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M17 Alienware

  • 30-12-2010 2:42am
    #1
    Dboy85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭


    I've the previous model of the m17 and its a nightmare! Biggest waste of money I have ever spent...anyone wanna buy it off me :P

    Serious note, does anyone have one? I dont have the installation discs for it and its a pain trying to get drivers for it as there is little support out there for win7 cause of the new models.
    Can someone give me a copy their 100% working driver discs?
    Doing anything graphically intensive makes the frame rate stutter. I've a suspicion the power supply is part of the fault but I wanna see if anyone has drivers that work properly first.
    The temperature levels are fine so I dont think its a hardware fault.


Comments

  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Getting drivers should be handy enough. Even try the vista drivers for it if you can't get windows 7 drivers.


  • #3
    Dboy85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭Dboy85


    Have tried that already, I came across a list of drivers recommended for this model for win7 and most of them were vista drivers. Have you got an alienware?


  • #4
    Jonny7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,696 ✭✭✭Jonny7


    The laptop is very good, shouldn't stutter at all.

    Get a techie friend to have a look, or use google and the alienware forums for solutions


  • #5
    Lord Khan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,004 ✭✭✭Lord Khan


    Alienware were great, but Dell bought them out :/


  • #6
    Dboy85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭Dboy85


    I am a techie :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    sesna
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭sesna


    Dboy85 wrote: »
    I am a techie :rolleyes:

    Whats the problem with the laptop?


  • #8
    Dboy85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭Dboy85


    video stutter and intermittent wi-fi.


  • #9
    Lord Khan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,004 ✭✭✭Lord Khan


    well if it is purely a wifi problem, try watching vids at 0 feet away from the wifi hub/router while running something cpu heavy.

    It is designed for gaming, so I'd have thought it would be a min 7200 SATA II and more than descent GFX card. and it should run fin IE not getting too hot that cause it to shut down. Tbh it should have run perfectable, when you got it the drivers "should" have only increased its proformance.

    And if you are a techie, why the hell are you asking us for help? XD


  • #10
    Dboy85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭Dboy85


    I'm asking for a driver disc because thats the problem. What difference will sitting next to my router make when watching a movie from my hdd? Magic advice :rolleyes:


  • #11
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    erm

    what are ye talking abouts....:p


    go onto laptop 2 go or guru 3d and download the latest forceware drivers, and a modded .inf

    also have you updated the bios.?

    no reason why the laptop should be sluggish..


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  • #12
    Dboy85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭Dboy85


    No havent touched the bios yet


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