The Official 1722/GX720 Lounge

FUDGE! I'm going to have to wait another week to make my laptop and go to the trouble of getting my money back for the cpu. I can't believe this guy has 100% feedback. People are fools.

EDIT: Can anyone confirm if ES-QAEL C0 works in the ms-1722?

 

Well, I have bought this: Intel Dual Core T3200 (2 x 2,0 Ghz) [LF80537] Sockel P,
it is a Merom (no 45nm, no Penry) and I could update Bios and Firmware

Some are exchanging this cpu and one might get it cheap
Or - as I have allready updated my Bios - I can sell it for 40 Euro + reg. letter ( I think 5 - 10 Euro), who would need for his 1722 - just send me a private message.

CU,
Carl

 

I also intend buying from extremeprocessor a T9400 C0 but I would be pleased to hear if anyone used it before.

 

Note that there is a huge contradiction in his ad. Take a look at the question and answer part:

http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...QAlways=1&SSPageName=PageAskSellerQuestion_VI

He said to two people that the processor would work in msi laptops.

I will say that I bought a cpu with the exact same specs he is advertising from a different seller, and it worked. They might just be bad cpu's that you guys got, but he also may not be selling what he's advertising.

 

Extremeprocessor is a good guy. He knows what he is selling. Do not hesitate to ask questions to ad only one instancehim. I bought more than 50 CPUs from him and h, the CPU didn;t work and I got an exchange.

 

hello folks. I just grabbed a MS-1722 ID1 off of fleabay, so ill be one you soon! Im excited hehe. I really appreciate the knowledge in this thread and it will be invaluable in my build. I have some questions as well. I am wondering if you can use a 5350 wimax card in this laptop? And if so is there any special notes i may need per install and drivers to look for? Is their a particular card you can recommend to me from ebay so im aware of the correct model #? Also, i beleive ill be grabbing the following items for the build:

P8600 cpu
4gb G.skill 2x2
wimax 5350 intel card(hope it will work fine here)
Sony dvd drive(as its tough to locate superdrive)
need to find a msi bezel for dvd drive
WD 320gb sata 3.0

Will there be a problem using a sata 3.0 drive in this system? I thought specs showed use of up to 1.5?
Will the P8600 work with the shipped firmware?(dont have another cpu to use to flash at this time)

I appreciate your time and insights.

 

the t9400 qael works fine in the 1722 for me as well as the 1651 AND IT DOES monitor the temps and shows as a retail chip would in windows the only way a qael shows es in a program like cpuid. i have used 7 of the qael's they all work fine. i do not buy them from him because i have another supplier but they are in fact c0 qael chips i have used and they worked perfectly. ONLY if you buy a b1 or earlier stepping will they not support temps. some co's will show temps but not the name of the chip (q155) some will show the name of the chip and temps and show the chip as a es. some c0's dont even show es in the bios like the qael. in the bios it does not even say es anywhere

 

yeah jason is a good person to deal with

 

I have ordered a T9600 from this guy, he said it would work with a MSI1722. He is a powerseller. I don't think he would risk his rep to sell a couple of extra cpus.

 

OK! Here is the update! I put in claim to paypal. I need to update BIOS. Then if still doesn't work ship back to China. I need a cpu to update my bios. Or has anyone been able to update theirs and solved the problem?? He is a power seller 300+ good rating!
Can some one point me in the right direction for a cpu to update this system?? Give me private message!! Thanks!!

 

Wouldn't it be better to go T9300 instead of T9400? I thought the max speed of the RAM was 800mhz so you would be running 1 to 1 so you can have max efficiency. Or am I just getting my data confused

 

I have the Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor T8300 "Early Penryn"
In My MS-1722 and its been running great

 

I only have 100 dollars I want to buy one of these though.

What do you think I can get for:

Intel motherboard
Pentium 4 3.4ghz
2x512mb DDR400

Do you think these will still be on ebay this summer?

 

Does the ms-1722 ID2 already come with the updated bios?

 

could someone confirm if this is the right sony dvd drive for 1722?

Found at zipzoomfly.com part # 10008934

I appreciate this as im making my purchase of items at this time.

 

Dang, this thread is moving fast and growing by 1-2 pages a day, its really hard to sort everything out and I think the more I read the more confused I get.

Memory, Wireless, and Hard drive choice is pretty easy, the problem is with CPU selection. I only have about $100 for the CPU, I am leaning towards a T7300. Would this be my best bet for compatibility and budget?
I see on e-bay they have "SLAMD", "SLA45", and others, of these which s best?

 

Anyone having problems installing Vista? I am able to complete the install then while I am booting it for the first time and you get that intro screen after a few minutes it logs me off and reboots. Upon reboot it never gets passed the blank screen with the scrolling progress bar. I can't seem to track down the problem.

 

Once I get me license and a job, this is going to be mine! I might go all out and get a quad core and blue ray, but can i upgrade the GPU?

 

[FONT="Arial Black"JUST to add to the confusion... i went to ebay and got this reply...

