How to Windows 7 on m17

This is a very little guid to show you how easy it is to make W7 Beta 64bit (7000/7100) run on the m17!

Just download this drivers from aw and ati webside:

Audio

Bluetooth

Chip

Fingerprintreader

FPR Hotfix

Hotkey

MediaCard

OSD

Touchpad

NEW
W7 Command Center

Update: newest ATI driver (9.8 + Mobility Modder = working )
Catalyst 9.5 or higher will get CrossFireX working
Follow this guid and you'll be happy
How To: use Mobility Modder (Catalyst goes Mobility)

I left the drivers out which are included in a newer version in W7 and added the Catalyst driver offered by ATI for W7.

Burn them on a CD/DVD or put them on an other external "space", than install the Windows 7 Beta 64bit (7000) (The Beta-file you downloaded is an iso-file so you have to use Nero or an other program to burn a ISO to a DVD, than just put the DVD in your m17 reboot und follow the instructions, realy easy ).

After the installation is completed select "Vista compatibility mode" (by rightclick and compatibility) for the drivers to install. This shoud give you a full functioning W7 powered m17.


The aw drivers are from here:
http://support.alienware.com/Suppor...rocessed.aspx?os=WV64&cat=32&manu=8&item=1152
http://support.alienware.de/Support...processed.aspx?os=WV64&cat=32&manu=8&item=672


I hope this can help you make the choice to take a closer look at the Windows 7 beta. It's realy great!

When you have suggestions which I should add, just post them!

Greetings
Julian

 

Wow nice! I already had it though but +rep!

 

THX

Greetings
Julian

 

nice thread + 1 if i can.....

 

you are so sweet

Mr.Moo do you feel better? I mean you were ill last week, were you?

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Julian

 

yea i feel better but i hate work i cant rep you now lemme go find some people i can make feel better lol

 

*cough*

 

I'll take some reps if that will make you better

 

i actually rep'd you whizzo lol now i wish i could get some lovin lol.....


i gave to don whiz and zfactor sorry guys tommorw

 

we are all repsucker are we

Poor Moo^^

Greetings
Julian

PS: 555 is this a good number or a bad?

 

its in-between

 

Öhm just a question ... youre "the line unter your name" was "poor MrMoo" even before a said it or did you change it right now?



Greetings
Julian

ps: good night^^ 00.02 local time ... and I am to tired to stay tuned

 

dont forget about me to. lol.

what about the beta drivers for the win7. use that in comp mode to vista. it wont install the drivers.

 

don i rep'ed you already today and i changed that saturday when i changed my picture

 

Oh ok i see i see. and i notice you chage your picture alot. but thats fine.

 

i changed it humm what 4 times now? lol i like change and being differnt...you changed yours

 

Lol. i know i did. people were jealous of the looks. why else would i change it? but i love Win7. i cant wait for RC.

on a side note everyone knows Win7 has drivers for the 3870CF?

 

THX I changed it

Greetings
Julian

 

+rep and it did not complaint... looks like either I am spreading rep too much or this was the first time

 

Hi Julian

Great work on this +1. Heres Ethernet driver for Ya:

http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDisplay.do?driverId=154

Cheers
Luke

EDIT: Sorry, must spread...

 

THX! I'll ad them asap!

Greetings
Julian

 

*Update*

Here is the guid which gives you the posibility to use the new 9.3 on W7 64it!
How to 9.3 on the M17 (Windows 7)

Greetings
Julian

 

what about the alienware default programms? can they be absolutely reinstalled?

 

With a full formatation the file with the 3DMark06 score is gone and AlienRespawn, but you can keep the AlienRespawn by not deleting it's partiton when you like, Commandcenter can be reinstalled.

What else are you thinking about?

Greetings
Julian

 

Hi Julian
I just install Win 7 on My M17. Everything good but i can't get 2 things out.
1. The AveMedia card.
2. The Creative X-fi Extreme Audio Notebook. Win 7 didn't reconize that i plug it on. The blue light is on but windows show nothing.
Thanks for help!
Regards
Kevin

 

do you have the 7100 verison or higher.

