*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Owner's Lounge, *Part 2*

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And gratz on pulling the trigger on the 8690.

 

Oh LG, no wonder you guys are all happy. Wish Sager had gone for LG as well, guess I'll find out tomorrow how good the AUO 10ED panel is.

Thanks!

 

yeah.... this screen is almost too bright lol. I've been putting it on 1-2 notches less than full brightness since receiving it..... i might need shades to put it at the top setting lol

but i have somewhat dim/moody lighting in some parts of my house, so that's probably why it seems brighter to me ...
i remember i turned it way up once when i was in an OVERLY bright room elsewhere and it still looked good

 

i know the corei7 720QM is overclocked able itself, but the 1 im asking is like Asus G51j-A1 they have thier overclocking(Power4Gear/ extreme turbo mode). does M15x available for overclocking?

 

Just to let anyone in the UK know I ordered my M15x on the 10/11/09 and the estimated delivery date is on the 20/11/09

 

Does anyone know if you can hook up a Hard drive with just an esta cable like this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812120130&cm_re=esata_cable-_-12-120-130-_-Product

or do you need another cord for power as well?

 

thanks mick21! for giving me hope
Well anyway, do you guys know any small program maybe below 20mb
that will put a stress on the video card so I can check the temp.
Until now I am doing remote connection on my M15X and I can't install
games. My sister doesn't know much of computer thingy. That is why maybe any software might do the job remotely.

 

I know this is a noob question but how do you setup a remote connection on the m15x?

 

Mine, I use a free software from Teamviewer for newbie like me.
Both PC should have this software installed.
check this out..
http://www.teamviewer.com/download/index.aspx

Cheers..

 

Thanks... now to figure out how to use this

 

You'll be right, it's easy enough that my Dad can use it From what I remember you just have it running on both PC's and use the code generated on the M15x to access it remotely.

 

Ok i'll figure it out once I get home... im new to this so what else do you need do for it to work... just have both computer on and programs running? What happens if my remote computer goes to sleep?

 

Ultra vnc is also a great free one.

 

Not too sure, I've only use it once. You install a small program on the M15x and have it running, it should generate a code or you can select your own. To access it remotely you can have the program installed on another PC or you can just use the TeamViewer web site and use the code to connect.

 

Man I am trying to snag up an extra 9 cell battery for my M15x, right now I guess they are backordered due to the demand for new machines.

 

ok so when i watch blu ray dvds im getting some funny beeping sounds and the video playback studders randomly... has anyone had similar issues with this and if so what may be the cause of this. thanks

 

I've been googling today and found this free video benchmark tool.
I have tried this and very simple.
http://www.downloadatoz.com/toplight/video card benchmark.html

Will you recommend one that fits for our M15X windows 7 64bit?

 

Placed the order last night!

SYSTEM COLOR Alienware M15x, Cosmic Black
PROCESSOR Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
VIDEO CARD 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M
LCD PANEL 15.6-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
HARD DRIVE 256GB Solid State Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
BATTERY OPTIONS Primary - 9-cell (85Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery

...and I just had to get the D-Link DGL-4500.

Thank you to all who offered their assistance.

 

mine is fine now since i updated chipset drivers

 

All right everyone lets stay on topic here. Hey Mick, did you happen to go on the intel website to see if it is the same chipset driver offered there?

 

anyone have the wireless n dropping connection? If so did you update drivers or was there a setting to change? Its getting frustrating.

 

I have a feeling it has something to do with certain routers and the intel 5300. I have not been able to find that article that discussed that. What router do you have?

 

no i did'nt just used the one driver genius gave but it downloads direct from intel anyway so i guess it will be the same

 

I heart you too =P lol.

Um y'mean when the internet disconnects out of nowhere and wont connect until you restart the comp? that happened to me once and I wonder what the prob is...

 

Is it possible to find out which driver it is? I am sure that would help alot of people that may have a stuttering issue.

 

i will have a look when i get home not on that laptop at the moment

 

Does this seem like a normal Windows 7 Index for an M15x wih 4GB 1333 RAM, 1GB GTX 260M, i7 720 and an SSD HD?

