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    Lower the sensitivity of the accelerometer?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by boateye, Jun 16, 2010.

  1. boateye

    boateye Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi. i've had my m11x for about 2 months (sadly i got it a month before the revision :() and i use it on battery all the time. however, in normal transportation in a backpack, the accelerometer gets tripped quite often, causing it to lock up the HDD and cause it to shut down instead of remain in sleep.

    is there a way to lower the sensitivity of the accelerometer? it's a great idea, but i think it's too sensitive. i would prefer not to remove the drivers completely, though.

    thanks in advance!
     
    boateye, Jun 16, 2010
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  2. philburkhardt

    philburkhardt Notebook Consultant

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    That sucks.

    I carry my M11x around in a bag all day long, and I have never had that happen.
     
    philburkhardt, Jun 16, 2010
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    Aerotype Notebook Consultant

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    Would I have to manually turn this off somehow if I swapped the hard-drive for an SSD?
     
    Aerotype, Jun 16, 2010
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  4. CZroe

    CZroe Notebook Evangelist

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    No, it's built into the HDD and I doubt it's directly related to the OP's problem.
     
    CZroe, Jun 19, 2010
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