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    About to get my m860tu

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Pmode, Dec 20, 2008.

  1. Pmode

    Pmode Notebook Consultant

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    What does everyone do first when they get their m860tu besides benchmarks?
     
    Pmode, Dec 20, 2008
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  2. Noctilum

    Noctilum Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, this applies to any system I buy. I inspect it for any physical defects, install Windows, drivers and updates and make sure every aspect of the system is in working order before I waste time installing anything or doing benchmarks.
     
    Noctilum, Dec 20, 2008
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  3. livesoft

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    0- As afitzwater, inspect everything and check that everything is OK
    1- Installed OS :D
    2- Install drivers in order!!! + optional drivers
    3- Install Windows updates
    4- Install drivers update (e.g.: Intel Matrix Storage)
    5- Install your personnal applications + updates
    6- Defrag

    That's how I see it. Maybe I forget some stuff...
     
    livesoft, Dec 20, 2008
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  4. link1313

    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I stared in awe for about five minutes, then I installed windows :)
     
    link1313, Dec 20, 2008
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  5. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    LOL. I did that the first I got my notebook.

    .. that and because I only got the barebones and was waiting for my separately ordered HDDs to come. :)
     
    Gophn, Dec 20, 2008
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    Especially when its a very expensive one (To me).
     
    nic., Dec 20, 2008
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  7. Trey.

    Trey. Newbie

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    Turn off all the unneeded and annoying vista features :)
     
    Trey., Dec 20, 2008
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  8. Pmode

    Pmode Notebook Consultant

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    Lol yea i think im gonna do that too. should i just go geet dox's latest driver?
     
    Pmode, Dec 22, 2008
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  9. sladeviper

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    Can't hurt to try. I find Mass Effect runs better on Dox's optimized drivers than the new official Nvidia drivers. Haven't tested any other games besides that one though.
     
    sladeviper, Dec 22, 2008
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  10. Pmode

    Pmode Notebook Consultant

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    Lol which ones?
     
    Pmode, Jan 3, 2009
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  11. livesoft

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    UAC, Security center, Windows Defender, Indexing...
     
    livesoft, Jan 3, 2009
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  12. XanKage

    XanKage Notebook Geek

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    Yeah... the .Vista secruity system is like:

    Do you want to download the file?
    Do you want to give permission to download the file?
    Are you sure?
    Downloading files from the internet can be dangerous (...) Are you sure you want to download the file?
    Are you sure?

    (file downloaded)

    *Scans file*
    Are you sure you want to open the file?
    Will you give permission to open the file?
    Are you sure?
    You must restart to complete opening the file. Do you want to do it now?


    Are you sure?
     
    XanKage, Jan 3, 2009
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  13. Pmode

    Pmode Notebook Consultant

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    Lol
    how do i get rid of those?
     
    Pmode, Jan 3, 2009
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  14. XanKage

    XanKage Notebook Geek

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    This can be done through the control panel. If you're all new to .Vista, you should be able to find some guides on Google on which things to disable (and how to do it).

    Good luck with your new notebook! :)
     
    XanKage, Jan 3, 2009
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  15. Pmode

    Pmode Notebook Consultant

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    Ty, i saw some thread around the forum on how to disable uac n stuff? but iono where it went
     
    Pmode, Jan 3, 2009
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  16. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Kevin, Jan 3, 2009
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  17. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    hey livesoft,
    what is the order of installing driver in OS???
     
    haquocdung, Jan 4, 2009
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  18. livesoft

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    For this laptop, the installation order is on the CD autorun:

    [​IMG]
     
    livesoft, Jan 4, 2009
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