*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M17x-R2 Edition Owners Lounge!

According to his sig he has the m17x r1. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

that doesnt really make him less of a consultant for drivers.

 

Ah yes I did not read that sig very well, did not notice he has 4870 x2
Well in that case maybe he will do a little comparison for us.

 

Any news on that BIOS fix ?

 

Based on the last updates from Joker and Nagshead we should be seeing it any time now... They anticipated 2-3 weeks to release a final, tested version.

 

My guess is they'll release it next week with new HD5870 Refresh

 

The NB is incorporated into the chip so it's expected to run hotter. Plus the CPU was OC'd 5% so it was operating above stock frequency. The temps for core 1 peaked at 80c only one time, the rest of the time (once the fan revved up) it peaked at 78C. The rest of the cores ran 2-4C cooler. If you compare this to Soviet Sunrise's modded 8760, it runs on average 6C hotter without any mods and a thinner heatsink. I think that's pretty decent. A little copper modding + better fitted heatsink (remember mine is somewhat defective) should drop the core temperature another 2C which would be near Clevo temps.

 

You know for sure if they will have a 5870 in crossfire ?? If they do I am still within my 21 days and I am gonna return this for the 5870 crossfire....

 

I am quite sure Nagshead will post in here to let everyone know when it is out given how much time he spent in this thread back when they were trying to figure this thing out.

 

It's beginning to look that way. They are probably putting it through further QA to make sure everything works as it should. It's better that they thoroughly test this new bios and then release it rather than prematurely put it out with issues. My pre-release version is still not 100% perfect, it sometimes briefly flickers in GTA IV with a full load (maybe once every 30 minutes or so and it's very brief). I've mentioned this to nagshead so hopefully he brings this to the attention of the engineers. I'd estimate the throttling trip in the bios needs to be raised another 10 watts to completely get rid of the issue once and for all.

 

Makes sense. They might expect high demand for the m17x with HD5870 & This kind of flickering issues will cause bad QA issues. That's the last thing they want. I guess !

 

Didn't they just put out the revision 2 m17x in january? You guys really think in March they are doing another refresh. Doesn't seem likely to me... but what do I know :|

 

Wouldn't be a full refresh, the 5870's would just be added to the current R2 model.

 

Adding a note - the drivers labeled CD/DVD on the first post are actually the drivers for the media card reader. My SD card reader wasn't working and after a while of poking around and attempting to get them updated, still isn't working.

Edit:
1. I attempted to get the SD card reader working by installing the update (R251071.exe).
2. Failed to work (though, the SD card would briefly appear when I was ejecting it).
3. Uninstalled the RICOH Media Driver using the control panel. This was the update that I had installed.
4. In Devices and Printers, it had the warning icon over the computer icon. Right clicked on it, then clicked Troubleshoot
5. Troubleshooter detected the problem and brought up a window that allowed for a download from Dell.
6. Downloaded and installed the update (Ricoh_R5C833_A00_R240788.exe)

This enabled the card reader, but the warning icon is still there and it is attempting to install the driver still.

Still trying to get the whole thing working just fine.

 

Anyone with any idea whether USB 3.0 will be included with next week's M17x-R2 with the ATI Radeon 5870 release? No so far fetched considering that the Asus N61jq already comes with USB 3.0

 

Doubt it. They wouldn't release another refresh so soon after the 2nd one.

 

May... be .......They already refreshed Precision M6500 with USB 3.0 without any design change.

 

How do I check? I can customize the M6500 on Dell's US website but I don't see any USB 3.0 mentioned anywhere. ^_^;;; The Tech Specs tab still just mentions USB 2.0

 

News is couple of weeks old. Dell might need to update their site.

 

You can get the 4870 on the R1 so why wouldnt they add the 5870 to the r2 in the graphic card options on the website. Its just a another option for the GPU not the CPU.

 

even 5870 is still a question mark for now. do not ask to much from aw

 

Hello guys . I dont know if any of you have seen this video over here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOxr-fCUnq8&feature=related

At 2:07 it shows somebody playing on the new R2 M17x. The specs it says are i7 920 xm , 8 gigs of ram and dual ati 4870. Now I am wondering how the hell was that guy playing left 4 dead 2 without any flickering?!?!?
I am just really curious

 

Probably a pre-production M17x-R2 with none of the bios restrictions production models have.

 

next week? you mean the 5870s are next week? any source or just the speculation cos next week is march?

