My first alien died, but my second is on t ... ... Hello everyone;I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that my new Area 51 extreme edition ...

Astronut · 04-26-2006, 12:34 AM

Hello everyone;
I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that my new Area 51 extreme edition laptop I bought last year, died. I killed it. Not pre-meditated, just accidentally. The two gig memory combined with the 3.2 ghz extreme processor made the latency to high. I tried everything to lower it, and since I build my own desktops, i figured I'd remove a gig of ram and do a "self=fix". Don't ever try this at home. I never had a laptop that had the memory stored under the keyboard like my alien. So I grounded myself (or so I thought) and removed the keyboard and a stick of memory) then when I went to turn it on, it showed no signs of life. Dead as a doornail. I FRIED THE MOTHERBOARD. I new the only thinkg I could do was learn from my mistake and sell the excellent hardware I had configured with it. I got around 900 dollors, (it was a $4,000 dollar lap) then saved up for the new one I'm getting which is in stage 3 at the moment/ I chose the Auroroa m 7700 dual core athlon 60 FX, with clear view screen, 100 gig hardrive 7,200 rmp, two gigs of ram, the r/w dvd cd r/w combo drive, and now I wait and wonder how the performance will be compared to my poor dead extreme edition. Which, by the way,, ran hot and was taken off the market by alienware two weeks after I bought it. It still kicked butt, but now that it's kicked the dust, I hope I can find condolence in my new rig. I'll keep up to par, and tell you the difference or my opionion of the difference between intel and amd. Nice to be back.
Astronut

Hammerhead · 04-26-2006, 12:42 AM

I'm sure you'll love the new laptop, but I wonder why you didn't just have the old one repaired?

Astronut · 04-26-2006, 11:13 AM

Hi;
I became out of warrenty temp. when I tried to take out the memory module myself, without the help of alien tech. They told me to have it checked out and fixed myself then I would be re-instated on my warrenty. I had it checked out by my laptop "doctor" and he said since the motherboard was fried, and it would cost me more than is practical and I'd be better off selling the parts and taking the loss. Anyway, everything happens for a reason, maybe I was meant to have the aurora instead.

Hammerhead · 04-26-2006, 01:04 PM

Ah well, I'm sure you'll love the new laptop, it's a beast.

Deadlyninjas · 04-26-2006, 01:49 PM

you'll love the Aurora...as I'm sure I will too

sparda · 04-26-2006, 02:20 PM

so you actually killed your first alienware?

enjoy your new Aurora!

tridge · 04-26-2006, 03:56 PM

Congrats on the new machine, keep us updated.

BFisch06 · 04-26-2006, 05:58 PM

As long as you learned from your mistake you'll do fine! enjoy the new one!!!

chode messiah · 04-26-2006, 06:21 PM

clevo d900-based laptops are beasts. im sure you'll love your aw. i know my a51 was a cooker wit a 3gh p4 and a 9700pro. my EX7(7700 equivalent) is a lot cooler, but the graphics card port can get a little toasty. enjoy the new rig. oh and will you get the 7900GTX 512 or is aw not offering it yet?

Astronut · 04-26-2006, 07:01 PM

My new puppy does'nt have the 7900GTX yet, just the 7800GTX. By the way, I wonder how much my'n is gonna weigh? Is it a heavy beast or just a beasty beast.
astronut
(the alien killer)

Deadlyninjas · 04-26-2006, 07:03 PM

its both...

BFisch06 · 04-26-2006, 11:23 PM

Yeah, its a beast and weighs in around 12/14 pounds.

CancerKiller · 04-28-2006, 04:07 PM

Hope the new one is better to you. I'm sure you'll love the new system.

shazza · 04-29-2006, 02:46 AM

Kudos to Astronut for posting his/her experience - a great reminder to be careful when inside the computer! And nice to see someone admitting a user mistake and not blaming it on the manufacturer.

Best of luck on your new system!

Astronut · 04-29-2006, 01:36 PM

Thanks.

04-26-2006, 12:34 AM	#1
Astronut Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22 Credits: -343	My first alien died, but my second is on the way Hello everyone; I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that my new Area 51 extreme edition laptop I bought last year, died. I killed it. Not pre-meditated, just accidentally. The two gig memory combined with the 3.2 ghz extreme processor made the latency to high. I tried everything to lower it, and since I build my own desktops, i figured I'd remove a gig of ram and do a "self=fix". Don't ever try this at home. I never had a laptop that had the memory stored under the keyboard like my alien. So I grounded myself (or so I thought) and removed the keyboard and a stick of memory) then when I went to turn it on, it showed no signs of life. Dead as a doornail. I FRIED THE MOTHERBOARD. I new the only thinkg I could do was learn from my mistake and sell the excellent hardware I had configured with it. I got around 900 dollors, (it was a $4,000 dollar lap) then saved up for the new one I'm getting which is in stage 3 at the moment/ I chose the Auroroa m 7700 dual core athlon 60 FX, with clear view screen, 100 gig hardrive 7,200 rmp, two gigs of ram, the r/w dvd cd r/w combo drive, and now I wait and wonder how the performance will be compared to my poor dead extreme edition. Which, by the way,, ran hot and was taken off the market by alienware two weeks after I bought it. It still kicked butt, but now that it's kicked the dust, I hope I can find condolence in my new rig. I'll keep up to par, and tell you the difference or my opionion of the difference between intel and amd. Nice to be back. Astronut

04-26-2006, 11:13 AM	#3
Astronut Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22 Credits: -343	Why I didn't have it repaired? Hi; I became out of warrenty temp. when I tried to take out the memory module myself, without the help of alien tech. They told me to have it checked out and fixed myself then I would be re-instated on my warrenty. I had it checked out by my laptop "doctor" and he said since the motherboard was fried, and it would cost me more than is practical and I'd be better off selling the parts and taking the loss. Anyway, everything happens for a reason, maybe I was meant to have the aurora instead.

