--->The Official Studio XPS 1340 Owner's Thread<---

I am using 64-bit vista, and it runs pretty well\
And i just realized that my mic is not working.... how do i fix that?

 

I have a question about Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 DEMO.

It runs good 5 fps quicker on Power Save with only dedicated graphics than in Hybrid SLI in high performance...I don't know what is going on...

is it possible that the demo just doesnt support Hybrid SLI in any way? Do you need a game to support SLI for Hybrid SLI to offer any boost in performance?

My laptop is Dell XPS 1340 by the way, with 9500M GE on board.

 

Hey all,
I am a new college student, I was military but had a brain injury so now the govt pays for me to go to school. The VA bought me this laptop with the following options, Do you see anything you suggest I should change? I am using this for voice recognition as I no longer have complete use of my hands.
Base Unit:


XPS 1340, Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4GHz/1066Mhz FSB 3M L2 Cache) (224-1277)

Processor:


Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish with Leather XPS 1340 (311-9224)

Memory:


4GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz 2 Dimm forXPS 1340 (311-9223)

Monitor:


13.3 Inch Wide Screen WXGA CCFL Backlit LCD with 2.0 MP Camera, XPS 1340 (320-7090)

Video Card:


NVIDIA GeForce MCP79MX (320-7092)

Video Card:


65 WATT AC ADPTR, NB ST (330-3296)

Hard Drive:


320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive (341-7534)

Operating System:


Microsoft Windows Vista with SP1 Home Premium Edition 64-bit Edition English (420-9319)

Operating System:


DELL RESOURCE DVD BACK-UP XPS 1340 (330-1490)

Operating System:


DELL WELCOME,Software Dimension/Inspiron (420-6576)

Operating System:


Dell Dock Consumer (420-9100)

Operating System:


Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access (463-2282)

Operating System:


Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp (420-6436)

Operating System:


DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG (421-0092)

Operating System:


Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface (421-0323)

TBU:


ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE (410-1883)

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:


8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPS1340 (313-6860)

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:


Roxio 10.2 DE (420-9850)

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:


Cyberlink PowerDVD DX 8.2 for DVD (420-9334)

Sound Card:


Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0 (313-4783)

Processor Cable:


Dell Wireless 1510 802.11n Half Mini Card (430-3557)

Bundled Software:


Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron (420-8051)

Factory Installed Software:


McAfee Security 9.0, 3-Year Subscription (410-1839)

Feature


56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery (312-0770)

Service:


Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s) (992-4558)

Service:


Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year (992-4547)

Service:


Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended (991-1572)

Service:


Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,Initial Year (991-3980)

Service:


3 Year Limited Warranty (950-3339)

Service:


CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year (980-5877)

Service:


Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care (412-0358)

Service:


Software, Soft Contracts Dell In-Home (420-8878)

Service:


Warranty Support,2 Year Extended (960-3652)

Service:


Warranty Support,Initial Year (960-8710)

Service One:


2GB DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 FOR SDO/DIM/INS/XPS (988-7707)

Service One:


To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online (988-0099)

Service One:


DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 2GB FOR DIM/INS/XPS (420-9518)

Misc:


No ISP requested (412-0148)




Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate) (430-3206)




Frameless HD Display, ObsidianBlack, Leather, 2 MP Webcam (320-7347)




Dell Video Chat (420-8223)




Dell WebCam Central 1.0 XPS 1640 (420-9330)




Facial Recognition (421-0188)




You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System (310-8628)




Intel Core 2 Duo Label (330-0254)




Dell Remote Access free basic to access your PCs from outside your home (420-9800)




Dell Remote Access, free basic service - access your PCs and files from outside your home (993-1919)

 

received my xps 13 a week ago. wanting now to do a clean install. when i use the utilities disk, it only ticks a few of the drivers. i suspect i need more than that. i have checked the dell website and entered my tag number and it gives much more drivers. how do i know which ones i actually need.

for example under chipset, it has nvidia mcp79 as well as rioch card reader.

i gather i need the card reader but what is the mcp79 chipset?

 

hey all

since i live in australia and the 9cell battery isnt available to order with the website, is it possible to order it on the us website and get it shipped here and replace my 6 cell one?

 

From what I gather it's nVidia's answer to Centrino - processor support, wireless, northbridge and southbridge.

 

please email me

majooks @ gmail.com

i offer a service.

 

Check out the Maxtor Black Armor external HDD on ebay, I have one and it perfectly compliments this system, totally matches

 

Engadget's Josh Topolsky blasts the Studio XPS13 on the podcast.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/engadget-podcast-140-04-03-2009/

 

Now I have 2 problems with my sxps13. First sometimes the wireless on/off switch, volume up/down that row won't work. I even restarted it but no hope. the solution to this is to shut down the laptop completely. This must something to do with the power cord that when i unplug it and replug again this will happens but not all the times. Then there is one dust in the LED but not dead pixel. Do i have to call Dell for this even tho it passed 21 days of invoice? I also have a problem with the new graphic drivers that when the laptop goes to screen savers for more than 30 minutes then it will freeze. So i change back the old one and have no problems with that.

