Latitude E6400 Owner's Lounge

Anyone use Samsung 256SSD on E6400?
coz I got really low performance on the laptop.
Reading is only 165MB/s under ACHI mode

 

We who are still using HDDs wouldn't grumble about that speed.

How are you measuring the speed. In my experience HD Tach gives significantly faster burst speeds than HD Tune for HDDs.

You can also try running the Intel Matrix Storage 8.8 from the Intel site. This gets rid of the high latency we saw with the previous driver and that might give better speed. Also see if the speed improves if you remove the optical drive.

John

 

For me when I play a full screen video or play a game, the game minimizes (videos exit full screen) when I do anything that will make the on screen notification appear. I don't like that. I don' get it.... the first version was great, it was fast, light, saves the screen position when you move them and does not minimize or exits full screen programs. Since the new ones... they got crappy. Well they got better every version after that... but I don't get it why they changed it... just to have it dark blue instead of bright blue!?!? Does not make sense.

 

I have tried reinstall VIsta 32bit, but get stuck what driver I need to install first. it seems I am spoiled by lenovo coz everything is automatic.

 

it doesnt really matter what order you do it in... but there is a dell article on the subject.

EDIT - better url

 

The article doesn't mention the Intel Matrix Storage Manager. I suggest installing it after the chipset. That's what I did yesterday when I reinstalled Vista after I kept getting repetitive problems.

Dell released a new version of the System Software, which has to be first to be installed.

 

I am new to DELL, so I am confused by those 1.2GB drivers. you mentioned the System Software, do u mean DCP? Is it called DELL SYSTEM SOFTWARE A02 V6.21?

 

It's listed under System Utilities.

The best method is to put your service tag into the Dell Support site and it will list everything for your hardware.

John

 

That link is for the Windows XP version. He might want the one for Vista 32-bit.

I installed the one for Vista-64, and got a BSOD upon restart. Booted up in safe mode, did a system restore, then reinstalled the new System Software, and got the same BSOD upon restart. This is on a P8600 E6400 with Nvidia graphics and 4GB RAM.

 

Thanks. I've corrected the link. The Vista file is somewhat smaller than the XP version.

John