===> The Official Studio XPS 1640 Owner's Thread<===

will the profiles work on the 1340 as well or no?

 

I think they will work, but I'm sure they'll give you worse/inaccurate colors. Since the icc profiles I got from the calibrator are specifically created for my RGBLED screen.

 

Have you tried undervolting them and seeing if they run different voltages/temperatures after? I know that when I used CPUGenie it lowered my core temperatures through lowering voltage. I remember reading that they run a standard voltage on all of the CPU's but that they all should be adjusted because none of them are exactly the same. As for the GPU maybe the same thing would apply?

 

I could not get CPUgenie to run on the 64bit Vista. Is there another version somewhere or are you running 32?

 

http://www.clockmod.com/index.php?/products/eula2/

That should be the 64bit version, if not go here.

http://www.clockmod.com/index.php?/products/downloads/cpugenie_1.0/

 

Got it...Thanks!

 

does anyone have a method for cleaning the dust out of the speaker grill holes? over time they are getting more and more filled and its driving me crazy. ive tried using a vacuum, a dust can, rubbing alcohol with a q-tip, and even that tacky poster hanging stuff which worked the best out of the four methods, but there must be an easier way! my friend has the m1330 and she has the same problem. but with the 1640 the grills are so large that its more noticeable.

anyone have a solution?

 

Need a favor from Studio XPS 16 users...

Could someone please PM me your IDT Audio Hardware Device ID?

To get this, open Device Manager. Scroll down to your Sound Controller. Open up your IDT device. On the Details tab, use the pull down menu and select Hardware IDs. You will see two entries. Right click on the first and select copy. Then paste it into a PM.

Thanks!

 

quick question if i download a blu ray movie from the internet. can i play it on my laptop eventhough I have the regular dvd drive and not the blu ray drive??and if i cant then will getting an external blu ray player for this laptop enable the ability to play blu ray content after download..??? thanks

 

Uh...so you stole a movie, and now you're asking if you can play it? How about buying the movie instead...

 

Because he dosen't have a bluray player

 

I may be able to help you. What format is the file?

 

well lets saay its .mkv

 

So buy a Blu Ray player.

No. For one thing, I'm sure it's against the terms of service, and at best your post should get deleted.

 

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/how_to_play_mkv.cfm

Hope this helps

 

yes im looking into that.

+ i deleted it.

 

thanks

 

Btw some torrents aren't illegal. i use legittorrents.info and http://publicdomaintorrents.com/

 

The best bluray player on the market is the ps3 for the record

And your very welcome

 

you should check into a WDTV to play your .mkv files i have one its wonderful

 

Yes you can play it. You only need a blu-ray player to play blu-ray discs.

 

You can play blu ray films with the Media player classic. For the codecs, I've downloaded the Satsuki decoder pack. No need an additionnal player!

 

thanks a bunch guys...but i have another problem

I am having some concerns regarding the svchost.exe. Now I'm not sure if I'm on the right track but this is what happened.

I did a system restore. Everything went fine the comp booted up and loaded the settings. I noticed though that the hard drive activity light kept blinking and the system became somewhat slower. So I reversed/undid the restore and went back to the original setting. But the problem of the activity light blinking didn't go away. Before when I would boot the light would start of blinking but then it would become normal but now it just constantly blinks..another thing i noticed is that the fan's constantly on as well. I went into task manager and the overall cpu usuage is normal (<10 percent) when the system is idle eventhough though the activity is constantly blinking.

In the task manager there are many instances of svchost application. however there is one that is at close to 100,000K in terms of its memory (private working set). Now when i end process this one application the activity light becomes normal but the fans still running..I guess my question is if I should do something about this situation and if so what can I do.

thanks

Max

 

Here is a SS of my task manager, what you're describing sounds normal. My HDD light constantly blinks, I think it's perfectly normal. Sorry about the size but when I resized it you couldn't read everything.

 

hey thanks a bunch man. that puts this to ease. . I noticed though that the fan starts after 10 mins from windows startup. I tracked and found that once the CPU temp hits 38 deg cel. the fan goes up a notch and it stays at that level constantly and doesn't go down a notch or up. Is what i'm experiencing normal?

 

NP. I deleted the pic from my original because it was so big. I don't think it's abnormal. I really haven't paid that much attention to how much my fan runs when I'm not gaming. I check it often when I'm playing games, but that's about it. Here is a SS of my current temps with normal stuff open.

 

thanks once again . your temps look like a carbon copy of mine. i guess i should just quit trying find faults .