 

my studio xps 13:

Core2Duo P8600
4gb ddr3
320gb 7200rpm hdd
13" WLED display
nvidia 9500

 

Hi all,

I'm running BIOS version A2 and there is a option to enable Intel Virtualization Technology. Is this option present on the latest BIOS (A4)?

Thank you.

 

thanks, i ended up installing most of the drivers except the ones i obsviously didnt have ie. modem

 

ai... bec of the new studio xps the figureprints issue, i feel very uneasy to make the decision on whether i need to go back to the old xps m1330, bec:
1. I really hate clean all figureprints all the time, when take around the office, jalan jalan, people only can see figureprints so obviously. M1330 no any problem on this.
2. No 9 cell, as old xps m1330 has.

Really cannot understand why this new xps the designer design this laptop with so easy to get figureprints, ok the cover lid is glass ok, but the plam area why why why... sad

How everyone think about this figureprints, pls suggest me shall I quit this new xps 13, but the old xps m1330? thanks

 

I was wondering if anyone found a sollution to the random freezes of the SXPS 1340. I've had mine for 3 days, clean vista 32 business install, latest bios and drivers from dell site and it freezes randomly, most of the time when left idle for a few seconds in windows.
Anyone found out a definitive cause and/or sollution for the freezes? Thanks.

 

From what I hear, it may have something to do with the video drivers.

 

TBH if it's a driver problem I think sooner or later dell will fix it. I am interested if anyone who had his machine freeze somehow solved the issue so that I know if it's a software or a hardware issue. If it's a hardware issue then I need to send it back ofcourse but I'd rather not if the problem can be solved or is specific to all machines. Thanks again

 

Well, It is a driver's problem. When i updated my video driver to A05, it would rando freeze too. So I changed back to A04 and the problem solved. However I am having issue with the dust specks inside the LED, I don't know whether I should call Dell or not. Maybe I didn't look very carfully at the screen so now it has 4 dust specks. If I remeber correctly that it didn't have any dust speck when it arrived.

 

Ok the dust speck probelm solved. I chat with dell rep and he is very friendly to solve this issue by replacing the LCD for me without any further questions or anything else. Good job Dell!!

 

There is a 9 cell battery for SXPS 13. Go to upgrade center and put in your service tag. Click system drives and the 9 cell battery will be there for $79.99 you can put some cloth or tissue at the palm area or you can wear gloves

 

There's a new BIOS available, A05, but it seems to break the touch media buttons. I reflashed back to A04, and the buttons worked again.

Dunno if it's just my SXPS13 or a bug in the new BIOS.

EDIT: Funny, I went into BIOS and reset all values to default. Seems to have re-enabled the touch media buttons. Odd.

 

Currently trying to find out the cause of this too. I am now trying to run it with no graphics card drivers installed to see if it freezes.

Let me know how you get on. I have just installed the new Bios but I doubt that will help.

 

Seems the new bios is supposed to fix some Sleep related issues.. if you had freezes with after resuming from sleep then you should probably try it out.

 

Hello,

I am new to the forum. I have the following machine on order:

XPS 1340, Intel Core 2 Duo P9600 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6M L2 Cache)
4GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz 2 Dimm
NVIDIA GeForce MCP79MX
256GB Dell High Performance Solid State Hard Drive, 2.5MM
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition (32 Bit).

Questions:
1. What is the overall experience on this machine? Is it stable. I had a hard time choosing between this and Lenovo T series. I went with the dell because my experience with dell through the years has been positive. Subjective ramblings (positive/negative) are appreciated.

2. Anyone running my configuration with the SSD? I am curious about overall performance and reliability.

3. There are lots of recommendations on performance enhancements such as:

Dell/Vista Bloatware removal
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=157838

Vista SSD Registry Tweaks
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47212

If you have had success with these types of performance modifications or if you are suffering from BSOD as a result please reply and share.

This will be my primary work machine so I need it to be solid.

I look forward to getting your thoughts and advice.

Brian

 

Clean Install of Vista Premium and Driver Installation on -
UK Specification XPS 1340 , Main Board Dell OK183D, P8600, 4GB RAM, 320 GB Hard DIsk, LED Screen, GeForce 9500M, WiFi and Bluetooth

Hi Noki388

I've faced the same problem as you - not knowing which drivers to install and in which order. I am re-installing on a 1340 which is about to be replaced as it wont charge its battery.

