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    intolerable win7x64 lag

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by crozrock, Nov 27, 2009.

  1. crozrock

    crozrock Newbie

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    has anyone else had bad lag after updating to win7?
    it lags when i type and when i play music (producing an awful crackling sound). It lags when i open or close programs, pretty much anything. i havn't even tried playing games yet, if typing is to difficult for it.

    specs: M17
    2.00 ghz quad-core
    4gb RAM
    500gb HDD (raid 0)
    ati 3870 x 2

    i installed win 7 a few days ago, all drivers are the most up-to-date available from alienware (as per the m17 win7 guide on this forum)
    in addition to that i succesfully mod modded ati display driver 9.11

    i went into visual options and toned down win7 aero but it is still problematic. anything?
     
    crozrock, Nov 27, 2009
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  2. rockfock

    rockfock Notebook Consultant

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    I have the same problem with the M17x. When loading, windows 7 takes like 10 minutes just to get to the logon screen. Then when i try to log in its just a blank black screen with my mouse. I called dell and this indian dell rep made me reinstall windows 7 and kept insisting that it was faster than before even if he couldn't see my screen. After reinstalling 7, it was still slow as hell and went back to vista.
     
    rockfock, Nov 27, 2009
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  3. kcuk

    kcuk Notebook Evangelist

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    hi bud ive win 7 x64 on m17 with no probs but what you may have to do is update your realtek sound drivers

    m17
    p8400
    2x 4850 crossfire
    4 gig ocz

    just as refrence
     
    kcuk, Nov 27, 2009
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  4. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    have you performed a upgrade or a clean install?
     
    granyte, Nov 27, 2009
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  5. fusionsenses

    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    Flash the older bios fixed this for me yesterday.
     
    fusionsenses, Nov 27, 2009
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