MikeHauser

Dear Matty B. This mod is amazing! It is absolutely worth it. The colours, the brightness, the viewing angles... if you really like your M11x, and want to make it usable outside and watching videos or whatever, do it! Sorry i was not able to upload pics.

I found myself a screen and touch set for the HP EliteBook 810 G2. This one uses excactly the LP116WH4 SLN2, and it's cheaper then the screen alone. You just need to carefully remove the touch panel, but its only fixed with a sticky foam rubber. I am so happy with this mod, especially with the matte display. Great value for money, lifts the M11x to a new level. The different variants of the LP116WH4 are not the same!! N1 for example has a much lower brightness! Only SL N2 is the one to go for. best regards, Simon

Hi MattyB. You are right. I was wrong all the years. I never realized, my 540M is really 2 GB vRAM. I never installed a monitoring program before, so i tried MSI just for fun. While playing NORTHGARD, and CS:GO i noticed a 1600 MB of VRAM usage. Couldn't be if i only had 1 GB. I checked via GPU-Z and yes, it's true. I really have 2 GB. ;-) Oh yeah. Now i love my little baby just a little more. btw, i like the colour of your M18. Very cool! What thermal paste would you guys recommend for the m11x?

Dear Community. I know the m11x is out of date, but i found out there are a few freaks out there like me who keep their machines running. My specific R3 is one of the very first models with a i7-2617M and only 1GB GT 540M. i7-2617M 1,5 - 2,6 GHz (2,3 Ghz on both cores) GPU 540 with 1 or 2 GB (some markets?) i7-2657M 1,6 - 2,7 GHz (2,4 GHz on both cores) GPU 540 with 2 GB i7-2637M 1,7 - 2,8 GHz (2,5 GHz on both cores) GPU 540 with 2 GB I always wondered if someone could "feel" the difference between the later varaints of the processors in real life, or if the GT 540M could really use the 2GB of RAM. Some articles claimed the 2GB was only for making money, because the processor would limit the GPU so it could never use it. Now, as these little things get "collectible items" its sad i couldn't wait for the 2637 :-( But practically, what do you think? Is a 2637M really noticeable faster than a 2617M or 2657M? how about the 2GB RAM on the GPU. Is it possible to overclock/tweak my 2617M with for example "the unlocked Bios" to 2637 specs? Actually i use it very often because i have to make 5-6 hours train rides because of work. The M11 is perfect for that, so handy, and mine is still in "almost mint" condition. It has 8 GB RAM and a 1 TB HDD which I'd like to change to a 500 GB SSD. I never pushed it hard, sometimes play Minecraft or Anno 1404 on it. I am very much into KSP (Kerbal Space Program) and Castle Story (both steam) and i wonder if these would run in with acceptable graphics on mine.

Unfortunatly nobody ever tried this. Maybe this project would be great to catch attention on youtube ;-)

unfortunatly i cant find the ips sreen anywhere. Would really appreciate a hint for a newer modell

Great to read that people still use this once mighty machine. I would be interested how much difference the 1GB 540 compare with the 2GB 540 really does. Mine is one of the early 2617M with the 1GB 540. What did you use to re-paste? any recommendations?

Hi guys... I found my m11x R3, one of the first sells with 2617M and 1GB 540 and bring it back to life. I really love this machine. Still fits my needs and works great. I try to find some good mods and tweaks to make it even better.

Thank you guys for the hints with the thermal paste, DX11 downgrade and FPS mod. I restore my old and mighty m11x R3 (one of the first series with 2617M and 1GB 540). I love this machine, and it (still) fits my needs. Any recommendations for a new IPS screen to mod the display?

Dear guys. I am Mike from Austria. After a few years off from the topic, i restored my mighty M11x R3. It is one of the very first R3's with a i7-2617M and "only" 1GB fo the GT 540M. I really intend to use it as a "daily driver" for my needs and search the web for some tweaks and mods to make it a little more usable in 2022. So here I am. I have an eye on the "unlocked A05" bios, upgrade to a SSD (there's a 1TB HDD inside), and maybe upgrade the RAM to 16 GB if it makes sense. Greetings to all of you!