I am trying the re-install as I want 3 separate partitions. So, installed Vista OK including making 3 partitions. Then came the driver install. I did as much research as I could from Dell, this forum and from using the Drivers disk and I came up with the following drivers, installed in the order shown. I did a reboot between each driver whether it was required or not.


Order File ID Description
1 R214474 System Utilities: Dell System Software
2 R182065 Dell Utility – Recommended Vista Power Management Settings
3 R202281 Chip Set nVidia MCP79 Chipset
4 R100894 Chip Set Ricoh Driver
5 R215031 Video nVidia GeForce9500M
6 R202277 Network: nVidia Ethernet Controller
7 R200294 Dell Quick Set
8 R214419 IDT Driver for 92HD73C1 Audio
9 R198377 Network Dell Wireless 1515 (11agn)
10 Optional Dell Wireless 370 BlueTooth (61MB)
11 R204794 Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Vista SP1 (11MB)
12 R203482 Input Synaptics Touch Pad
13 R196531 ITE IT8512 CIR Receiver (Urgent) – improve reliability of system
14 R207341 Input Creative Labs Integrated Webcam

I did not install number 10, but I think I might yet need it.

I did not load any of the Dell applications. The only capability I seem to be missing is the, possibly useful, Dell Webcam application and associated Face Recognition program. I dont have disks to re-install those applications. I understand this is a common problem. I will call Dell and ask them to send them to me. The Dell Downloads Store ( https://smartsource.dell.com/Web) where these programs are available does not allow downloads from non US people. Being in the UK, this avenue is not available to me (I have tried ...)

The only freeze I've had since that install was once when mousing over the 'Memory Bandwidth' option in SiSoft Sandra Lite 2009.

I've loaded Office 2002, Photoshop Elements V7 and had them all running at once.

I'm hoping this may turn out to be a good install, which I can repeat when I get my replacement latop.

I'd appreciate any comments from others who have done re-installs. Does this look about right for a minimum set of drivers installed in the right order?

Thanks

Geoff

 

I have run it for 2 days almost nonstop and it hasn't frozen. The only thing I have done different is that I have never enabled hybrid sli. All the times it had froze I had enabled sli at one point or another. However I'm not sure that this was the cause or solution because I read about freezing problems from people who have just the integrated 9400 graphics. I'll let you know on my experiences soon.

 

using the Windows Vista GPU and MEM usage monitors that look some what like a speedometer or a tachometer, what percentage are you all running of Memory usage..

My Laptop with 6gb ram seems to idle around 29% usage, i feel like thats a bit high and could degrade my battery life a bit.

also can someone post the DIY on the thermal paste, my cpu runs HOT

 

If anyone is experiencing freezes during use(blank screen, or several multicoloured rainbow like lines with blackness), lockups, or the screen not working or resuming from sleep - then try these drivers from nVidia:

64-bit: http://laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/vista64/179.67

32 Bit: http://laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/vista/179.67

 

Alright well my new 1340 went through a day in my backpack and now it has multiple scratches on the screen with scratches on the palmrest that match up. Does anyone else have this problem? It seems ridiculous that it will scratch this easily. I am going to finish this week and see if it has gained more scratches and if it does, I might have to return it. This is not acceptable and for the 8 months I have had my M1330 it has not had a single scratch on the screen. Why must companies do things like the edge-to-edge screen that only make the laptop look good on the first day and not for the rest of their life?

 

Problem on your side dude, I've been taking mine around everywhere for the last 2 months~ and there are no scratches anywhere.

 

Does your screen fit in perfectly? I think mine might not have been put back together correctly (refurbished) because the screen at the top isn't exactly flush with the casing. It can pop out a bit.

 

The screen does fit in with the casing, but I'm not sure that should affect it much.. do the rubber grips on either side come out enough to prevent the screen from touching the keys and touchpad?

 

I'm a happy new owner (so far) of the 1340 ("Best Buy Edition"). I've read it's reviews and I did buy it knowing people was complaining about freezing. Lo and ho, it did freeze after a couple of hours after I bought it. I did however updated everything (Bios, video, wireless, you name it). NO more freeze-ups after that. I’m even running FSX with reasonable graphic settings when I have it plugged into the wall.

For some reason, Best Buy doesn’t do a good job about advertising it’s products, so for my greatest surprise and satisfaction it DOES have Bluetooth (Best Buy site says otherwise), and backlit keyboard (the site doesn’t even mention it)…that pleased me a lot when I got home from the store.

It does get hot when I’m using HybridPower because of the graphics, otherwise it’s just warm.

One thing I do have a complaint about, and I might take it back to the store because of it, is that every time it’s reading a CD/DVD it emits a high-pitch-annoying-to-hell noise. Has anyone else experienced something like that? It reads CD/DVD fine. Haven’t tried burning anything so far.

