Latitude E6400 Owner's Lounge

Thats so weird. I dont know why it just started doing it, thats why i speculated it could be one of those few things i mentioned. Guess it's something else. Odd. What optical drive do you have in yours?

 

I just have the CDRW one. Don't know what the manufacturer is--it just says HL-DT-ST CDRWDVD MU10N.

 

One of the forum members mentioned it happened to him right after he updated to the .309 Webcam drivers - it didn't happen to me with the webcam update driver, but it's worth your checking into.

 

i actually experience a similar issue on occasion, running win7, but it occurs so infrequently, i haven't been able to track it down yet.

 

Yes,the new webcam driver stopped my computer (Win XP SP3) from hibernating. It would come up with a message saying "preparing to hibernate" and go no further.

John

 

Hi there.

Is it possible that I can hook up two external motinors to E6400 without E-Plus port?

I tried to do that with connecting one with Displayport and the other with VGA port, but only the monitor connected with VGA port worked.

I don't care if I have to turn off E6400's LCD, so please let me know.

 

You don't need the advanced docking station (E-port plus), the standard docking has one DVI & one DisplayPort. If you mean without a docking station at all i I haven't tried.

 

Actually I just succeeded. I found the options at Desktop rightclick options menu.

Output -> Digital + Monitor worked.

Now I'm happy

 

Quick question, I recently switch from XP to Vista and want to disable wireless by software but I don't want to turn off the switch. I used to be able to do it with IntelPro but Vista doesn't have the option. Or the only way is to install DCP Connection Manager????

Never mind. I found out I could disable through Win Mobility Center

 

hey guys. I'm considering buying an e6400 but I have a question about the graphics cards. the reason this isn't posted in the graphics forum is because it's more about the impact the different cards have on the computer -- I don't care that much about the price of the cards or their ability to play games.

I'm deciding between the 4500MHD (integrated) and NVS 160M (discrete). price is not really a factor because I'm going to try to pick a laptop off the outlet which means the difference between the two is ridiculously small. also, the integrated card is good enough for the games I do play, so that doesn't matter much either. I'm just a little concerned about the relative battery lifes from each card. assuming I'm not doing anything graphic-intensive, approximately how much would an integrated card decrease my battery life?
I'm assuming that when the discrete card is being used heavily it draws a lot more power compared to its "resting" state, while the integrated card's "working" power usage is only a little more than its "resting" state. by "approximately" I just mean something like "30%" or "10%" or "not much", nothing too detailed.

Also, does the default latitude warranty include the battery? because I don't want to have to buy a new one in a year or two when it stops holding charge.

Thanks!