Posts by chris3896

So I am back with the new semester of school starting and once again I pulled out my trusty m3450. Unfortunately....Still making a loouudd whirring I just wondered if anyone had heard anything about the possibilities of fixing this...

haha no i am being patient. actually i'm just being lazy. i havent called alienware in awhile. for the most part i just leave my laptop in my room and take notes the old fashioned way. just gets crazy sometimes when i wish i could take...

landsmann, have you made any progress as far as finding out whether or not it is the fault of the bios? i'm curious to see if alienware actually followed through and called you back because they haven't called me back yet. i'm going to...

i've also noticed that my laptop, when i first turn it on (before anything comes on the screen) is just now starting to emit this loud beeping noise. it definitely was not there before (started probably about a week or so ago). is this...

I haven't really screwed with the voltages. My fan made funky noises before i installed speedfan and NHC. I just use the programs to monitor the stats and what not. I'm not so sure about lands, but i think my warranty should be intact.

well i found something else out today. i tried to take my laptop to class again. and everything was fine...for the first 15 minutes or so. i was monitoring the stats and everything, with only a word processor running. i had max battery...

i changed my profile to max battery and the fan still spools up. i have no idea why. i thought it stopped it for awhile but i'm not really sure. i'll check some of the other profile options and get back to you.

you're right i did change the profile, although i changed it to laptop/mobile in the very beginning. it has never been on always on. i am going to try the max battery scheme and see how it goes. also, just for further reference, here is...

hey jgilbs, i'm looking into getting a m1210. is there any way you can get me a deal of some sort? even if its not the m1210, i really want something small that i can take to class, but still be able to hook up to a monitor and still...

yeah. i'm still running mine and its really loud. it sucks because even when i first turn on the laptop form a cold start, and all i am using is like a webpage or even a word document, the fan spools and goes bonkers. i dont know. i'm...