 

Dear dondadah88,
I installed the win7 RC 7100 from MS site.
Cheer

 

Hi

Have you tryed to search online for a newer version of the AveMedia driver?
And the same for the Creative: http://support.creative.com/Product...dID=16642&prodName=X-Fi+Xtreme+Audio+Notebook

Greetings
Julian

 

Dear Julian,
Both the newer version of these items won't work. I have read that Windows Vista (and so Win7) have problem with PCMCIA 54. There are update for win Vista but there aren't for win 7 RC 64bit.
About the Creative, my comp didn't reconized that i plug it on and the installer say there no Creative product.
Cheer,

 

Did you look on Creative's website for the Windows 7 X-Fi Drivers? I can't get on at the moment.

 

Hm ... the last idea I have ...

Try to insall the Mobo driver (Intel) from the Alineware DVD. Sometimes this helps W7 to find hardware related to the mobo^^

Greetings
Julian

 

Dear Julian,
I have tried but win7 still not know that i pluged it on. So bad.
Btw, i can't get my Warcraft full screen on M17

 

Hm ... I think this is a driver problem ... But normaly 9.6 should fix that?

What catalyst version are you running with?

newest ATI driver

Greeetings
Julian

 

I'm using the 9.6 from ati site. so bad that i can't use the ati control panel like in XP.
Regards,
Kevin

 

I am looking at putting Win 7 RC onto my laptop this weekend. The same drivers for BETA should all work for RC as well right?

And the ATI CCC 9.6 Win 7 drivers do NOT need to be Mob Modded and WILL support CrossFire right? (also heard about a beta 9.7 which is supposed to work well)

 

9.6 workes fine with W7 (7100) RC1. Since 9.5 you have CrossFireSupport on RC1, lower W7 versions supported CrossFire since the first W7 driver (I think the first was 8.12).

I ever tested the 9.7 but the performance with 9.6 is a big improofment compared to 9.5 and so I don't think 9.7 will bring some more "big" improofments

All W7 drivers from ATI are mobility compatible, so you are right

Greetings
Julian

 

What's improofment?

 

I am from germany so may be I spelled it wrong xD I mean the performance got better

Greetings
Julian

 

Can't get the Command Center to work with 7. I believe the filename was AlienFusionCommand.exe (I had to uninstall it) was running at 50-100% of CPU at all times. And opening the Command Center would cause it to hang and I would have to kill the process. Anybody get this to work?

 

I think the first time I had W7 installed I also tryed ACC and it worked without 50% CPU use ...

I will try when my promill is lower Just remind me^^

Greetings
Julian

 

Update:

Windows 7 RC 7100 includes the W-Lan drvier Just realiced after a new reinstalation, I'll look out for more to skip

Greetings
Julian

 

So just a little update, MS will send me W7 soon and then I'll update the list

Greetings
Julian

 

Oh good!

I cant wait until 22nd October.

 

Julian, can you add these to the front page?
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=424136

 

hey thank you very mutch! I'll try them with the W7 Ultimate final asap!

THX

Gruß
Julian

 

Year!

Today my free coppy of W7U arrived and now I'll give it a shot!

Wish me luck

Greetings
Julian

 

does any driver enable the media button in win7 or is the command center that does so
cause mine are not working in win7 but i'm using win7 32 bits so i can't install the command center on it yet

if it's the command center i guess i'll just have to wait until my real win7 arrive

 

öhm I'll try now for you after which driver they work, but I think on 64bit RC they worked right after the installation ...

Greetings
Julian

PS: I just installed W7U and they work (I tested theym with WMP)

 

kk well at least they will work on my real vers of win7
thanks for fast replie

 

No problem ... so far I found nothing not working ... and I installed no driver on my own so far ...

Greetings
Julian