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Well not just all good, the firewire connection doesn't seem to work right Both external soundcards are not working the way they should do.
I'm trying to go around it with an expresscard/firewire but have to order that first.

Help is appreciated

 

firstly who is they? where did you get your laptop from. when you say they forgot the ram do you mean you ordered 4gb but only got 2gb

what does the firewire do and what are you trying to connect to it.

and what 2 external soundcards have you got and how are you plugging it in before you turn the laptop on.

 

Well kids I just placed my order yesterday, so hopefully within a week I will have her.
I dealt with Jeffrey Darabaner from Eurocom and he was awesome. Always quick to answer e-mails and quick to give me new quotes everytime I changed something. They were easy to work with and gave me a decent discount. Plus they are the only ones that you can order these specs and pay well under 5G's.
Mwahahaha I can't wait for this Beast to get here.

 

I guess cuz I just canged my profile my specs don't show up yet so here they are

Eurocom M860TU WUXGA
X9100 @3.06
8GB RAM DDR3 1066
intel X25-M SSD
9800m GT
2X Blu Ray
Wifi and Bluetooth
Webcam and Fingerprint

 

Hi MrDJ, thanks for the reply!
They= xxodd reseller in the Netherlands, the importer here is xs2 europe, and they forgot to put in the extra 2GB.
I connecting an rme fireface 800 to the notebook for recording and a t.c. electronic desktop konnekt 6 for mixing at home, using a 4 to 6 pin cable.
For both soundcards playback just makes noise every now and then and recording doesn't seem to work at all(no sound coming in ). I tryed every possible latency setting and the latest drivers with no results. The soundcards are working fine on pc and fujitsu notebook for over 3 years now.
Next thing I want to try is using an expresscard/firewire, just to see if that will work.
BTW I'm using xp home and cakewalk sonar 6.

Thanks in advance.

 

Does anyone else have a SSD in their m860tu/np8660?
If so how do You like it?
I went for the Intel x25-m best bang for buck from what I can see and no problems with multitasking or random reads/writes.

 

Could it be the firewire chipset??

 

this high pitched buzzing sound is killing me today....grrrr.... could it be the HD? it's coming from the right palmrest area

 

yes AlyH I emailed em and they said they sent a message to clevo to find a fix. something like that

 

Proud to join your club as of today

 

Congrats!! I thouhgt it was allready there some 2 weeks ago?

 

Yeah but I finally had it arrive today. There were a few delays along the way.

It's currently formatting the harddrives which takes ages. I have 4 seperate partions on a 500 gig drive (for organizational purposes).

 

hey Rob, let me know if you hear anything!

 

Hi all, the firewire chipset in the xxodd 860tu has written "JMB 380" on it(don't know about sager etc.). You can find information in the link below under JBM 38x. I hope someone can explain to me what it all means, it's a bit to technical for me




http://www.jmicron.com/Product_JMB360.htm

 

This is just a big shout-out to the guys at Kobalt Computers in the UK. They fixed the dead pixel on my screen (second time) and replaced it without fuss, and even managed to source a 1680x1050 matte screen, which I am far prefering over the glossy. I also bought the HSDPA modem, so I'll try that out shortly...

Cheers guys!

Petrov.

 

Did they solve the whining noise?
I've emailed them, but they always take some time replying to me... maybe they don't love me anymore!

 

Haha! They go in bursts - sometimes it took a while to get a reply, then there were preiods where they would reply within minutes or hours of me emailing them... I'll check to see if mine still has a discernible whining noise tonight!

Petrov.

 

What is this whine I've heard about? What causes it and what does it sound like roughly? I want to be on the look out....with my ears.

 

yea I will

 

For me, the "whine" comes from the right side of the laptop, roughly where the 'Enter' key is. I do not know what causes it, but it sounds like an extremely high-pitched buzz; this will sound nerdy, but it's kind of like if your characters ears were buzzing after getting hit with a grenade/flashbang in a FPS game.... that was soo nerdy

I have a recording of it, I just don't know how to post it here

 

^^^ Try uploading it to: http://www.soundupload.com/ And posting the link here?

 

I recently ordered the following Sager NP 8660 from powernotebooks.com (Thanks again for the help, Paladin44!)

Sager NP8660
15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) Glossy LCD
nVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS w/512MB GDDR3
Intel® Core™2 Duo P9500 2.53GHz Processor w/6MB L2 Cache (25W) - 1066MHz FSB
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
4GB (2 SODIMMS) DDR3/1066 Dual Channel Memory
320GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200 RPM Hard Drive (16MB Cache Buffer)
Combo Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
7-in-1 Memory Card Reader (All versions of MS + SD/MMC)
Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11a/g/n
Built-in Bluetooth Wireless
8-cell Smart Li-ion Battery
Windows Vista Premium - (64-Bit installed - 64 and 32-bit CD included)

In anticipation of the arrival of this beauty, I was going to download the latest and best drivers. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

 

can any1 tell what is the weight of this laptop? thxs

 

Try this thread: Actual weight of Clevo M860TU

It's actually located just a few threads down from this thread!

