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    Alienware M17 (Not M17x): Inside the Beast

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by NovaAurora, Nov 25, 2009.

  1. NovaAurora

    NovaAurora Notebook Guru

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    Hello everyone, this is my second post on the forums and this time i am about to perform a RAM upgrade (8GB) on my Alienware M17. The only problem is that i have never done anything like that before and that i have no idea where the RAM is located. Could anyone explain this to me please? Thank you! :)
     
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    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    granyte, Nov 25, 2009
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    NovaAurora Notebook Guru

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    Yes, please, some pictures would be really helpful, i can't afford to do anything wrong with a 2k laptop! I allready bought latex gloves because of static electricity, do you think i need anything else?
     
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  4. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    latex gloves ??? if i,m right that's not a good idea the best thing to avoid static is having a metal surface that you can touch often to ground your self during the operation


    and btw i made much worst to mine and i think that static would not kill that one


    the guide has been edited in first message
     
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    NovaAurora Notebook Guru

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    Thank you very much granyte! That's really helpful! :D
     
    NovaAurora, Nov 25, 2009
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    iMbaQ Notebook Evangelist

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    8GB seems excessive, what are you using your AW17 for? Would be hard to get a performance improvement, any bit noticeable I would have imagined?
     
    iMbaQ, Nov 25, 2009
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  7. NovaAurora

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    Well, i've always had a speed problem with freezes etc with all laptops i have ever owned. I never want that to happen again. I want my M17 to be a Warhead ;)
     
    NovaAurora, Nov 26, 2009
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