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    **Latest Driver/Software Updates for StudioXPS 1640/45/47**

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by bipul_fx, Nov 12, 2010.

  1. chewyeong90

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    Fixed. Sorry!
     
    chewyeong90, Nov 8, 2011
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    No problem, thanks for letting us know!
     
    NestaRasta, Nov 9, 2011
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    My Play/Pause, Stop and Forward/Back keys stopped working in Windows media player. Anyone have the same problem? Any idea how to re-enable them?
     
    Brendanmurphy, Nov 13, 2011
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  4. aLcH3m!sT

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    AMD 11.11 released... Not many changes though.. Just flash support it seems...
     
    aLcH3m!sT, Nov 16, 2011
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  5. aLcH3m!sT

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    Is it just me or is the catalyst suite for 11.11 downloading the 11.10 package???
     
    aLcH3m!sT, Nov 16, 2011
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    Yep, I installed it from here because of that...

    ATI Radeon? Video Card Drivers

    and the file says 11.11 but after the install, my CCC says 11.10 still. :(
     
    NestaRasta, Nov 17, 2011
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  7. NestaRasta

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    I decided to give it another shot figuring that they would fix it and sure enough it worked Monday morning and now CCC says 11.11 and the normal link worked...

    ATI Catalyst? Mobility Display Driver
     
    NestaRasta, Nov 21, 2011
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  8. nmpraveen

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    Hey guys..im in a bit of hurry.

    Is there any way to download ISO file of drivers CD for dell XPS 1645 from net.

    I lost my CD and system has gone really mad due to over heating.

    CC did their best and last resort is to format and see if anything is possible.

    So any link to ISO file will be really helpful..

    thanks.
     
    nmpraveen, Nov 22, 2011
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  9. toronto

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    Wow, this is an excellent list. I wish someone would maintain a similarly updated list for the XPS 15 L1502X.
     
    toronto, Nov 22, 2011
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  10. Nebula1701

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    hmm

    Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Minicard goes to the wrong DL... it gets the 375 one.
     
    Nebula1701, Nov 25, 2011
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    NestaRasta, Dec 14, 2011
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    somms, Dec 20, 2011
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    Hey folks,

    I had been looking for a way to enable two-finger right-click on my sXPS 1645 touchpad, and I found the following article about a program that's compatible with synaptics touchpads that enables it.

    Bringing Apple’s two-finger right-click to Windows | TechBlog | a Chron.com blog

    You can also use its version of two-finger scrolling which is way better than the synaptics version. Read the article for more details.

    Let me know if you try it!
     
    tommygnns, Jan 22, 2012
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    tommygnns, Jan 29, 2012
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    Has anyone encountered any issues where certain keys will not work while in a full screen game?
     
    Nebula1701, Feb 2, 2012
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    RodentKJ, Feb 16, 2012
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    Can't say that I have...

    Are specific keys not working? In which games does this happen? Do they work initially... but then stop working? Are you sure they're bound/configured correctly?
     
    tommygnns, Feb 27, 2012
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    pradipudhaya, Mar 8, 2012
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    So far this only happens in older games but yeah everything is configured correctly. As for what keys? the ~ and + keys 99% of the time. They work outside of the game but not in it.
     
    Nebula1701, Mar 10, 2012
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    Anyone knows if they will update drivers for windows 8... i have two drivers that arent recognised, im not sure what they are. Also I havent installed Dell System Software as this i think caused some issues previously..
     
    Riccardo83, Mar 16, 2012
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  21. DuranXL

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    Why would you use windows 8 on a non-touch device anyway?
    There's no benefit from using it over 7, even the fast boot times are useless since sleep>shutdown
     
    DuranXL, Mar 20, 2012
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    tommygnns, Mar 31, 2012
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    tommygnns, Apr 26, 2012
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  24. pradipudhaya

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    Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN
    Driver Version:14.3.1.1
     
    pradipudhaya, Apr 29, 2012
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  25. bipul_fx

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    I am gonna update the page today :)
    So how is everyone's XPS performing??
     
    bipul_fx, May 5, 2012
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    Still going strong, AS5 helped a lot ;). Too bad it won't be possible to OC the i7
     
    DuranXL, May 5, 2012
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  27. bipul_fx

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    Seriously? I redid the thermal paste myself but the weather is heating up. Doesnt help at all :( Curse you Summer ;D
     
    bipul_fx, May 6, 2012
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    I can't get my XPS to throttle now even with max OC on GPU. (well, with the LCD down and on a stand obviously)
     
    DuranXL, May 8, 2012
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    Hey guys how often do you clean the exhaust fins?? Its been a year, I've been thinking of cleaning it. Yeah the weather doesn't help at all.
     
    jagernat1, May 9, 2012
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  30. DuranXL

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    Well since I removed the dustfilters I have to do it about 3-4 a year or I'll have a nice pair of socks in my laptop.
    But it kinda depends on what you do with it. Often I use it in bed and it'll suck up quite a bit of dust. Oh well
     
    DuranXL, May 9, 2012
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  31. pradipudhaya

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    Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN
    Driver Version:14.3.2.1
     
    pradipudhaya, May 13, 2012
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    [​IMG]

    Microsoft Update Catalog

    From Microsoft®Update Catalog site, search Broadcom and sort by latest date for above latest Broadcom Wireless driver...
     
    somms, May 17, 2012
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  33. aLcH3m!sT

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    Hi Guys,

    I think from now on there will be no more drivers available for us.

