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    tips and tweaks for new M17X about to be delivered?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Gordyboyuk, Apr 8, 2010.

  1. Gordyboyuk

    Gordyboyuk Notebook Evangelist

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    im awaiting the delivery of a M17X as the title suggests and im wondering is there any tips or tweaks i can make to get the most out of it , first things first i will be performing a windows backup disk image then changing my drives from raid1 to raid0 and restoring the factory image

    then installing the latest drivers for everything

    is there any recommended things i should do before i make my final base image of the system ?

    my specs are ....

    Components

    COLOUR CHOICE


    Alienware M17x MLK Gaming Laptop - Space Black


    PROCESSOR


    Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 820QM (1.73Ghz, 8MB cache)


    OPERATING SYSTEM


    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English


    SERVICES AND SUPPORT


    3 years Next Business Day + Accidental Damage


    SECURITY SOFTWARE


    McAfee® VirusScan Plus (15 month subscription)


    LCD


    17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 - Beyond HD (1200p) - Dual CCFL


    MEMORY


    8192MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x4096]


    HARD DRIVE


    320GB (7200 RPM) Free Fall Sensor Raid 1 "Mirror" Dual HDD - (2x320GB)


    GRAPHICS CARD


    1GB ATI® RADEON™ HD 4870 Graphics Card


    OPTICAL DRIVE


    8X DVD+/- RW Optical Drive (DVD & CD read and write)


    PRIMARY BATTERY


    9-cell 85Whr Lithium Ion battery


    http://i.dell.com/images/global/configurator/icons/accessories_on.gifAccessories

    ALIENFX COLOUR


    Quasar Blue


    AVATAR


    Alienware Logo


    TIMEZONE


    (GMT + 00.00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London


    BLUETOOTH


    Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module - Europe


    WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY


    Dell Wireless 1520 Half Mini Card (802.11n)


    STEAM AND PORTAL


    Steam® Client and Portal™ Game - Factory Installed
     
    Gordyboyuk, Apr 8, 2010
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  2. Ikuto

    Ikuto Notebook Deity

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    What about the RGB display? Doesn't the UK have that yet?
     
    Ikuto, Apr 8, 2010
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  3. Gordyboyuk

    Gordyboyuk Notebook Evangelist

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    dont thinkso , didnt when i selected anyways , not too fussed have one on my studio and its too bright for my eyes
     
    Gordyboyuk, Apr 8, 2010
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  4. SAUCE

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    Gordyboyuk
    Congratulations on the new system,Only thing that crops to mind is updating your Ati drivers to 10.3.When you do get the system & if there is something your unsure off,Just ask here on the forum.Hope you enjoy your new system ;)
     
    SAUCE, Apr 8, 2010
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  5. Gordyboyuk

    Gordyboyuk Notebook Evangelist

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    thats it arrived and iv imaged it changed to raid0 and just going to update all the drivers now and do another image :)
     
    Gordyboyuk, Apr 8, 2010
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