Just bought a Sager NP8690...what now?

Alright, so I have ordered my Sager NP8690 from xoticpc.com on Black Friday last week, and it will be arriving here within a few days.

Anything I will have to or should do the moment I get it, like to improve it or do necessary updates or stuff like that?

Help is greatly appreciated!

Regards,

Jeff

 

Yeah, ship it to my home

 

Install Steam, download CS:S, L4D, TF2, and play with the KGB, the AGO, and the APA.

 

Hey Jeff, congrats on your purchase! I did the exact same thing.. bought the np8690 on BF and will certainly watch/contribute to your post for some tips. Mine wont be here for a week or two.

 

SS speaks the truth. L4D2 ftw!!

 

Install drivers, buy Team Fortress 2 for $20 on Steam, install then play it.

 

Sh%t dude, I've been prepping my software installs and hardware upgrades for the past MONTH getting ready for my 8760. Plan your OS, hardware, tweaks, etc. WAY ahead of time. Hell, the Normandy invasion took less planning than me getting this thing LOL! But it's what I live for so it's definitely a labor of love...

Oh, I forgot -- read the sh%t out of the forums and avoid the wrath of the S.S. at all costs

 

Exactly man.. Downloading the latest version of the software and tools I use, got my backup/restore strategy in place.. I've even got background images picked out already..

 

Alright, thanks for all your tips and suggestions! I'm so excited, now I have to play all the games that were released in the past 3 years, because my current computer can't handle anything

And I've been reading every post about the NP8690 that there is for the last month, I think I am prepared

 

Now you have to go through the hardest part of all...

Waiting for it to arrive.

 

HA! Glad I'm not the only one!! I haven't gone so far as backgrounds, but I've been maniacal about everything else!! My old workhorse (M90) wasn't equipped to fully handle 64bit OS so this is a lion share of my research and prep.

...and finding hirez pics of babes to show off the screen to by buddies

One thing I do plan to setup is a full windows recovery environment on the 100M partition that Win7 creates when you partition within the installer. I didn't realize this is actually a boon for repairing booting issues, etc. but you need the WinAIK and some fussing to get in completely working. This and True Image means practically bulletproof disaster recovery.

 

What's the matter with all that recovery stuff? Don't you get a cd with the OS to install it again if something goes wrong?

 

Congrats and enjoy your laptop. Just do some window updates, load your game and game if your a gamer. If not surf for $orn.

 

When you get it.

MAKE A REVIEW.

 

HA! If you knew how long it takes for me to install, configure, etc. all the stuff I load onto a machine you'd understand. Every time I get a new box it's a week at least. As more stuff gets added/updated I religiously image the boot partition. BUT in case I've boinked something really good I can at least get the system running again with minimum fuss. This is in the event of having something that I can't get back from an old image (like download queue or such). Works for me -- YMMV

 

you could try installing the new 195.62 nvidia drivers and see if they make a difference. i think it was just released today...
soviet wanna give it a try on your system?