    ATI is backing out of supporting the HD4000 series graphics cards and honestly the latest windows 7 drivers kinda work ok but lately having a lot of issues with it.

    Any idea about this???
     
    aLcH3m!sT, Jun 15, 2012
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    Hey guys, I have the 1640, and I think the hard drive is failing on me. I have the stock 250gb from seagate. Its kinda scary because it makes weird things when i multitask. Any suggestion for a good hard drives??? maybe 250-500gb.
     
    jagernat1, Jun 18, 2012
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    I would look into a SSD. (I don't have one currently... but that'll be my next upgrade.) They're certainly expensive, but it would make your laptop seem a lot faster with the significantly faster read and write times.

    Check out this article (from May 23, 2012):
    What’s the Best SSD? 5 Drives Tested


    Speaking of which, has anybody upgraded to SSD? How is it treating you?
     
    tommygnns, Jun 18, 2012
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  36. jagernat1

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    Just looking for a good-high capacity drive(ssd too expensive). I'm looking at the seagate 500gb momentus, is it any good?? Yeah, and any recent hdd upgrade stories?
     
    jagernat1, Jun 19, 2012
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    tommygnns, Jun 29, 2012
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    If you dont use your dvd drive anymore get yourself a caddy for inside the laptop or if you dont want that i can recommend a corsair force 2 works nicely or a seagate hybrid drive
     
    borse2008, Jun 30, 2012
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    Seagate 750GB MomentusXT Hybrid SATA III 32MB Cache
     
    borse2008, Jun 30, 2012
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    Just out of curiosity what is everyone's cpu idle and load temps for 1645?

    I just got a new HD (cause the last one failed on me and now I'm concerned about the temps they seem higher than norm)


    Umm that release does not work for my 4670... release notes state for Radeon Mobility 5100 series and up.
     
    Nebula1701, Jul 1, 2012
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  41. gpig

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    No, it will not work for our 4670s, but several users have 5730s.
     
    gpig, Jul 1, 2012
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    Yeah, AMD dropped support for a lot of older (3+ years old) GPUs on this release.

    My idle temps are usually in the mid-40s to low-50s after a repaste and removing the dust filters. Load temps are in the high 70s with Prime95, though in can get to the low 80s depending on ambient temps and whether I'm stressing the GPU as well. I don't see how a new HDD would significantly alter your CPU temps though.
     
    seeker_moc, Jul 1, 2012
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    Yeah I can tell.

    Hmm see that's the thing... just before the new HDD my temps were quite close to that... now its hovering around mid 50s to low 60s at idle and high 70/80 at load. (I had cleaned out all the dust as well) Do you think a re-paste is needed for my 1645 on both my CPU and GPU (both are showing sim temps)

    My boss at work says it might have something to do with the Toshiba HDD firmware talking to the CPU much more than the older Seagate HDD.

    Also I'm having issues with audio when I play games (under high cpu) it will cut out or corrupt and the game will hang for a sec. I'm thinking something went wrong with a Creative SB MB update... I've noticed lots of people having similar issues. Has anyone got a solution for this? (another funny thing is this is most noticeable during the tut vids in "Deus Ex: Human Revolution")

    (I'm laughing cause this all started happening within a week of the original warranty expiring.)
     
    Nebula1701, Jul 1, 2012
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    When gaming you should use a cooler. This usually isn't a problem as normally you are stationary and plugged in at the time.

    For CPU temp's I idle, light activity like surfing the net, at 35-40 C; when gaming it is around 55 C. I usually use a cooler when gaming and I undervolted my T9550.

    Anyone running Diablo III on the 4670?, how does it run?
     
    Dayton, Jul 1, 2012
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    I have a cooler and it has provided some temp control but not much.
     
    Nebula1701, Jul 2, 2012
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    It couldn't hurt, and might drop your temps by as much as 5C, depending on how bad a job Dell did in pasting (they usually use WAY too much).

    Possible, but it wouldn't be enough to change your temps by more than a degree or two. Most of the time I've heard of this raising CPU temps is when you switch to an SSD, as the SSD can get data to the CPU much quicker, increasing CPU load (though speeding things up significantly).

    I'd suggest just uninstalling all that Creative crap. The hardware for laptops that came/didn't come with the SB stuff is identical. It is purely non-necessary software, and buggy software at that. The only practical use for it is to enable optional EAX in older (pre-Win Vista) games through emulation. If uninstalling it fixes your problem, just leave it at that. I can't believe Dell actually charges for that crap.

    That's the way it usually works... I have about a month left on my (2yr) warranty, and am just waiting for this thing to start breaking. Oh well, the new XPS 15 doesn't look too bad (much better than the last generation at least, first XPS since the SXPS 16 with a GPU worth using).
     
    seeker_moc, Jul 2, 2012
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    I'll consider all that...

    as for my HDD it sits around 42c all the time.
     
    Nebula1701, Jul 2, 2012
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    I don't think there will be Dell drivers made for the SXPS16.

    Even if there were I don't plan on getting Windows 8 (as an upgrade), there's no feature in it that I would need/want.
     
    gpig, Jul 2, 2012
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    I think it highly unlikely that Dell will release new drivers for a laptop that is past support End of Life. Though I would think that for most things the vista/win 7 drivers should work for win8 as well. And for GPU you just use the AMD drivers.

    Though I agree with gpig, I see very little reason to upgrade to Win8 on a non-tablet.
     
    seeker_moc, Jul 3, 2012
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