Posts by Kukri

Followup to my attempt with this fix -- About two weeks later and the laptop is still better than new. Seriously. It didn't run this well out of the box. I needed to replace the RAM as the overheating processor had fried it but once...

I just performed this on my Area 51m - 766. I've been having the exact problem described in the original post for the past two and a half years. After several trips back to Alienware with no joy, my extended warranty finally expired...

I'm having all kinds of problems with my A51m and have been for a while, however, I did purchase the extended warranty and am about to see how Alienware handles their commitment on that end. Would I buy another? I'm not sure. When...

Thanks for the reply. I've run the gamut of install/uninstall/update/etc... and have run out of ideas. The Dell users seem to have developed a workaround and it doesn't work on my Area 51m. /shrug Thanks again.

Heya folks, It seems as though Area 51m users are having trouble with World of Warcraft. I'm one of 'em. My character moves 20-30% slower in the game. Check these threads for excruciating...

I read a bunch of those posts too and figure if I run into any problems, I'll wipe and reinstall. So far, though, no point. It's running like a dream.

It's bone-stock out of the box. Just loaded some games and iTunes and started playing. No problems whatsoever. It's gorgeous. It's lightspeed. It's sick.

My god...it's obscene. I haven't had nearly enough time to play with it, you know...with the whole stupid have-a-job thing but so far it has been absolutely indescribably fantastic. -K

It's here...I'm typing this message to you from my A-51m. Review and pictures will follow after I've exhausted myself from a frenzied gaming hallucination. -K ...that is, of course, unless something goes wrong.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hammy Is there much point updating from 512Mb PC3200 RAM to 1024Mb PC3200... Is it possible to have too much RAM?