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Did a full format and xp re-install..bit of help plz?

post #1 of 11
2/21/04 at 9:04pm
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Hey guys, did a complete format and re-install after getting my new Area51m, couple of questions please..

Ive installed all the drivers fine, a couple of things that are annoying me:

My graphics adaptor used to display "ATI Radeon 9600/9700 PRO" in device manager..now it displays "MOBILITY RADEON 9600"...which im sure is the older driver, although i have installed 7.95's from the AW cd.

Also, in Event viewer i keep getting Error ID 7000 to do with "SmartLinkService" failing to start (prob due to a missing file)...does anyone know what this smartlinkservice is, what its related to, and how i can fix the problem?

Cheers- i love my AW
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post #2 of 11
2/21/04 at 9:29pm
Are there any newer drivers available from ATI's website?
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post #3 of 11
2/21/04 at 11:13pm
You want to use either the Omega drivers from www.omegacorner.com or the official Alienware 7.96 drivers. Links to both can be found at the top of this forum base (Peer to Peer Section).

-Craig
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post #4 of 11
2/22/04 at 1:22am
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Originally Posted by echeats
My graphics adaptor used to display "ATI Radeon 9600/9700 PRO" in device manager..
Has anybody else seen this? I'm pretty sure mine has always said "RADEON Mobility 9600" with whatever drivers I'm using.
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post #5 of 11
2/22/04 at 1:26am
I've never seen 9700 written in any of the device manager specs.

-Craig
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post #6 of 11
2/22/04 at 12:03pm
Im pretty sure that mine says 9600/9700 in device manager. Ill double check later.
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post #7 of 11
2/22/04 at 11:22pm
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Originally Posted by citizen
Has anybody else seen this? I'm pretty sure mine has always said "RADEON Mobility 9600" with whatever drivers I'm using.
Yes mine says the samething. I just got mine back from the repair depot where they replaced my graphics card. On my recipt it says Radeon Mobility 9600 Pro.
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post #8 of 11
2/23/04 at 9:39am
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Cheers guys,

Im currently still on the "MOBILITY RADEON 9600"...im going to download the latest from AW when i get to work and have the quicker connection..

Does noone know about the event viewer problem im having?

Also- should i need to install drivers for the flat panel? Hopefully to improve the slight bit of ghosting i am noticing? At the mo i just get "Digital Flat Panel (1600x1200)" in Device manager under "Monitors" (aswell as two "Default monitors")...?
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post #9 of 11
2/23/04 at 10:12am
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Originally Posted by echeats
Cheers guys, ...
Also- should i need to install drivers for the flat panel? Hopefully to improve the slight bit of ghosting i am noticing? At the mo i just get "Digital Flat Panel (1600x1200)" in Device manager under "Monitors" (aswell as two "Default monitors")...?
This is normal for the screen. Neither Alienware nor uniwill has released a driver for the screen. the windows defaulkt one eems to work just fine....


Unless someone here has ripped their lappy apart and know who actually manufactures the screen??
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post #10 of 11
2/23/04 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by sneezinglion
Unless someone here has ripped their lappy apart and know who actually manufactures the screen??

I heard it was a Hitachi somewhere?
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post #11 of 11
2/23/04 at 2:52pm
Except Hitachi doesn't list any 16.1" displays.
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