after you have connected everything
you need to go into the driver
(right click desktop: properties / settings tab / advanced)
and either turn on CLONE or dualview so that it out-puts to your TV
then start your dvd, if you did...
are you using a 'temperature control' scheme or just manually turning the fans on?
if you are just manually turning the fans on, then it will turn them off when it feels fit
well chassis is metal, exterior is plastic, though there are some metal parts
yes, 915/sonoma; dual channel is when you have 2 sticks of memory and they run dual channels for bandwidth to give overall more speed
i dont know about...
you could use speedswitch and set it on dynamic switching
so it runs @ slow until it needs it, ramps up to max speed for what it needs, then back to slow
also, when you are using i8fanGUI, do you have 'temp control' running
ive...
you want a DESK or a desktop stand that will allow for a wedge under the laptop for better airflow ?
i have this
http://www.closeout.com/rp-rta-b001.html
works great for the bed, sofa, office chair
and...
more lightly its just the intel video card
Intel® 910GML integrated UMA graphics chipset featuring Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
my friend had a laptop that had a 910GML for 1 day, and he took it back to get a laptop...