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Vostro V130 - Onscreen Notices gone

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by MSGaldenzi, Sep 20, 2011.

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  1. MSGaldenzi

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    Picked up a refurb on the outlet for cheap, like really cheap... Good old coupons. Either way, its just going to be my school machine, so I am not really interested with anything other than basic typing, etc...

    The specs were on the bottom end, but I did Install an SSD and I had a question.

    How do I get my onscreen notices back? Before, I would dim/lighten the screen and I got a little notice that popped up, now I don't. Same with disabling the trackpad and changing the volume. I was thinking this could be a bios thing so I flashed to A6 and still nothing. Any hints?

    Also, with my light use, should I upgrade the ram? Its only got 2 gigs. I have a spare 2g chip from a 17R that will fit in it, but I am not sure if its possible. Are there 2 ram slots? I checked on the service manual and I didn't really see a clear answer.

    Thanks
     
    MSGaldenzi, Sep 20, 2011
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    Also in case anyone is wondering, A 2.5 drive fits. The factory drive is a 1.8 but a small 2.5ssd crams into position pretty easily.
     
    MSGaldenzi, Sep 21, 2011
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    Instead of making a new thread, I figured I would throw this in here...

    Is there any way to optimize this system so I can play 1080p Youtube videos? I read online that I should be fine with the 4500 integrated graphics, but I guess I was wrong. 720 has no issues, but 1080p is no-go. Are there some tweaks? Would upping the ram help this at all? I am guessing I am hoping there is something I could do... my Core 2 Solo Acer Timeline 4810 could even handle 1080 and that was single core.
     
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    Are you using the latest drivers?

    http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&keyword="4500+integrated+graphics"
     
    Rodster, Sep 21, 2011
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    I think so. I will try again. I updated through system/device profile/update drivers automatically.

    I will try and replace them with the newest ones from the intel site though. Thanks for the tip.
     
    MSGaldenzi, Sep 22, 2011
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    If you haven't already, you might need to install the following: Dell QuickSet
     
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    I will try the quickset thing. I did not try that yet. Thanks
     
    MSGaldenzi, Sep 22, 2011
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    That's really odd. Are you using the latest version of Flash? How about in Chrome? You can turn on hardware acceleration with Chrome.

    The HUD you are looking for is a function of the Dell Quickset. It is often overlooked when you do a fresh install on a Dell.
     
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    Installing quickset now. As for updated flash, I am running the newest version of chrome. I made sure that hardware acceleration was enabled.

    YAY! Quickset fixed it... Thanks

    Now off to try and see if I can get 1080p working well


    Also, anyone know if there is 2 slots for ram?
     
    MSGaldenzi, Sep 23, 2011
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    According to here and here, there is only a single RAM slot.
     
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