Posts by Lazarus

still waiting for that damn 9800 upgrade...

Although the old 5620 is a nice rig (beautiful screen and fast HD) - the GPU would be your big problem. You'd be able to play most of the games which are on the market, but with severe losses in graphic quality. And for the games to...

Quote: Originally Posted by deuch See that : http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/p...odelid=2004058 This is the description # EAX™ 1.0 & 2.0 compatible # Direct Sound 3D™ compatible # A3D™ compatible #...

Neither the 5500 nor the 7700 have a stock EAX Advanced 3.0 HD compatible soundcard. The 5500 has a standard AC97 soundchip and the 7700 an Intel HD chip. If you want more than 2.1 sound in games you need an EAX capable USB/PCMCIA...

An external soundcard with EAX compatibility is needed if you want more than 2.1 sound in games. The stock card cannot handle dynamic 5.1 or 7.1 sound (EAX). Presampled sound like from DVDs are no prob.

The build in TV Tuner is standard with the new mobos of the 5500. I for example don't have one 'couse I have mine since nov 2003. If the M9800 upgrade comes for the 5500 (still hoping) I'll have to send my baby to the depot for a mobo...

I use 3x 80 GB 2.5" USB 2.0 Drives. They're all with 4.200 rpm 'cos I use them only for storage (old TV series). I just plug them in my 7-Port USB 2.0 HUB. Works great. I don't like the big 3.5" drives. Although they have more...

Congrats and welcome to the AW bunch.

Alternativly - try the german site. There's no login requirement and it's in english. http://support.alienware.de/Support_...&manu=2&item=5

I had the 'IRQL Not Less Or Equal' 'till I send it in and let them do a BIOS Flash. Disturbing thing was - there was no new BIOS when I send them my rig. It was released while my baby was in the depot. But they did a good job - my...