Posts by ChrisDead

Ughh. I got the ram.   The good: I found it cheap ( 2x2gb for 35.00 )   The bad:   This lappy will allow you to put in 4 gb after the bios flash, but only 3.25gb is useable.   So, my bios reports...

Thanks. I am just being SUPER cautious. Altho I am an IT Director at my work, and have taken apart many, many laptops in my time, I tried to dissasemble this alienware once, and I could not. There seems to be a few rivets, rather...

I should also mention, after the flash I had a new splash screen. It now has the alienware logo, and below that it says "special edition". Kinda cool :)

Ok, I flashed the bios to the newest this notebook can take ( 1.19 ). I got the link from this forum. I was very careful to take an extra precaution: I heard nightmare stories that some had locked themselves out PERMANANTLY...

Well, I am just going to do it. I am very attached to the body style ( arent these the sleekest looking? I think so! ). I dont game - ever. But I do lots of video rendering, not too mention the i.link port, I think I can hook my...

Hello, ALL I have an m5750 that came stock with: T5500 cpu xt1800 graphics card 2 x 512 ram.   I upgraded to 2 x 1 gb ram. Replaced the xt1800 card, due to a ram parity error / no start. I purchased the card from...

I did it, and it works FANTISTIC! I run Win7 with ease. This lappy is mainly used for websurfing and other non-intensive tasks ( webdev, light photoshop, putty, etc ) I am extremely happy, and grateful to all that posted here. My...

Hahaha, I guess I will bring this thread back from the grave. I have a c306us. Works perfectly. However, my Alienware m5750 broke down on me, video card is always overheating. It came equipped with a core2 duo t5500. I had...