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    Stealth Mode

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Lethal Lottery, Mar 26, 2008.

  1. Lethal Lottery

    Lethal Lottery Notebook Betrayer

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    Is it ok to put the laptop on stealth mode after the gpu has just been stressed? i noticed it quiets the fan. is this bad for the graphics card? i like stealth mode after i finish playing a loud game. but i dont want to damage the gpu.
     
    Lethal Lottery, Mar 26, 2008
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    I think it can handle the heat pretty well. I realized that after you minimize or quit a game the temperature goes down real quick so I don't think there will be any problems. BTW how's your computer going?
     
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    quite nice actually, thanks for asking. only issue i have it strugges with FSX and Crysis on higher settings. all well i have plenty more games to keep me busy.
     
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    Nice to hear that alienware/user. How long did it take them to get it fixed? I am going to send mine in to fix the stuck smartbay and case :-/
     
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    since you bring up the smart bay, i have a quick question about the optical drive. in all the pics i've seen, there's no eject button on it. do you have to oepn it through my computer or a keyboard prompt?
     
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    The eject key is FN+F8
     
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    it took them about a week. but that was just for a bios update. i was told the longest reapair can take up to 20 days. good luck btw.
     
    Lethal Lottery, Mar 27, 2008
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