Latitude E6400 Owner's Lounge

I've given up on Vista and avoided 64 bit because of this type of problem. You either need signed drivers or be an expert in the 64-bit work-arounds (which I am not).

John

 

This software uses a driver method to allow it to work. The driver is in 32-bit.
You must wait for a 64-bit version of the application.
Since Vista 64-bit SP1, signed drivers are not a requirement to get the driver installed. The only difference is that the user will be prompted to allow/disallow the installation of a unsigned driver. Since SP1, it can even be disabled: run the command: bcdedit /set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
However, this wont' help, as the driver is in 32-bit.

To get a driver signed by Microsoft is easy. Microsoft only checks if you are about to harm the computer with it or not. If the application you want is judge safe, and follows the requirements of Microsoft then it will get signed. Heck Daemon Tools was accepted. Alternatively, the application can be re-written so that it doesn't require to install a driver on your system. I performance prefer this route, as drivers can cause system instability and driver conflicts which could cause complications.

I recommend against in playing with fan speed. It is turned on for a reason. Dell did not decide to do this just for kicks and annoy people. It is for a reason.

 

I agree that changing fan speed is hazardous to the PC's health. I was only trying to find out what is the fan speed, and at what rpm does it get annoying. Interesting that there is actually a 64-bit version if i8kfangui, but that version does not work with the E6400.

 

i was wondering do u guys use windows xp or vista with ur e6400? cuz mine comes with both and i was wondering which i should use

 

Check out Lavalys Everest, it will give you all the information you possibly want on your system and runs off a USB stick (no install needed). It does show the fan speed, and does provide stress and benchmarking tools. So all you have to do is perform a stress test and look at the fan speed and temperature of everything (CPU ambient, CPU1, CPU2, GPU, chipset, Aux, even RAM!)

 

Well the choose should be clear if you have no reason to stay with a specific OS... Vista 64-bit is what you want. Check out this very thread I explain in great detail why I think that Vista 64 is the best choice, other than able to use 4GB or more RAM.

 

ok thx and would this ram work with my laptop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227251
or can anyone help me to choose some cheap reliable ram?

 

OCZ, G.Skill, Corsair are the top 3 brands for RAM and offer the best compatibility. Well for laptops is kinda harder... but I think the chances that it is not compatible is slim.

These RAM follow the specs of the Dell ones, so it should be fine.
The plus side of these RAM is that they have lower timings.
Dell (Elpidia or Samsung): 6-6-6-18 @ 800Mhz.
OCZ: 5-5-5-12 @ 800Mhz.
Nothing much, but it's always nice to have lower timings. As we all should know, lower is faster.

Reminder: 32-bit OS (no mater which one) does not really support 4GB of RAM. It will boot, but not use it all.

 

yeah i know 32 bit os doesnt support 4 gbs but so the ocz will match my e6400? or well most likley?

 

yep, pretty much any ddr2 notebook memory will (the e6400 supports ddr2 800 max, which is what you should get).