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    Building IFL90. Anything I need to know?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Jericoholic, Dec 27, 2007.

  1. Jericoholic

    Jericoholic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Here is what I am putting in it...

    PRODUCT(S)
    + COMPAL, IFL90120014 Core™2 Duo CBB Notebook Barebone, Socket P, Intel® PM965, 15.4" WSXGA TFT Glossy, FPR, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT 512MB Graphics
    + INTEL, Core™ 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz Processor, 800MHz FSB, 4MB L2 cache, 35.0W, 65nm, Retail
    + SEAGATE, 160GB Momentus 7200.2, 7200 RPM, 8MB cache, 9.5mm, SATA 3.0Gbit/s, w/ G-Force protection, OEM 1
    + PIONEER, DVR-K06 Black Slim 8x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner w/ Slot Load, IDE/ATAPI
    + BROADCOM, Internal Bluetooth Module v2.0 for Compal FT00/FT01/EL80/EL81/FL90/FL91 Notebook Series
    + COMPAL, TV Tuner for Compal FL90/FL91 Series Notebooks w/ Remote, Internal PCIe Mini Card 1
    + INTEL, 1GB Intel® Turbo Memory, Internal PCIe Mini Card (Compatible with Windows Vista Only)
    + CRUCIAL, 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM SODIMM, CL5, Non-ECC
    + ARCTIC SILVER, Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound, Polysynthetic Silver
    + MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64-bit, OEM

    Yes, I know I am missing the wireless card, but that is because the Intel 4965AGN is hard to find now, but I'll put it in when I get...

    Anything help would be great...
     
    Jericoholic, Dec 27, 2007
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    vashts121 Notebook Evangelist

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    Looks like everything is top-notch, and is from powernotebooks.com. Glad to see you're getting Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste, I bought 3.5g tube and it cost $8, but it'll keep your laptop cool under load. Hope you enjoy it.
     
    vashts121, Dec 27, 2007
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  3. Jericoholic

    Jericoholic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah. I figured if I am building it myself, I should put in all of the top hardware that is compatible. I want this thing to last me years...
     
    Jericoholic, Dec 27, 2007
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    txqzr4 Notebook Consultant

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    looks good, but turbo memory is completely worthless. you might also want to consider an external tv tuner, depending on the internal compal tuner (i'm not familiar with them).
     
    txqzr4, Dec 27, 2007
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  5. Jericoholic

    Jericoholic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ehh. The TV tuner is not HD, but it is internal, so that is quite nice...
     
    Jericoholic, Dec 27, 2007
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    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Here is the disassembly guide for the (I)FL-90. Even though its a dissembly guide , it does show the steps involved to assemble it(reverse the instructions) and it shows you were each part is located(so you dont take apart the whole notebook just to install the wifi ;))

    http://www.asimobile.com/notebook_files/fl90/IFL90_ch5-Disassembly%20Guide-intel.pdf

    I hope the IFL-90 serves you well.

    Have a great New Years.

    -Kdawgca
     
    Kdawgca, Dec 27, 2007
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  7. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    doesn't it already come with a dvd drive?
    And since you want the top components, why not go for a hitachi 7k200 hard drive? 7200rpm and 200gb of space.
     
    Ayle, Dec 27, 2007
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  8. Donald@Paladin44

    Donald@Paladin44 Retired

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    One reason would be Seagate's 5 year warranty as opposed to Hitachi's 3 year warranty.

    Of course Seagate has the 200GB Momentus 7200.2, 7200 RPM SATA 3GB/s drive as well.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Dec 27, 2007
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    cowai Notebook Enthusiast

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    PS: if being shipped with old bios, dual channel ram won't make it boot, at least for me. Flashing the bios to newest version however was the solution.

    Zipzoomfly.com recommended the setup, so it was kinda odd when it was not booting. :rolleyes:
     
    cowai, Dec 28, 2007
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    Jericoholic Notebook Enthusiast

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    I only got 160 GB since I will probably get an external in the future when it fills up. 160 should be plenty for everything I need at once.
     
    Jericoholic, Dec 28, 2007
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    Jericoholic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Also, once I get inside the laptop, what is the best way to install the drivers in a way that runs best with 64 bit Vista...
     
    Jericoholic, Dec 28, 2007
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    Donald@Paladin44 Retired

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    You don't install the drivers from inside the laptop.

    Drivers are installed from the Drivers CD, or you can download the latest drivers from http://www.bizcom-us.com/support/TechSupportDriversDownloadPage.htm#FL90 (let the page fully load and it will take you right to the IFL90 drivers, then look for the Vista 64bit drivers). Drivers are software and are installed through your Vista operating system.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Dec 28, 2007
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    masterbw Notebook Evangelist

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    You can locate the latest drivers directly from the component manufacturer.
    Such as Intel chipset/wireless driver, Realtek driver, Broadcom driver.
     
    masterbw, Dec 28, 2007
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    With laptops it is not a good idea to get drivers from the component manufacturer because the ODM will very often have to modify them. Please get your drivers from the manufacturer so that you know they have been certified by that manufacturer.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Dec 28, 2007
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  15. Jericoholic

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    Okay, seems simple enough...

    I just cant wait for the thing to get here. I am already anxious
     
    Jericoholic, Dec 29, 2007
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    I was wondering which would also be the best Video Driver to use as of now? Should I just go straight for that one when installing drivers?
     
    Jericoholic, Jan 3, 2008
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    Use the NBF mobileforce drivers (169.04).
     
    cowai, Jan 3, 2008
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