 

Thats what I want !!!!! hehe. But probably they wouldn't be able to sell it with a waranty if they sold you one with non bios restrictions. Darn it

 

couple of people said their rep mentioned about the early March release. but non official announcement yet. Maybe we will see during the CEBIT. who knows

 

I tried new comand center and it must be flawed. My FX lighting freaked out constantly and I kept getting errors. I tried reinstalling but it got worse. So I had to go back to the origonal.

 

New Command center has the chance of Bricking your AlienFX system, so i advise you to uninstall it and reinstall the old one quickly.

 

Just recieved a email from Dell that this is out: Command Center

http://support.dell.com/support/dow...typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&fileid=366804

Is this the one that is causing issues or is this a fix for the broke one ?

 

It's a repost of the version that came on the system originally. Dell must've figured out that CC 2.5 was broken.

 

That is the one that came with my M17x-R2, ver. A04 which is on my resource CD, so it's not a new one yet.

 

Are you sure, look at the date on it....

 

The date is the posting date, not the actual date of the software. The original R2 disc has A04, v 2.0.xx, the "new" broken one is A05, v2.5.xx, and the replacement posted yesterday is A04 again.

 

Thank you for clearing that up for me....

 

Oh man, that's awesome if the 5870 is that close At that point, my only hesitation in ordering one is my fear they'll ship me a CCFL screen by mistake, and I won't be able to tell the difference until a year or two from now when it starts fading

But...I think I'd probably risk it were this available today.

Dang, happy they're fixing the BIOS, but why the FRAK won't they fix the M15x? Do they hate money?

 

Dumb question, but my M17X has 6GB 1333Mhz RAM, is there anyone that has tested the performance difference 6GB Single Channel vs 4GB Dual Channel? I'm wondering if it's really worth switching out a 4GB module for a 2GB one for the Dual Channel config?

 

Tom's Hardware did an article on this a while back. Bottom line is that there is not much benefit to dual channel these days because processor caches are more efficient than in the early days. Certainly not worth the cost of a 4GB DIMM unless you actually need 8GB anyway.

 

Excellent info! Thanks!

 

Quick question for you guys, i have the M17x and im thinking about trying to see if they will replace it for the M17x-R2. Are there any problems besides the issue with the high end Quad core procs? I have seen that one but didnt know if there are any others.

Please advise. Thanks.

 

The R2 is flawless. The 10.3 ATI drivers pretty much sealed the deal. With the new BIOS imminent there is nothing else to consider. It's a solid machine.

Now, as far as getting Dell to replace your R1 with an R2 if you are out of your 21-days, well, then good luck. That will be your biggest issue.

 

Well this was a replacement for my M1730. The rep said that if i was not happy with it that i could get a differnt machine. I called in a couple weeks after having the machine and complained about the DPC latency. Tech on the phone said that if they didnt have a fix within a couple of weeks he would push for an exchange. Well its been about a month. I really wanna keep my M17x but im so tired of waiting on them. Thanks for your input

 

Call them and try to exchange it.

 

Want a managers direct email

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You should not be posting people's names and email addresses in a public forum without their permission. PM the person the information.

 

Sorry, was just trying to help him out

 

I couldnt find the OP on this but someone had asked about the power supply replacement for the M17x. The one they show in parts dept is only a 210w and is $119.00. The actual 240w has a part # of 330-7843 (you will have to chat or call, as not on the website) But is only 59.95 plus tax and shipping. Just thought I would share.

 

Hey guys,

Finally got my M17x and I was wondering, with the RGB LED screens, how are you correcting the massive red shift? The only way I can see so far is to use the ATi CCC to make color changes pulling some red. Are folks using the built in Windows calibration controls instead or some other utility? Any help greatly appreciated!

 

Hey txs for that info Grock , I been considering buying a spare power supply for my living room where I watch my movies from a HD projector. It is a lot easier just bringing the laptop there without unplugging the power supply in my bedroom.
I googled 330-7843 and came up with link below to the Power Supply
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&price=60&sku=330-7843&validate=false&~lt=popup&~ck=mn

 

My rep in Malaysia tells me the 5870 option will be out in March and the M17x R2 was launched here unofficially only after about a week after the Dell US website had it up so it shouldn't be that long for you guys in the US. Strange though, seeing that Dell assembles computers here in Malaysia (not sure about the Alienware though - most of its parts seem to come from China these days). ^_^;;;

 

No problem man. Glad I could help. I know it was bugging me. I found that link to but doesnt show an option to purchase. But i did confirm with my rep that it is $59.95