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    L702x issues after clean install

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by fbickley, Mar 21, 2011.

  1. fbickley

    fbickley Notebook Enthusiast

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    Only a couple of issues, but here goes. Haven't been able to find them elsewhere on the threads.

    1) Cannot seem to get to the Nividia control panel. I have downloaded the drivers twice. I also grabbed the Nividia optimus tool, and have yet to get my GT 555 3GB to even turn on. I may be under estimating the intel graphics abilities, but I'd like to be able to see the difference. What is a tool to be able to test the GPU performance? I only get the 6.9 on the windows experience, but I assume that is just the intel graphics since I can't get the gpu to turn on.

    2) Turning off indexing and pagefile. I can't seem to do this, which as I understand is recomended with an SSD. I am still trying to optimize windows 7 for the SSD, so any other links or recomendations would help.

    3) Having trouble reassigning Documents, Music and Pictures to my secondary HDD. Do you have to have a file set up first? or does it just move the folder to the HDD?
     
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    xmacro Notebook Geek

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    xmacro, Mar 21, 2011
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    6.9 is right for the gt 555m
     
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    fbickley Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok. But what can I do to get the thing to turn on? It doesn't ever register on the Nvidia optimus monitor. And I still can't get to the control panel.
     
    fbickley, Mar 21, 2011
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    The nVidia control panel installs with the drivers, right? Do you not know how to launch the control panel, or does nothing happen when you launch it?
     
    ZippoMan, Mar 21, 2011
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    fbickley Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had dell tech support do it. It wouldn't install correctly from the website, even though it ran through the setup. It took him a bit to get it working too, he had to disable something first and uninstall and reinstall the driver. Wish I could give you more info on the solution, but they fixed it whatever it was.
     
    fbickley, Mar 21, 2011
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    Create a New Folder called "Documents" on your D: drive. Then in explorer under Libraries right click on the Documents and choose properties.

    Click "Include a Folder" and choose the folder you created on the D: drive, then choose "Set Save Location".

    You can remove the old locations if you like.

    Do the same for Music, Pictures, Video.
     
    Hatchett, Mar 21, 2011
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