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    Dell XPS 15 2nd Gen. USB 3.0 issue - Pls help

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Sam4NR, May 16, 2011.

  1. Sam4NR

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    Hi All,
    I am new to the forum. I am planning to buy XPS 15 and only thing bothering me is the issue regarding USB 3.0 not working properly, reported by many users.
    The issue is USB 3.0 ports stops working randomly with normal USB mouse or even with external Harddisks.

    Here is the link
    Dell XPS 15 - USB 3.0 Problem - Laptop General Hardware Forum - Laptop - Dell Community

    I am heavy USB port user, as I have USB mouse, External HD, Internate Modem and even USB cooling pad.
    I request all XPS 15 owners to please comment on this about your experience.

    Thanks,
    Sam
     
    Sam4NR, May 16, 2011
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    ishmoo21 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ive had my l502x for a month and a half and everythings good so far for me
     
    ishmoo21, May 16, 2011
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    rausa Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am one of those who experience intermittent probs. Not enough to make me send it back...hopefully a fix will come soon. Even though I have the 17" it appears to be related. I moved my dongle to one of the other 2.0 ports. The times that I have used the 3.0 ports seemed to have been fine, like using them to sync an iPod.
     
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    Even the site says otherwise.
    I remember installing it a few weeks ago and it worked dandy for me.

    Heres the hardware id:

    [RENESAS.NTamd64]
    ; Host Controller
    %NUSB3XHC.DeviceDesc% = NUSB3XHC, PCI\VEN_1033&DEV_0194&REV_03
    %NUSB3XHC.DeviceDesc% = NUSB3XHC, PCI\VEN_1033&DEV_0194&REV_04


    [RENESAS.NTamd64]
    ; Hub
    %NUSB3\ROOT_HUB30.DeviceDesc% = NUSB3HUB, NUSB3\ROOT_HUB30
    %NUSB3\CLASS_09.DeviceDesc% = NUSB3HUB, NUSB3\CLASS_09
    %NUSB3\CLASS_09&SUBCLASS_00&PROT_01.DeviceDesc% = NUSB3HUB, NUSB3\CLASS_09&SUBCLASS_00&PROT_01
    %NUSB3\CLASS_09&SUBCLASS_00&PROT_02.DeviceDesc% = NUSB3HUB, NUSB3\CLASS_09&SUBCLASS_00&PROT_02
    %NUSB3\CLASS_09&SUBCLASS_00&PROT_03.DeviceDesc% = NUSB3HUB, NUSB3\CLASS_09&SUBCLASS_00&PROT_03
     
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    rausa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Interesting?!? Since I'm not experiencing consistant issues/probs, I'll wait 'til the post/file comes to the Dell site.

    Thanx for the info!
     
    rausa, May 16, 2011
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    vishnukumar Notebook Geek

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    I have mine for over a month now and no problems so far :D
     
    vishnukumar, May 17, 2011
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    Thanks a lot Frndz...
    I think I will go for the XPS 15.

    Only 2 Question for configuration now, As I m going to use it for Gaming,
    1) Should I go for I7-2630 QM OR I5 is fine for most of the games?
    2) How much worth it is to upgrade to Nvidia GT540M with 2GB memory?

    again your replies are priceless for me to decide on config...
     
    Sam4NR, May 20, 2011
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