchase, I am sure you will enjoy it.

 

you will need to upgrade the ram if you turn the settings up

just get 4 gigs of ddr3 066mhz ram and it will run fine

 

thank you, i already bought it yesterday so i might have to buy some more ram for it from like newegg or something. looks like its cheaper to buy it from a 3rd party anyway, that and i have to wait a few months to build up some more money so i can buy the ram. lol. but i was thinking about getting rid of vista and putting xp on it or the win 7 beta, my current laptop like i said only has 2 gb of ram (the one i am on right now seance i don't own a desktop well i do own one but its a old 386 and i don't think it will be doing anything any time soon ) my current laptop is running win 7 nicely, i have the rc1 beta and i bleave i am eliable for the free win 7 upgrade seance i bought it after the 26th.


EDIT:

here is my config

Product Detail


[1] M17

Video/Graphics Card: 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3870
Processor: Intel® Core™2 P8400 2.26GHz (3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Design & Display: Black Ripley Design
Chassis: 17-Inch WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD (720p)
Keyboard Options: Illuminated Keyboard – Alienware Exclusive Design - Fusion Red
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1 plus Free Windows 7 Upgrade Option
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR3 SO-DIMM at 1066MHz – 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 160GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless Network Card: Internal Wireless b/g (Full Mini-Card)
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: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
Time Zones: (GMT - 5.00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

 

I picked up 4GB ram off Newegg for $63. I shopped around, too. Newegg had the best price. I'm waiting for 8gb to come WAY down.

 

aww. i just got off the phone with alienware CS because i wanted to find out when they thought it might ship and it turns out i have some parts on backorder that and seance i paid with a titanium credit it will add an extra 2-3 days anyway. well i will just have to keep calling them and find out its status. i cant wait to get that laptop. lol. its current estimated ship date is the 9th but when i orderd it it said the 6th so maybe it will still ship out earlyer or maby it will be lata. only time will tell. lol.

 

Does the upgrade from 2GB of ram really make that much of a difference and in what exactly? Would I see better performance in games?

 

in vista it really does make a difference simply because of the sheer amount of ram that Vista takes up on background process's

 

It is a big improofment ... but hard to tell what you can expect in games.

GTA like Ram and Vista as well, also every time you would had to load something into the HDD now it goes into the ram and you gain more palytime

4GB is realy a great deal

Greetings
Julian

 

you will only get a boost in games that utilize more then 2 gb of ram

WoW will either get a error when you run out of room in your ram or crash....eventually

 

For me I saw a boost in more than just games, I mean literraly everything I did from just booting up to tabbing through windows to loading Firefox...everything was just snappier. And certain games like Fallout 3 became much more smooth. Like I said, upgrading from 2->4gb was the best thing I did.

 

Wow, sounds a lot like upgrading to an SSD accept the increased game performance part.

 

Damn, what's it like when ya upgrade to 8GB??

 

I don't think 8GB will make much difference from 4GB. Unless you do virtual setups. Overkill I would say.

Rico257, I see your sig and can only imagine what your computer room setup looks like. How about posting a pic of it?

I posted mine once on the "Show us your computer room" thread. Of course it got buried within the posts. I will do another one when the new rig arrives.

 

I think sb posted a test where GTA runs faster with 8 > 4 > 2 ....

But I don't think that will work for other games^^

4GB is what will make a difference to 2GB

Greetings
Julian

 

I don't have a room dedicated, but I will post up a pic of my desk set up.

 

Looking forward to it. I remember my computer room setup with my M17. it was great. Waiting for the M17x to arrive now... The Skull cap is awesome. They should have included it with the new one.

That's the only setback so far of this new one.

And oh yeah, for that 8GB price I would put 2 256GB SSDs on it.