 

those are some nice low temps mine is way higher

 

my temps are about the same as that. running a game is obviously much higher though. my fan runs at what i would guess is about 20% all the time. it never stops. anyone else care to share their fan experience?

 

Hi yes my studio xps 16 fan runs pretty much constantly after the temp of my cpus go above 38 deg cel. i would say its not very loud but what concerns me is that its constantly running. im not an expert so just voicing my thoughts.

 

ok so after 3weeks with my xps 1640 working great...im chillen with my friends and i decide to pop in a new cd now it wont eject...and i got the Blue screen of death yo...im on hold with dell.

 

So I've been on my new 1640 with the SSD for about 8 hours straight since I got it today. Upon closing the lid for the first time, I realized that "wow, Dell killed a cow just for me". That leather strip is a really nice touch and I almost wish there was one below the keyboard area.

Hmm, I wonder if the Peta wackos are going to try to through paint on my lappy when I show up at the local Starbucks?

 

Its Synthetic leather.. so I doubt it.

 

Haha! I don't think that will happen Just take care of your nice new lappy, and you'll be good to go!

Actually, it is Geunine Leather (accents), so its not synthetic leather at all, according to Dell's website:
http://www.dell.com/content/product...19&~oid=us~en~29~laptop_studio_xps16_anav_4~~

Cin

 

Really? My usual temps are 29-40C (usually 29-33C) for the CPU and 39-46C for the GPU. When playing Warcraft III - DOTA (the most extensive program I use on my 1640), temps for both CPU and GPU only go around 52-55C.

(Using Orthos for 30mins, both my CPU cores run at 67C temp.)

My 1640 has P8600.

 

Anyone ordered a remote for this laptop yet? On Dell's website, I see the option of ordering a remote for the XPS 13 but not the XPS 16. Anyone know if the XPS 13 remote is the same thing as the one for the 16?

 

I did not order the remote with mine, but the little remote that came with my 1530 fits in the storage slot and works great on the 1640!

 

What kind of a delivery time frame is there? The order was placed 3/18 and the original ship date is 4/16. Any idea how much sooner it will ship? Speakers, headphones, and mouse have shipped too, but not the sound card or laptop.

 

Is it possible for ppl posting images to resize them in consideration of folks with smaller screens .. im on a 1366 wide screen and the whole discussion thread/board is 60% off the page. Thanks.

 

I placed my order on 3/18 as well with an estimated delivery date of 4/13 (2 day shipping), and my order shipped yesterday. The estimated delivery date has now changed to 3/25!

 

That's good. Maybe I'll see a change tomorrow or Tuesday.

 

Mine was just updated to 3/26. :wink:

 

Actually, its good forum etiquette to *thumbnail* images...You can do that via Photobucket, Imageshack, and even via inserting the image thru the options in Manage Attachments, when posting

It would be nice...My screen also gets *crazed* with what it considers to be larger images..and scrolling up and down is a lovely chore...

Be nice and *thumbnail* your images, peep's


Cin

 

I actually apologized when I posted it. When I resized it you couldn't read the font at all. I'm on the same size screen as you though, so I understand it.

*I have no idea how to thumbnail though, anyway to show me a quick tutorial?

 

No worries, it's all good! And, sure here are a few guides for you!

Here is the Photobucket Guide
Thank you, Manic Penguins for this guide!

Here is the Image Shack Guide
Direct link: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=357521
Thank you, ATG for this guide!

And, to do it right in your *post*: Another option is NBR build-in image attachments - you need to switch from "Quick Replay" to "Advanced". To do that simply click on "Go Advanced" button, right under the "Quick Reply" box. (again, thanks..ATG)

Hope that helps you!

Cin

 

I took the plunge tonight, and got one. Got the T9550 with a 256GB SSD and Blu-Ray. Right now, it's due to ship on 4/20. I hope I get the bump up like a few of you guys have (who knows though, with the SSD).

I can't wait for it!

 

Grat's on your order! Hopefully it will ship before the ESD (that is usually over estimated to cover any potential delays, etc)

Cin

 

SSD didn't affect mine so I doubt it will have an effect on yours. I bet you receive it the end of this month/beginning of next month.
Good luck

 

congratulations on your choice mate, very nice setup, im excited for you, cant wait for it to arrive i was truly GOBSMACKED when i pulled mine of of its box, oh and it runs a dream as well lol.

 

Mine (with the 256SSD) was delivered one day past their Est. Delivery Date... not bad at all.

The 4/20 seems like a long time.. which country are you shipping to??? Mine was ordered and delivered in about 2wks (in Canada).