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Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainSauce device manager > Right click properties on the dvd rw drive, there is no advanced general properties dvd regions volumes drivers details Sorry you have to open...
If the CD-R work it suggests IMHO that your DVD blank media does not 'suit' the drive. Try Ritek GO5 or Tayo Yuden. Do note that DVD-RW can be hard to get reliable results. You may need to experiment with several brands. TDK is also...
If you are having problems with slow access/burn times ensure you have the drive in DMA mode not the slow PIO mode which XP will default to occasionally with a bad disc (scratched etc) in an attempt to read it. Go to device manager...
Link http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Oakland/8259/ works a treat
Do not flash the firmware yet !! 1 Which version of Nero are you using and have you upgraded from the nero website?? Certain versions of Nero 6 (and 7) are buggy. 6.6.14 is the most stable. 2 DVD RW are the most trouble. Can you get...
Really not sure re thermal paste as it is difficult to get a good contact with the heatsink. When I tried it the temperature did not improve. AW used thermal pads and lots when returned from the depo rather than paste
I had problems with overheating. See this thread http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=131243 In summary check your 3Dmark05 score ( and check if you can run it multiple times...I could not due to GPU overheating). The GPU...
Nice review. Mine is the same spec including screen except 1G RAM. Now lets talk Oblivion. My first game on the M5500. I am running same 1024x768 however to get good framerates I have edited the ini file to reduce the grass density and...
Anyone tried to play this on a M5500?? I can manage 600x800 with visual effects all low. Anyone do better ?? CPU PM 2HZ 6600 256MB 80GB 7200 1G RAM
I cannot advise re the shipping issue but I can re overheating as my M5500 did the same (now sorted by AW). It needs the cooling pads checking re number and position.
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