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    Clueless man just got 150EM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Andy737, Aug 25, 2012.

  1. Andy737

    Andy737 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So after a month of wait I finally got my 150em with the following specs

    3610QM, 95% NTSC Color Gamut Matte, GTX680M , 8GB RAM, 120 GB SSD, 750GB HD.

    I asked the tech guys from my reseller to install windows for me since Im totally clueless on how to install it, drivers, and mostly everything else properly. The thing is they actually also installed a bunch of crap on my SSD which I do not feel like wasting space since its only 120gb mainly for games. How do I uninstall things properly? Do I do it by the control panel? CCleaner?

    What about the Drivers, how do I check if they are up to date and if not how to uninstall them and install the new ones?

    What else should I be doin after that?

    Thanks again guys.
     
  2. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Where did you order it? What stuff was installd? Just uninstall through control panel is best and simplest way. Ideally you would do a fresh Windows 7 install, but sounds like you're not up to that task yet.
     
  3. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Revouninstaller should remove all the nasty registry savings too.
     
  4. Andy737

    Andy737 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im from brazil so I ordered from the local reseller which isnt very well known here, its called Avell. I managed to uninstall some of the crap using the control panel and from what I saw most of the drivers are up to date.

    In addition to that what else should I do?

    I noticed my screen colors are kinda funny, anyone knows how can I calibrate it?

    I've also been thinking of doin some benchmarks but I've never done it and have no clue how to, does anyone know a updated tutorial? Also whats the name of the program that monitors temps and usage. (Id like one thats really simple, from what I've seen theres one that shows temps and usage with pink letters on the corner of your screen. anyone familiar with it?)

    Thanks again guys.

    PS: This clevo is really freakin good
     
  5. HTWingNut

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    For in game temperatures and other info, get MSI Afterburner. There is a built-in OSD (On-Screen Display) while in game to give you pertinent info on your GPU. Then you can use HWInfo64 with it to display CPU stats too.

    HWMonitor is a simple to use temperature gauge but it doesn't display in-game.
     
  6. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    Benchmark, just go get 3DMark11

    Temps and more (CPU, HDD, battery info): HWMonitor

    For overclocking GPU or simply monitoring GPU stats w/ an OSD (on screen display): MSI Afterburner -> do note that you need to specify what is to be shown on the OSD
     
  7. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hi Andy
    you can find all the monitoring programs you will need in my signature below.
    as mentioned HW Monitor/gpuz/cpuz/MSIafterburner/3dmark11 and the older vantage and 3dmark06

    have fun and if you need anymore advice just holler.
     
  8. Johnatas

    Johnatas Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey friend, I got the same machine that you got, and it's from Avell too, if you need to express anything in portuguese-Brazil, feel free to send a PM and I will help you, about the colors, it need to be calibrated, you can find some good calibration sets over the web, but first, you need to know what is your screen model, if our two are equal, your one are a Lenovo one, and I can send the calibration that I find to be the best for me =)