Guest RET.Realgrunt=US= Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I had everything disconnected from my mother board on my old Alienware so I could clean it up to sell it. I thought I reconnected everything correctly however when I power it up a high pitched "alarm" type noise comes out of the motherboard. What the hell did I do wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.W01.Wright=US= Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 sounds like RAM or processor. What slot processor is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chavez Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 How long does it last? Is it a single tone, or is it multiple long beeps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.GEN.Darmine Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 [quote='GEN.Realgrunt=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74292#post74292']What the hell did I do wrong?[/QUOTE] You touched it. ;P What is the MB brand? What kind of beep(One long or short 3 burst ect)? What Socket Type(Example, 775: P4/Core 2/Quad Core, 1366: i7 1156: i5) Does it lock up on boot? Is restart automatic right after P.O.S.T.? Does the screen stay black on boot up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DJScooby Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 disconnect every thing again and reconnect again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.Realgrunt=US= Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Dummy me forgot to hook a power cable to my vid card. Everything works fine now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.W01.Wright=US= Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 HAHAHAHA Typical grunt. lolololo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 3lmo Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 [quote='GEN.Realgrunt=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74292#post74292']I had everything disconnected from my mother board on my old Alienware so I could clean it up to sell it. I thought I reconnected everything correctly however when I power it up a high pitched "alarm" type noise comes out of the motherboard. What the hell did I do wrong?[/QUOTE] [quote='GEN.Realgrunt=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74368#post74368']Dummy me forgot to hook a power cable to my vid card. Everything works fine now.[/QUOTE] thats gotta be my new fav quote... now imagine it went like this.. [quote='GEN.Realgrunt=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74292#post74292']I had everything disconnected from my mother board on my old Alienware so I could clean it up to sell it. I thought I reconnected everything correctly however when I power it up the screen stays Black. What the hell did I do wrong?[/QUOTE] [quote='GEN.Realgrunt=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74368#post74368']Dummy me forgot to hook a power cable to my vid card. Everything works fine now.[/QUOTE] Anyhow this is FAIL OF THE YEAR.. sorry sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oXJerXo Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 [quote='GEN.Realgrunt=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74368#post74368']Dummy me forgot to hook a power cable to my vid card. Everything works fine now.[/QUOTE] Let's not discuss how many times I have done that. Especially since I'm a bit older. Back in the day you didn't need an extra power cord for the video card. We walked to school uphill both ways too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.Maj.SKI=US= Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 [quote='Sgt.oXJerXo=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74389#post74389']Let's not discuss how many times I have done that. Especially since I'm a bit older. Back in the day you didn't need an extra power cord for the video card.[/QUOTE] Don't go making fun of the elderly. I resemble that remark. Video cards need power now? :-o I guess I'm going to have to put the laptop down and build me a new machine so I can see what is going on these days with the hardware. [quote='Sgt.oXJerXo=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74389#post74389']We walked to school uphill both ways too...[/QUOTE] ... in the snow, barefoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CC.Decayed=US= Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 ATI doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BionicLunchbox Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 the good ones do :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigMac530 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 This is proof that it isn't always Alienware's fault. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ret.Maj.Xander=US= Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Almost every high end graphics card will require AT LEAST one 6 pin power input. Mine takes 2 and so did my old one. All alienware sucks, sorry big mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.GEN.Darmine Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I shot my Alienware laptop this weekend. FEELLLTTT GOOODD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigMac530 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 All of them, but mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ret.Maj.Xander=US= Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 How is yours the exception lol? Unless you paid half for what they charge your computer isn't any better than a custom computer with the same parts. In fact it is probably [i]worse[/i] than a custom computer with all the same parts. The cost is less and you don't have to start with Dell's bloatware installed on your system. Lets turn this into a math equation. your computer (AW) contains all custom parts (C) at price (P). Now we'll take a custom build (CB) with the same custom parts (C) and price (P') so AW = C*P (your computer is equal to the parts times the price). The custom build computer CB = C*P' (the same parts times a different price) We know that P > P' based off the fact that Alienware is over priced and custom parts are cheaper. So the computer with the best worth is the computer with the lowest, parts*price value. So all you need to do is get the minimum parts* price value, ...so Min({AW},{CB}) = Min({C*P},{C*P'}) = C*P' = CB = Custom build Can't beat math ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chavez Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 [quote='Cpt.Xander=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74607#post74607']How is yours the exception lol? Unless you paid half for what they charge your computer isn't any better than a custom computer with the same parts. In fact it is probably [i]worse[/i] than a custom computer with all the same parts. The cost is less and you don't have to start with Dell's bloatware installed on your system. Lets turn this into a math equation. your computer (AW) contains all custom parts (C) at price (P). Now we'll take a custom build (CB) with the same custom parts (C) and price (P') so AW = C*P (your computer is equal to the parts times the price). The custom build computer CB = C*P' (the same parts times a different price) We know that P > P' based off the fact that Alienware is over priced and custom parts are cheaper. So the computer with the best worth is the computer with the lowest, parts*price value. So all you need to do is get the minimum parts* price value, ...so Min({AW},{CB}) = Min({C*P},{C*P'}) = C*P' = CB = Custom build Can't beat math ;)[/QUOTE] This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.Maj.SKI=US= Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 [quote='PO2.Chavez=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=74611#post74611']This.[/QUOTE] YES, Evidently THAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.CW4.ThievingSix=US= Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 You equation does not take into account the cost of labor and having a PC built for you, nor does it take into account shipping associated with separate parts, or the cost of "bundled software". Also your equation only showed that the price of CB(C*P') hence AW>CB or gone into more detail and said (C*P + L + B + S)>(C*P + B + S) L = Labor B = Bundled software(OS included{yeah you can get linux....}) S = Shipping I had fun! And yes you can beat math, its called a M24 thumbs up if you agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chavez Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.GEN.Darmine Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 You lost me at CB to the power of this and that. Capt.Xander just took the "nerd" and raised the bar. ;P Simple Terms: Custom= Cheaper and better performance, plus anything go's wrong you learn how to fix it. Saves you money in the long run. Alienware = good for 1 year, then your 3000 turns into 300. :( Then your "AlienCare" expires and you are required to by more "AlienCare" to talk to a customer service tech(Thanks Dell). You got lucky Bigmac. Thank the Alienware/Dell Gods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigMac530 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 There are no gods. I got what i paid for. And whats wrong with paying a little bit more for the PC? I'm not anywhere near the poverty line for you guys to be concerned. Maybe the Alienwares back then were trash. Now their awesome. And why talk about AlienCare when most of you guys know how to fix and build a computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.GEN.Darmine Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Calm down bigmac. Dell is part of the reason I don't like alienware now. I always say, since I'm a capitalist if you can afford it then buy it. Your choice your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigMac530 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Im just saying i am happy with my computer. I just feel bad when i hear these Dell=Hell stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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