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    CC question

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by ISD, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. ISD

    ISD Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello people!

    I was wondering something today. As we all know the M15x and M17x are now offered with Windows 7. Therefore I assume Dell have found a way to fix the AlienFusion issues that the Command Center has. My question is... what will happen if I try to install the M15x CC on m15x? Do you think the other 3 apps will work correctly? Or is there a fix for the normal CC that I don't know about?

    Any comment and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
     
    ISD, Dec 31, 2009
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  2. Thorpe24

    Thorpe24 Notebook Evangelist

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    i'm curious as to what your talking about, cuz i have no idea what ur talking about, but it's prob. something i should know.
     
    Thorpe24, Dec 31, 2009
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  3. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    There's absolutely no need for the CC, apart from AlienSense. If you want AlienFusion you can change the same settings easily by clicking on the battery icon, clicking on more power options, change plan settings, and then change advanced plan settings.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Dec 31, 2009
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  4. lgsshedden

    lgsshedden Notebook Consultant

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    isn't CC also needed to run and set the lights for the system?
    Having no problems with CC in win7.
     
    lgsshedden, Dec 31, 2009
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  5. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If the installer actually does install and not error out, there is a good chance that the AlienFX board's BIOS will be overwritten with the M15x's AlienFX board BIOS. This can be a bad thing as the two may not be compatible. Trying to flash it back to the correct m15x version may be impossible in which case you will be stuck with a non-functioning AlienFX board.

    I would not suggest it - IMO of course. Up to you.
     
    BatBoy, Dec 31, 2009
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  6. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    hasen't allienware put out a new version of the command center for win 7 on the m17 and m15x first gen
    it should be on your my hive like my CC for my m17
     
    granyte, Dec 31, 2009
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  7. ISD

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    The reason why I'm looking for an alternative Command Centre is because when I use the latest one from the "Mini MyHive" thread on this forum AlienFusion eats more than 1GB of RAM in less than an hour. Moreover the AlienFusion of this version cannot be removed if I try to uninstall the whole CC. So basically right now I'm looking for a CC that is compatible with 7.

    Edit: Just checked the My Hive area on AW site. Nothing for Win 7, just Vista and XP drivers. Also checked the download sections from the US [official] and UK [local] versions of the site. Nothing for 7 on the UK site. On the US site I got the 64bit version only and I'm using the 32 bit version.
     
    ISD, Dec 31, 2009
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  8. Munkeynz

    Munkeynz Notebook Guru

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    yea.. the only thing I'm getting to work is AlienFx.. which is okay.. but i would like to be able to use the other features too.
     
    Munkeynz, Feb 8, 2010
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