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Got my m15x. How do I enable Quick Touch Controls m15x?

post #1 of 10
4/8/08 at 10:12pm
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I cant seem to get the quick touch controls to work. Any way to enable through the settings. Have no Clue. But other than that awesome looking laptopIll post some pics later on.
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post #2 of 10
4/8/08 at 10:58pm
THey are a little difficult to use and it's not like they are the screen of an iPhone. you really need to put your finger over the entire button and press. You dont have to press hard. They should be working out of the box.
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post #3 of 10
4/9/08 at 2:15am
I've heard heat(from playing games, etc) will make the touch buttons unable to work.
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post #4 of 10
4/9/08 at 8:50am
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Originally Posted by vcw View Post
I've heard heat(from playing games, etc) will make the touch buttons unable to work.
Where'd you hear that? The volume controls are touch sensitive and although they may be difficult to use sometimes, they still work while in game.
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post #5 of 10
4/10/08 at 4:37am
Here's two tips on how to optimallly use the touch controls from some NBR members..

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Originally Posted by NNugles
one note on the volume control... just in case some people are still wondering about that.

a lot of people have reported that the control is very unresponsive. I actually don't have many problems with mine.

all of the touch controls on the right of the alien head just require holding my finger there for about half a second for them to activate/deactivate

the volume slider on the left woks best for me if i just place one finger flat (not just the fingertip) onto one end of the slider, wait half a second, and then slide to the other side in one smooth motion... just pick your finger up when you want to stop. It usually takes me 2 swipes to move from one extreme to the other. I just use that to gauge how far i need to slide. over all it's not the best (and not as good as the one on the HPs i've used) but it works fine... just not good for finer adjustments.

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Originally Posted by alienware/user
here is the trick for the volume control button. at first i thought they did not work at all. first open up the sound control center so you can see the sliders move up and down more easily. PLACE ALL FINGERS ( minus your thumb ) on the volume slider. move left to decrease volume and right to increase volume. keep working at it, you will get it soon. for the alienfx, best you can do is to press the FN key + the alienfx f button on the top right of the keyboard, that turns off most of the lights.

I know it shouldn't require this much of concentration/effort but that's what current owners have to deal with..
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post #6 of 10
4/11/08 at 4:28am
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Originally Posted by Wraithers View Post
Here's two tips on how to optimallly use the touch controls from some NBR members..


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Originally Posted by NNugles
one note on the volume control... just in case some people are still wondering about that.

a lot of people have reported that the control is very unresponsive. I actually don't have many problems with mine.

all of the touch controls on the right of the alien head just require holding my finger there for about half a second for them to activate/deactivate

the volume slider on the left woks best for me if i just place one finger flat (not just the fingertip) onto one end of the slider, wait half a second, and then slide to the other side in one smooth motion... just pick your finger up when you want to stop. It usually takes me 2 swipes to move from one extreme to the other. I just use that to gauge how far i need to slide. over all it's not the best (and not as good as the one on the HPs i've used) but it works fine... just not good for finer adjustments.
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Originally Posted by alienware/user
here is the trick for the volume control button. at first i thought they did not work at all. first open up the sound control center so you can see the sliders move up and down more easily. PLACE ALL FINGERS ( minus your thumb ) on the volume slider. move left to decrease volume and right to increase volume. keep working at it, you will get it soon. for the alienfx, best you can do is to press the FN key + the alienfx f button on the top right of the keyboard, that turns off most of the lights.
I know it shouldn't require this much of concentration/effort but that's what current owners have to deal with..
Helped you fix your quotes
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post #7 of 10
4/11/08 at 9:33pm
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Well the controls weren't enabled for some reason. When I took it out of the box, I was showing my bro what these buttons do. I told him watch what this does. I was holding the alienware control center button but nothing happened. Not even the volume or wifi. So I went into msconfig and checked every box that wasn't checked. Then I restarted and it worked. I also didnt get my ball cap.
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post #8 of 10
4/14/08 at 9:10am
Wow. Sorry to hear that. It's unlike AW not to include the simple stuff like the hat. And weird how msconfig was completely disabled. Glad you got it working tho.
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post #9 of 10
4/14/08 at 9:31am
It funny, with a MAC OSX testing on my M15x the controls worked flawlessly.

In Vista they are a PIA.
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post #10 of 10
4/14/08 at 7:32pm
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Originally Posted by evlj0n View Post
Well the controls weren't enabled for some reason. When I took it out of the box, I was showing my bro what these buttons do. I told him watch what this does. I was holding the alienware control center button but nothing happened. Not even the volume or wifi. So I went into msconfig and checked every box that wasn't checked. Then I restarted and it worked. I also didnt get my ball cap.
They sent my hat in a separate shipment along with my m9750, so just ask them if they can send it to you.
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