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    m11x Command Center

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by djjosherie, Nov 3, 2010.

  1. djjosherie

    djjosherie Notebook Consultant

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    Is anyone else on the latest R2 Intel and nVidia drivers having problems with the command center? When I open it, I can't click on anything, it seems to be visually bugged... worked fine not too long ago, not many changes on system except video drivers. (Intel 2202 and nVidia 260.99 WHQL)

    This is what I get when opening Command Center:
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    After reinstall still bugged.

    Also, is there ANY benefit to keeping the command center with your experience? I don't use AlienSense Login, but do enjoy the ease of use with changing AlienFX as well as battery settings.

    Thanks
     
    djjosherie, Nov 3, 2010
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  2. BranMuffin

    BranMuffin Notebook Consultant

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    Its a cpu hog (not too bad but enough to bog down some games) Oh and I have that same problem except my command center slowly turns into the gui from a black screen. Driver issue in my opinion.
     
    BranMuffin, Nov 3, 2010
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  3. DivineAura

    DivineAura Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea I had that once ago but I've reformatted my Hard drive so the problem was gone lol!
     
    DivineAura, Nov 3, 2010
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  4. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Did you try reverting back to another NV driver/Intel Driver?


    Both of you on 260.99 as well when this happened?
     
    BatBoy, Nov 3, 2010
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  5. kopicha

    kopicha Notebook Evangelist

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    260.99 here no issue. could be your intel driver. thats the only difference we have here. I am using the intel driver from Dell site
     
    kopicha, Nov 3, 2010
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  6. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    260.99 and 2202 here and no problems with the latest CC.
     
    slickie88, Nov 3, 2010
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  7. kfruit

    kfruit Notebook Consultant

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    Same here.. Did you try reinstalling your drivers? While we are talking about CC, does anyone know if you can change the AlienFX profile settings, e.g from all green to all blue) without opening AlienFX?

    You could also just get rid of CC all together and use AlienFX Lite if you only care about the lights.
     
    kfruit, Nov 3, 2010
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  8. Vidaluko

    Vidaluko Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the same problem, if you move the mouse around the screen things start to show up, but still buggy....

    I have also have Intel 2202 and nVidia 260.99 WHQL:

    http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/VIdaluko/Sinttulo-3.png

    That is the screen I get after a few moves in the mouse cursor, but if I don´t move it, I get the same screen than the OP....
     
    Vidaluko, Nov 3, 2010
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  9. djjosherie

    djjosherie Notebook Consultant

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    Fixed

    Uninstalled Command Center, Restarted
    Uninstalled nVidia Driver, Restarted
    Uninstalled Intel Driver, Restarted
    Installed Intel Driver, Restarted
    Installed nVidia then Command Center, Restarted

    Working Fine

    Dunno, something was bugged somewhere
     
    djjosherie, Nov 3, 2010
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  10. BranMuffin

    BranMuffin Notebook Consultant

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    Although I didn't have uninstall the command center.

    This fixed mine.
     
    BranMuffin, Nov 3, 2010
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  11. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    No problem here, either. It's happened, before, though only after a series of standy-->on cycles. Restarting seems to solver the issue.
     
    jeremyshaw, Nov 3, 2010
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  12. kcface

    kcface Newbie

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    This happened to me after upgrading nVidia drivers as well. The quick fix was to go into Nvidia control panel, find the CommandCenter.exe, and have Intel open it, rather than the dedicated GPU.
     
    kcface, Dec 16, 2010
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  13. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    hmmm... I used to be able to turn the power button light off, now I cant.. I can change the color to anything, just not black.
     
    ejohnson, Dec 16, 2010
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  14. Vidaluko

    Vidaluko Notebook Evangelist

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    Mine got fixed doing the uninstall all video drivers and comand center, now works perfect, I have never used it the way it was made, since I updated the drivers when I got my m11x, and it started to bug since that day, 2 months ago....
     
    Vidaluko, Dec 16, 2010
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