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    Alienware name not lighting

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by iulixxi, May 19, 2008.

  1. iulixxi

    iulixxi Notebook Enthusiast

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    As the title sais it my alienware name is not lighting ... :((
    System m15x, it "suddendly" (don't actualy remember what i did) turned off , any help ? ... please ... :d

    Iulian
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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  2. MrDJ

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    have you checked in AW/FX
    check to see if you have a colour next to the name option. if you have then i have no idea what it could be.
    are all the other lights working ok.
     
    MrDJ, May 19, 2008
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  3. iulixxi

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    Yep, all the other lights are working perfectly.
    AW/FX has color set ... :(
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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  4. milcs

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    Try other colors...
    But you might have a wire not properly connected. If that's so, probably will have to send it back.
    Did it ever work?
     
    milcs, May 19, 2008
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  5. iulixxi

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    Tryied that too :)
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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  6. milcs

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    Ok, Go to Control Centre, AlienFX. Above the areas there should be a check box where you can select All areas to be changed at the same time. Make sure it's checked. Then choose a color and press Apply.
    When all the colors change and lit up, if your Alienware doesn't have light, I'm afraid it will have to go back.
     
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  7. iulixxi

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    Does the 'alienware name' has a shortcut key for on/off lighting like 'keyboard' and 'touch-pad' ?
    Dunno what to do ... :((
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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  8. iulixxi

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    Unfortunatly i tryied that too ... :(
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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  9. milcs

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    :( Then I guess that there's not much more to do. Phone Technical support and see what they say. If you have to send it back, try and find more things for them to improve to you (like case noises, screen wobbliness, etc...).

    Sorry again to hear that.
     
    milcs, May 19, 2008
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  10. iulixxi

    iulixxi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well ... ok ... i will call them.
    My system is 3 days old btw ... :( I waited for it a looong time and now i have to send it back ... :((
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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    iulixxi did you try stressing your CPU and GPU is you have the 8800 to make sure they were not downclocking.
     
    newfiejudd, May 19, 2008
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    have you tried creating a new profile in alienFx?
     
    tacomenace21, May 19, 2008
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  13. iulixxi

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    newfiejud can u detail please?
    I indeed hear the cooler a little stresed before the light gone out ...
    If it helps i have:
    T9300 (2.5 GHz) proc
    4 G SODIM
    8800 GTX
    Win XP Prof
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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  14. iulixxi

    iulixxi Notebook Enthusiast

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    tacomenace21 - i tryied to do that and no improvement unfortunatly ... :(
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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  16. iulixxi

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    yea , i saw that , testing now ...
    22 mins have passed ... so far soo good
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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  17. iulixxi

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    well i runed the test for 41 minutes and no change ... apparently no downclocking issue here ...
    T9300, CPU never passed 75 degrees
     
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  18. GRB

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    Sounds like you're in the clear
     
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  19. iulixxi

    iulixxi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well ... not quite ... alienware name still not lighting no matter what i do ... (tryied a lot of things, maybe some one cold give me another ideea ...)
     
    iulixxi, May 19, 2008
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  20. GRB

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    well, yeah, I meant in relation to CPU downclocking
     
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    I think the light burned out.
     
    Lessaj7, May 19, 2008
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  22. GRB

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    or a loose cable somewhere. Something that'll require a trip back.
     
    GRB, May 19, 2008
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  23. milcs

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    I think you should forget it... It's for sure a busted lamp.
    Phone them tomorrow... You'll prob have to send it back. Hopefully won;t take long... Take your time to find other possible problems and make them work on them all.
     
    milcs, May 19, 2008
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  24. iulixxi

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    lol , yea, thnx for the help guys , ill try to find other problems , but they didn't reply yet to my mail about this problem ... hmmm ...
     
    iulixxi, May 20, 2008
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