 

ah 3.2kg. thxs.

 

This should suit you quite well.

 

Could anyone please tell me what is the name of this forum?

 

NO!

 

how to know if my 9800gts is ok or almost going to die?

cuz... i keep freezing and sluggish play after 10-15 minutes of gaming

 

Possibly getting too hot. What drivers are you using?

 

the default one i havent updated anything since it was fine the first 2 weeks

 

can some one tell me where i can get the bios.wph file for my np8660 so tht i can try getting my laptop to work again please ........

 

By any chance, is either of the screen options LED backlited?

 

Don't think so, pretty sure their both non-LED.

 

No LED on glossy or matte...except if you can replace it yourself. I also wish this option was available.

 

Hey livesoft, how long did it take them to build your laptop and get it to you?

 

08/21/2008 Phase 1 (Order Confirmation)
08/22/2008 - - - Order Pending Payment
08/22/2008 Phase 2 (Sent for Custom Building / Testing / Burn In & Final QA) 3-7 Business Days
09/05/2008 Phase 4 (Order Shipped)

Took less than a day to arrive
Took 2 weeks to be build, but I think I was in the rush. Other users reports < 1 week.

 

I paid mine on november 18th and receive mine on november 19th lol

 

I'm one of those "Other users reports < 1 week":
10/10/2008 Phase 1 (Order Confirmation) -- PAID IN FULL
10/10/2008 Phase 2 (Sent for Custom Building / Testing / Burn In & Final QA) 3-7 Business Days
edit: Oct 11-12 was the weekend
15/10/2008 Phase 4 (Order Shipped)
15/10/2008 Received at my door (drool) in Toronto

 

Hi all, after much research and deliberation on replacing my clunky old Dell Latitude D810 I've chosen this spectacular notebook, and can't wait to receive it in the post. Bought it from Novatech (UK company) with the following specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 2.53GHz, 6MB Cache, 1066MHz
4GB DDR3 1333MHz PC3-1066
NVidia 9800M GTS
320GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
[SATA Dual Format +/- DVD Writer

I got all this with 64 Bit Vista and Office for under £1500. Interestingly, Novatech seem to be offering this setup considerably cheaper than Kobalt (the Nexus).

Just wondering how people are dealing with HDD heat as this was an issue for some ...

 

Download the update and you're done http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2101

 

I've just recently started to notice this high-pitched squeel that has been documented.

What are the proposed fixes?

 

Hey guys, my 'y' key just popped out of the keyboard and now I have to press the little black button thing beneath it to type; how can I get it back in, I've been trying with no luck so far.

EDIT: never mind. I got it back in but one of the tabs that are supposed to keep it there broke; this might be a problem in the future, does anyone know where I can get replacement keys if I need them?

 

i dont have to worry about that any more as i got the turbo card ripped out (sorry, removed)

there is a bios fix in the pipeline but i cant say any more on that until its fully tested.

get onto XoticPC as its covered by warranty.

 

Finally typing on my m860tu

Must say that the keyboard has a pretty special sound...
Also it get very hot around the vent, but mine also came with the black foil covering the vents. Should that be removed or stay?

Also experiencing massive screentearing in dead space everything maxed v-sync off.

 

leaving V-Sync off will do that.

Usually you would only leave V-Sync off if you are benchmarking.

You want to enable to for a more smooth (less tear) experience.

 

I got a call yesterday that this beauty will be delivered today:

1 Sager NP8660 - Gaming Laptop
15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) Glossy LCD
nVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS w/512MB GDDR3
Intel® Core™2 Duo P9500 2.53GHz Processor w/6MB L2 Cache (25W) - 1066MHz FSB
4GB (2 SODIMMS) DDR3/1066 Dual Channel Memory
320GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200 RPM Hard Drive (16MB Cache Buffer)
Combo Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11a/g/n
Windows Vista Premium - (64-Bit installed - 64 and 32-bit CD included)

I downloaded the "latest" (though some seemed a bit dated) from Sager's website. I also downloaded the most recent video drivers from Laptopvideo2go (180.84).

Just a few questions:

1) Is anyone experiencing any difficulties/issues with the latest video drivers (180.84)? If so, is there a recommended version for this machine?

2) Any other drivers/upates I should be looking for?

Thanks!

 

I recommend if you leave VSync ON, enable Triple Buffering too.

That will give you better performance in VS ON situations.

 

Congratulations, nice machine.

Yes I had problems with the 180.x drivers, my recommendation is to download from the Sager site (I think they're 176.x)

http://www.sagernotebook.com/information.php?information_id=7

 

the latest official driver is 176.75