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    Difficult to solve problem with my m15x

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by PetesaurusRex, Apr 9, 2009.

  1. PetesaurusRex

    PetesaurusRex Newbie

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    I have been having problems with my m15x with a GeForce 8700M GT for several months. Startup takes torturous amounts of time and many programs run slowly or are unable to run. I originally did moderate to serious amounts of gaming, i purchased the labtop to be able to play Bioshock. I beleive that the problem is related to my graphics card but I have been unable to solve it thus far. I have performed every kind of anti-virus and spyware program i can find, I have cleaned my logs and limited my startup and running programs to an absolute minimum. I recently downloaded the newest driver suggested by this forum and still am encountering problems, even trying to run a DS emulatior is too much for my computer. The only ray of hope I have seen so far was yesterday after running an aggressive log cleaner I experienced a few hours of the performance I expect. Thank you for any help or suggestions.
     
    PetesaurusRex, Apr 9, 2009
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  2. WozniakMac

    WozniakMac Notebook Consultant

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    You may have a bad installation. After I got mine, I reinstalled windows and it runs great now. You could try that or check to see the temps of your graphics card. It may be downclocking. What BIOS are you running?
     
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  3. Bartlett

    Bartlett The Prophet

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    The easiest way to solve this problem is to back up your data and do a fresh install, you'll be running like a ferrari in no time.
     
    Bartlett, Apr 9, 2009
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    PetesaurusRex Newbie

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    I would be willing to do a fresh install of Windows if i thought i was able. I don't beleive I was given the Windows disk I am always told i needed or have just been unable to find it. Is there any way to fix this problem without such means?
     
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  5. Bartlett

    Bartlett The Prophet

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    do you have alienware respawn cd's or any backup utility?
    otherwise you can purchase an oem disk for $100.
     
    Bartlett, Apr 9, 2009
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  6. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    no there proably isnt easily .... where did you get the system? AW always sends the disc out if not go to newegg and buy a new disc....
     
    The_Moo™, Apr 9, 2009
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  7. PetesaurusRex

    PetesaurusRex Newbie

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    Sorry to keep asking questions but would a bad install have affected me from the beginning? My comp ran quickly at first, it was only over time that it the bed.
     
    PetesaurusRex, Apr 11, 2009
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  8. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    well in that case run a registry cleaner and unistall all unnessary programs and then try to uninstall your GPU driver and use driver sweeper then install the driver again and let us know
     
    The_Moo™, Apr 11, 2009
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  9. findvikas

    findvikas Notebook Deity

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    do a harddisk scan with "mark all bad sectors" option selected. do you hear jerks while reading/writing data. You can also try running HDTune to benchmark the drive and see what max/min read speed you get.

    It should be somewhere 90/40 for a normal 7200 RPM hdd.
     
    findvikas, Apr 13, 2009
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