 

my scores are the same except the hard driive i get 5.9
so i would say its good

 

You scored the same numbers as I did, except the HDD, where I got a 5,9(320gb 7200). So yeah, that seems alright ^^

 

Thats about right, enjoy your machine man!

 

does the 9 cell battery increase the height?...or is it flush in like the 6 cell

 

It makes the back of the computer stand up a cm or two, so it's sort of leaning forwards a slight bit. No bad thing though, but no it isn't flush.

 

not only has that been answered I posted a pic.

read the thread folks.

 

God the wait is killing me. I call the status number at least 3 times a day!

And its only been 5 business days since ordering...

 

i720 is on backorder as of today I was told. my replacement is still in he build stage when it should have been shipped. if they don't change the processor or show it shipped by tomorrow I'm going to return mine and re-buy as they are offering a $99 mini 10 now in the config.

 

Nope just consistently connecting/reconnecting.

 

sounds good...ill try updating my drivers when i get home. thanks... by the way the bluray in 1080p looks marvelous

 

same here 5 Business Days and counting =) When is your EDD?

 

i was going to go for that deal but the mini 10 didn't come with the EPP deal..

 

you have to change the configuration so that it plays nice with your router: different settings fit different routers -- I can help if yours' is a dlink.
the most important variable is to configure the intel 5300 adapter and ubder the advanced tab ensure the channel width is set to auto for both 2.4 and 5.2 and enable the n mode -- all of which will make sense when you open that dialogue box -- then for your router also make sure the wireless is set to auto

 

Gosh, their customer service is so messed up today. Ok so I called the technical support number cause' I want bluetooth installed on my computer. It connected me to some indian guy and he said he will transfer me to another person. I got connected to another person and he told me he'll connect me to another person and this keeps repeating over and over! I'm getting sick of repeating my damn order number, name, and getting transferred to different departments just for this! * frustrated * it's been almost an hour now and I'm still being transferred around different departments... lame.

 

lolll!! I had this same exact problem when i tried to cancel my Dell Studio 13 a few months back!! Its soooo annoying.

 

You should record wav files of your most common responses so you can play them back and see how many "conversations" you can have without actually saying a word

 

That blows but are you sure you don't have a bluetooth adapter installed? I thought I had the same problem but then contacted my contact and assured me that all m15x's come with bluetooth installed... you might need to enable the device or something

 

its fact that some M15x's definitely shipped without bluetooth installed because several people have taken their laptop apart to look for the bluetooth card, which was nowhere to be found...

 

Make sure you are calling tech support not customer service!

 

this is the updates that driver genius done for me

driver date 2/2/09 intel chipset driver version 9.1.0.1012

driver date 18/06/09 intel chipset driver version 9.1.1.1024

 

I have the same for graphics and memory, but i have a 7.2 for processor... i'm with the i7 820 so that's why.

Has anybody noticed that there's a little bit of give on the bottom left and right of the laptop? Specifically over the rubber pad region for the lid when it closes... if you wrest your palm on those two areas of the palm wrests, does it make a slight creak and flex down a little? like a millimeter. Again, don't use your fingers to try and press down because nothing will really happen, you need to use your palm over the rubber strip.

A second thing i've been noticing is that there's a scratcy noise sometimes when you scroll down large pages! I have no idea where it's coming from, but it's independent of sound volume. I noticed that when you put on stealth mode, it doesnt happen anymore...and read on google it has to do with the power supply unit, which is where i got the idea to hit stealth mode. This happening for anyone else?


Let me know if anyone else is experiencing these two issues!

 

I did called tech support. Now they're saying my freakin' service tag number is invalid when it clearly shows that it is the correct number when i check it below my laptop... !@#$%

 

Thank you for the info.

How long ago did you get your laptop roxy? I know the service tags can take some time to get into the system. If your service tag is not found, you need to call customer service in order for them to have your service tag added to the system. Sorry you are going through that.

Edit: The service tag issue happened to me.