04-26-2006, 01:49 PM	#5
Deadlyninjas Ninjas: They Are Deadly Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The land before time Posts: 2,331 Credits: 499	you'll love the Aurora...as I'm sure I will too __________________ Choco_Latte is srs business.

04-26-2006, 02:20 PM	#6
sparda Vote for Pedro Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 693 Credits: 134	so you actually killed your first alienware? enjoy your new Aurora! __________________

04-26-2006, 03:56 PM	#7
tridge I farted Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,834 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 1 Credits: 441	Congrats on the new machine, keep us updated. __________________ R.I.P. m7700

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04-26-2006, 12:42 AM	#2
Hammerhead Community Rep Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In my house Posts: 9,770 Reviews: 1 Benchmarks: 1 Credits: 4,710	I'm sure you'll love the new laptop, but I wonder why you didn't just have the old one repaired?

04-26-2006, 01:04 PM	#4
Hammerhead Community Rep Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In my house Posts: 9,770 Reviews: 1 Benchmarks: 1 Credits: 4,710	Ah well, I'm sure you'll love the new laptop, it's a beast.

04-26-2006, 05:58 PM	#8
BFisch06 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,588 Credits: 2,770	As long as you learned from your mistake you'll do fine! enjoy the new one!!! __________________ Corvette Desktop: Gigabyte 3D Aurora case -EVGA 780i -E8400 @ 4.0 Ghz -8GB G Skill DDR2-1000 -4x400GB, 2x500 GB, 1TB, 640GB WD SATA II -2x20x DVD-RAM -SLI EVGA 8800 GT's -Koutech 3.5" 36-in-1 Card Reader -Samsung 2232BW+ -Viewsonic VX2025WM -MX1100 -MERC Zboard -X-530 5.1 speakers -G25 Racing Wheel -XP 32 & 64 -Vista 64 Alienware MJ-12m 7700: 3.6 Ghz P4 -2Gb RAM -2x80Gb 5400rpm HDD RAID 0 -CD-RW & DVD+/-RW -256Mb NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX -WSXGA w/ cam - XP Pro -Internal TV Tuner

04-26-2006, 06:21 PM	#9
chode messiah Saturn Ascends Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Coruscant Posts: 8,115 Reviews: 1 Credits: 1,054	clevo d900-based laptops are beasts. im sure you'll love your aw. i know my a51 was a cooker wit a 3gh p4 and a 9700pro. my EX7(7700 equivalent) is a lot cooler, but the graphics card port can get a little toasty. enjoy the new rig. oh and will you get the 7900GTX 512 or is aw not offering it yet? __________________

04-26-2006, 07:01 PM	#10
Astronut Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22 Credits: -343	7900GTX isn't offered yet, just the 7800GTX. My new puppy does'nt have the 7900GTX yet, just the 7800GTX. By the way, I wonder how much my'n is gonna weigh? Is it a heavy beast or just a beasty beast. astronut (the alien killer)

04-26-2006, 07:03 PM	#11
Deadlyninjas Ninjas: They Are Deadly Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The land before time Posts: 2,331 Credits: 499	its both... __________________ Choco_Latte is srs business.

04-26-2006, 11:23 PM	#12
BFisch06 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,588 Credits: 2,770	Yeah, its a beast and weighs in around 12/14 pounds. __________________ Corvette Desktop: Gigabyte 3D Aurora case -EVGA 780i -E8400 @ 4.0 Ghz -8GB G Skill DDR2-1000 -4x400GB, 2x500 GB, 1TB, 640GB WD SATA II -2x20x DVD-RAM -SLI EVGA 8800 GT's -Koutech 3.5" 36-in-1 Card Reader -Samsung 2232BW+ -Viewsonic VX2025WM -MX1100 -MERC Zboard -X-530 5.1 speakers -G25 Racing Wheel -XP 32 & 64 -Vista 64 Alienware MJ-12m 7700: 3.6 Ghz P4 -2Gb RAM -2x80Gb 5400rpm HDD RAID 0 -CD-RW & DVD+/-RW -256Mb NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX -WSXGA w/ cam - XP Pro -Internal TV Tuner

04-28-2006, 04:07 PM	#13
CancerKiller Cure to the Highest Bid Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near the Gateway to the West Posts: 833 Credits: 245	Hope the new one is better to you. I'm sure you'll love the new system. __________________

04-29-2006, 02:46 AM	#14
shazza Hangin' Out Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,517 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 3 Credits: 290,171	Kudos to Astronut for posting his/her experience - a great reminder to be careful when inside the computer! And nice to see someone admitting a user mistake and not blaming it on the manufacturer. Best of luck on your new system!

04-29-2006, 01:36 PM	#15
Astronut Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22 Credits: -343	Thanks. Thanks.

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