Posts by Fippy_Darkpaw

I never thought it would come to this, but my next laptop purchase depends on whether the Stereo Mixer is enabled out of the box. Mainly for FRAPs with sound. Therefore Vista is out, as are anything from Gateway or Dell (my last 2...

Don't get a Gateway, Dell, or anything Sigmatel or RealTek for audio. They all ship drivers that deliverable disable stereo mixer and other sound card functionality.

I've heard Vista disables it. They got paid by RIAA/MPAA or whatever so people cannot record stream video and stuff like that. The thing is, people who really want to record that stuff will find a way, and the rest of us who just want...

Yet another reason not buy Vista. You could record sound on an ancient Windows 98 box, yet brand new laptops cannot out of the box? Absolutely ridiculous.

Sounds like another victim of the infamous Clevo model. Same thing happened to me. 2500 bucks for a crappy laptop that broke 3 times during the 1 year warranty and then the motherboard went. For those who don't know, Alienware shipped...

I love my Razer. If you are still under warranty they may replace it. Wouldn't hurt to try.

I wouldn't spend so much money to fix it. The 7700 model is defective, no question. It will just die again. Cut your losses and buy a new laptop and make sure to get a 3year warranty.

Most likely your motherboard is done for. I have the same model. It burned out 2 video cards in 1 year and now the motheboard is fried. I hope you are still under warranty.

I had the same model and the same problem. On of the many issues I had with it was: - the wireless adapter caused constant stuttering on the system Try disabling your network card and playing a single player game. If doesn't stutter...

Quote: Originally Posted by PiggysPizza I'm pretty sure the 7700 was one of the worst computers I've ever owned. most likely the mobo got fried, thats what happen to me and thousands of other people. Or it could be the...