 

IMO skullcap = AW but the new one is just so simple and nice with out it ..... i would love to see a skullcap on there

 

when i get my m17 i will post a pic of my computer room, right now it has a acer extensa 5420, a dell laptop (forget the model and i dont feel like going upstares to look at it), a OLD sony laptop, a OLD rackmount server with a 7 drive raid, and my dads old desktop computer (a 1 ghz with a matrox 32 mb video card) lol. its mainly old computers except my acer laptop witch is what i am on now but i am downstares. lol.

 

Alienware - Ripley = No brainer! Alien fans, knowhatImean?

 

You can't beat this this anyway

 

GOOD GOD, all i have to say is wow. and why lol

 

Oh my lord. Who needs that? haha

 

I LIKE IT.
I just have a recliner with a 24" monitor on a swing arm over the seat. A second monitor to the right on an end table and a tv across the room in front with on the left. Damn I am confortable. Did I mention the 24" has a picture in picture and I am watching a movie while writing this.

 

I need a picture of that !!!!!!!!

 

Here ya go. Nothing special but it suits my needs just fine.

 

So, since I've had my M17x the lights on the keyboard havent worked. Dell sent out a tech to my house and replaced the keyboard, but it still isnt working. Does anyone know what Dell would do? Would they send me a new mobo or a whole new laptop? It's only 4 days old btw.

 

wrong owners lounge .....

they would send you a replacemnt computer ....


some one in our forum has had this happen

 

Looks good man! The lighting is awesome. Why not open that M17 and use 3 monitors?

Just curious, it doesn't overheat closed like that?

Oh, you should post this in the "Show us your room 2 thread"

 

I don't think it will run three monitors. When I open the ATI control center, it has options for only two. Or am I missing something? If so, how do I configure three?

 

he thinks one of those monitors is off a desktop

 

Or he just thinks you should open your m17 and use it's LCD + the two others

That's my wish for the future^^ A second external HDMI LCD

Greetings
Julian

 

I have my m17 on my lap laying in bed with wow up, on my right i have a 28" monitor with a Ps3 hooked up to it (monitor has HDMI port) on my left i have a dell D410 with bbc news or NBR on it

 

Ah I see. Actually I thought you had some additional hardware like Matror or EVGA. Still looks pretty cool man. I remember when I had my M17 I used to look up solutions for more than one external monitor. I never gave it a shot though. Some of that extra hardware is expensive.

 

I have 3 extra monitors attached to my dell laptop at work through a Matrox box, and it works fine (although quite finicky to set up initially).

 

YAY. my m17 is up to phase 5, anyone know how long it normaly takes to go from phase 5 to shiped? my current estimated ship date is the 6th but why would i take so long just to finish building it and then get it setup and mailed out? well thanks for your time guys

FoxTrot

 

Mine took about 2 days. It just jumped straight from phase 8 to phase 9. However while it was 'shipped' DHL didn't get it for another 10 days, and that is after a few phone calls complaining...

 

man i hope that don't happen to mine. i don't think i could stand waiting the extra 10 days for dhl to get it. lol. i ended up calling every workday seance i ordered it. lol. and i keep checking the status page every like 10 min. lol. i use satellite internet seance i live in the middle of nowhere and i think i have used half of my months bandwidth just from doing reading on this board. lol. i been on this board ever seance mom bought it for me. lol

 

just wondering why didn't you get the m17x????

 

price. plain and as simple as that. lol. mom only have 1650 left on her titanium credit thingy after getting my little bro his new desktop for graduation back in December and i figure i can always do upgrades to this one over time as i get the money, by that i mean at some point i plan on getting 4 gb of ram instead of the 2 i have now, and getting the 2nd video card to do crossfire, and getting a tv tuner for it at some point too. i also want to get the quad core cpu but that can wait. lol. i will probably start doing the upgrades to this in September / October but first thing i have to do is worry about paying mom back for getting me this. lol. that and i am not a heavy gamer, the only real games i play are the sims and world of warcraft. lol.

 

ok thats cool as long as you are getting crossfire. as long as you get crossfire then your in another league

 

crossfire FTW

if you need any help me n Don can help