Re: a question about item #180327087366, ending on Mar-09-09 19:05:59 PDT - Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor T9400/6M/1066FSB NEW


Q: Hi! MSI 1722 can use T9600(QAER) is best,Thanks! [/FONT]

 

yes it can use a t9600 what is strange about that?

 

CK the item # on ebay as i asked about his t9400 that many seem 2 b having trouble with on here... his reply is about a totally different processor... or u can read over the last 3 or 4 pages...

maybe i'm missing something as i am

NOTAGEEK

 

What is the CHEAPEST processor this laptop can use?

Thanks

 

I was told by a rather reputable dealer ththe least processor that they will run in an MSI 1722 is the P8400...nothing less.

 

I haven't decided which processor to upgrade to, so I'm currently using a T5550 and works great.

On a separate note, I was able to find the Hitachi-LG GSA-T50N DVDRW drive recommended for this laptop from " bluekk " in flea bay. I attached the faceplate and works as expected.

 

You can find a T5550 like the one I'm using in my 1722 for about $50 in flea bay.

 

so whats the word on tv tuners for this 1722? I recall some folks discussing it, but what models are recommended? I'd like to have something with ATSC and QAM. I saw drivers for K-World models on the MSI site, but ive always heard K-world stuff is junk. Ive seen a few Avermedia models on fleabay, but what are folks using? thx.

 

This for electrosoft! Thanks for all your information. I had the system set up will all of the memory and I removed one of them and the computer booted. Finally, I am up and running! Getting ready to set-up the bios. So, for all that have the T9400 use one stick of memory and things should work out! I'll keep everyone posted once I am up and running completely!!

Electrosoft, Thanks!!

 

Did you put it in the Upper or lower slot?

 

Lower slot

 

SELLER ENDED THIS LISTING EARLY !!!

THE SELLER RE-LISTED THIS ITEM WITH VERY DIFFERENT SPECS !!!

the new item number for this item is 180331415383...

NOTAGEEK

 

Is there anyone to say about T9550 support? By the way it seems that we will modify BIOS for microcode update at last to stop this madness

 

Mine doesnt work out of the box.

I had to track down a P8400 to update my BIOS.

I am waiting for it to arrive...hopefully tomorrow.

I will post when I have updated and let you know if it works.

 

Where did you get the face plate? did it come with it?

 

Also, do you guys have any pictures of the back of the screen? On the website it shows a ugly hole there but I heard there is a plug for it, do you guys have any pictures to show me how it looks?

 

Yeah, the laptop should come with a little plastic cover for that hole. I think the whole was intended to whoever built the laptop to be able to put their own logo on there if they wished to do so.

 

Does it look bad? Also just to confirm, Do all of the 1651 models have those touch keys above the keyboard, they're just not activated without a bios/firmware flash? I know the red one does, but does the gray one?

 

Here it is with the little plastic cover.

 

I am using the latest hybrid thumbdrive tuner from Kworld. The BDA drivers work seemlessly in windows media centre and, although I live in an "outer metropolitan" location, I have perfect reception on every available channel... all necessary accessories included ... attractive design ... excellent build quality ... hardly what I would call "junk".

If i could find a Kworld mini pci tuner, I would be tempted to purchase, however Ive only seen the Avermedia A30x on Ebay. I imagine the Avermedia would work well but its a little expensive for me.

 

More of a problem with Kworld's rebates than anything else.

 

thx for the response duck. I have since contacted Kworld via email and inquiring about the KWorld Digital MC810 mini pci-e tuner card thats listed on MSI site. I will post up once i receive a response. Google came up empty on this while searching around. It seems odd to me that thesee mini pci-e tuners only go to system build companies and arent in the "widespread" wild yet. Any other component of latops can be found; it just strikes me odd.

 

Thanks for the picture! It doesn't really look bad at all to me, maybe i could put a MSI sticker there or something.

 

Will the T7100 work for updating the BIOS before I put in my quad core CPU? It is the 1722 id2

 

Good, that means I don't have to buy another processor. I got it today, but don't have any ram yet so I can't test it.

EDIT: BTW, I thought it was interesting how he chose to package the cpu inside of a wooden box.

 

^^ mine booted and ran fine with both sticks of ocz 800 ram. but hey give it a try

 

2 sticks of RAM dont work?!!!! NOO!!!! I have 2x2gb of ocz, t9400, hdd, everything except the barebone which comes tomorrow! I hope I dont have to waste one stick of ram or buy a very expensive 4gb stick!

 

I'm using 2x2gb of OCZ 800mgz ram as well. Booted up fine.

 

I was using 2x2gb of OCZ 800 (pc2 6400) ram so I used 1 to update the bios!

 

Yes

10 char

 

Ok. Cool. So now with the BIOS update you can use modules?

 

Man Hawkaroo, turns out my bro had AMD chips.. no good there. You got it to boot anyhow , that is way cool! I tried the one stick first but with pny memory , I dont think it likes it. I ordered some OCZ last week hoping to fix the problem. When you said youhad some and it still didn't work.. that made me nervous.. I didnt know you had not tried the one stick first route... so hope is returning. I think the memory should come today. will post results