Thanks

 

Well the backlit keyboard is stock for all Studios...

I don't think mine has any high-pitched noise. It just sounds like a regular drive.

 

well, than I might take it back to get a replacement, it's really out of the ordinary. I've owned noisy cd/dvd roms before, but it's a thin, loud noise it makes, I really don't think it's normal.

 

Anyone replace their Dell Wi-Fi card with an Intel 5100 or 5300 yet?

 

I did with a 5300!

 

Is it a half-height card or can you get a full-sized one in there?

 

yes they do and they leave marks on the screen (dirt that rubs off) yet somehow it still got scratched.

On a related note, I accidently ordered a Studio XPS 13 that I didn't want (removed the wrong one from my cart) and when I called to return it (still sealed) the guy offered me $25 and then $30 to keep it. Not much but I guess the PC itself only cost $770

I didn't take the laptop with me today as I didn't need it but for the next 3 days I will be taking it with me and I will see if it gets more scratches. I like it SO much other than this issue I hope it was just a one time bad luck where something got in and I don't have to return it! I hope they go back to recessed screens, even just a tiny bit would be good.

 

Yeh, I get the smudge marks from the rubber things too, but you really shouldn't be getting scratches.. might be worth sending it back.

 

I got a BSOD, DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL when I did a 30mb Windows Update today. Looks like it was one of two security updates that did it. If you get new updates available today I recommend having System Restore on just so you can roll back if necessary (Windows should automatically make a restore point before the update).
First blue screen I've ever had on this so I'd say it was definitely caused by one of today's updates. It went away when I rolled back.

 

Hi. It´s half-height. Remember to uninstall the Dell´s drivers with the old card on it. No way a full size fits in that space.

 

Ive had my laptop for a few weeks now. I love it, but it had a few issues. I had the lines flickering on the screen, so I called Dell and had the screen replaced. Flickerings gone now. When the screen was replaced though, the antenna had something wrong (it runs through the lid), or the tech didn't know what he was doing. So now my wireless antenna is messed up. I pick up 3 bars sitting NEXT to my router. Dell can't seem to understand that an antenna could do this, so they're just sending me a new computer.

On another note, I was playing Farcry almost maxed out, and got the GPU up to 92 C a few times. Isn't that a point where it can start affecting parts? Hmm... Love the laptop though!

 

I've nearly always had trouble explaining some technical problems to Dell's reps over phone, even when I'm being crystal clear. It's nice to see you are getting a new comp out of it though

 

Thanks for the info

 

Can you tell me how the Dell tech replaced your screen? Did he/she come to your house and replace it? Do i have to provide anything for the tech such as tip or something else?

 

Offer them a cup of tea or coffee. Tipping the Dell engineer Never heard of this.

 

Alright I registered with this forum just for this thread. I have purchased a an almost stock SXPS 13 except with the following upgrades: bluetooth, 500 gig hdd, optional video card.

I dual boot Vista and Ubuntu, and use Ubuntu 98% of the time, I just boot into Vista to game and use stupid ABC's video website.

Anyways I thought I would give a run down of my experiences with this machine. First off I am running the Beta 9.04 of Ubuntu and the only problem I have had is with the gnome-keyring-daemon not operating correctly with the Dell 1515 wifi card, but the issue has been getting better with the most recent updates. Everything works in Ubuntu including the media keys, wifi, bluetooth, Nvidia drivers (though only for the 9400), DVD drive, webcam, etc.

As for Vista, I am not a fan of it, but don't use it enough to really complain about it. I am defiantly not a fan of its new wireless networking, it has a problem connecting to my work ap, home ap and ap's on the go. But Ubuntu also has some problems as well, so it might be the Dell 1515 card.

Alright on to my few little problems, the first is I have a question about the charger, can I use a regular Dell 90 watt charger with this laptop, say one that came with a Latitude D420, or a docking station? Second is Ubuntu has recently told me my battery is dieing, it says it only has been able to charge to 48.8 Wh instead of the designed 247.2 Wh. Today is the first time it has told me this, it will probably fix itself, but wondering if this might be problem with my 2 week old laptop. Also if the battery is not charging the full way will the little LED's on the batter itself still light up all the way?

Alright I think thats it, if anyone has any questions about Ubuntu or anything for me let me know. Thanks.

 

Yes you can use normal dell 90W adapters without problem. I use it every day. You can also use 65W models although the bios will warn you that it'll underclock the laptop. Maybe it underclocks the videocard (haven't tested) but the cpu seems to run at full speed even on a 65W adapter.

 

Good to know! Thanks, I figured if they didn't want you to use the 90 watt they would have made it a different plug end.