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Vostro 1220 Owner's Cafe

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by theZoid, Nov 20, 2009.

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  1. charding

    charding Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mine usually runs about 43-48C doing normal tasks..
     
    charding, Jun 7, 2010
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    same here...no heat probs
     
    theZoid, Jun 7, 2010
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    idiscuss Notebook Consultant

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    Did your V1220 come with Windows 7, or did you upgrade from Vista/XP?

    If upgrade, how did the upgrade process go? Did it take a long time?
     
    idiscuss, Jun 30, 2010
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  4. theZoid

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    Vostro came with Win 7 32 bit....I mainly use Linux on this machine...using it now....:)
     
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    Do you have a dual-boot setup? Do you have 2 partitions on your hard drive?
     
    idiscuss, Jun 30, 2010
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    yes, it's dual boot.....I have C: drive for windows, and a /boot, /, /home and /swap for linux.....those linux partitions are extended because I would exceed the max of 4 primary partitions. But I use linux as my default OS....right now it's PeppermintOS which is an LXDE spin based off of Mint 9 LXDE (same developer)....it's fast!
     
    theZoid, Jun 30, 2010
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    scramer Newbie

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    Does anyone have a problem with a lag time with the touchpad? I find that when I enter information, it will take about 3 seconds before I have use of the touchpad again. I cannot type, there is no mouse tail, nothing.

    I have changed the settings to light and speedy, default, slow, everything. Nothing helps. Other than this one problem I love this laptop (I have had it for one month).

    Configuration:
    Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 6M L2 Cache, 8 GB Memory, 64x Windows 7 Ultimate, 128GB SS Drive. It does have the fingerprint reader.

    Any ideas? tia
     
    scramer, Jul 20, 2010
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  8. Milky Way

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    Nope, don't have this issue. Did you have it even with a fresh operating system? What about on a freshly booted system? My guess is that it's a driver issue of some kind. It could be the usb-driver or something that uses the usb-driver (like keyboard, touchpad, fingerprint reader).

    My system is similar except for 32-bit windows, only 4gb RAM, slower cpu and regular hard-drive. I don't think any of those differences are relevant here however.
     
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  9. theZoid

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    I don't know if I have that issue, because I just don't use the touchpad much....I actually disable it. But, that must be a fast 12 inch laptop :) Mine has been very good to me.
     
    theZoid, Jul 20, 2010
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    How do you disable it? It is very fast, except for the lag from using the touchpad when you "enter" anything. I absolutely love this laptop but this issue is making me crazy.


    This is a brand-new machine, I did not make any changes / upgrade / install the os, it came this way. I used to order it with nothing and do the upgrades myself, but as I get older I quit doing that and just order the machine the way I want it. :D I checked and updated the drivers.

    There are no problems when I use a mouse, just the touchpad.
     
    scramer, Jul 20, 2010
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