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

Ya, the beta CCC is a separate installation, and as fast as I can tell it is only for Desktop radeon cards: ATI Radeon? Video Card Drivers Check out this link.

 

fyi if anyone wants the 10.12 avivo and is getting the BS file not found or 404. use this link here

 

AMD Catalyst 10.12 Driver - Whats's New?

AMD has released a new AMD Catalyst™ 10.12 Preview driver this month! This preview driver features an all new AMD Catalyst Control Center™ (CCC) Graphics User Interface.
(Only for desktop GPU for now )

What does this new AMD Catalyst Control Center offer?

The New AMD Catalyst Control Center enables a NEW simplified interface to help improve the user experience by allowing users advanced control over the features and functions of their AMD graphics card.

Things like:

* Enable all of your 3D game settings to enhance image quality
* Easily configure multiple displays to get the most out of your AMD Eyefinity technology setup to increase your desktop field of view
* Adjust your mobile GPU power settings to help improve battery life

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 10.12 Windows release includes:

New Features:

Support for DivX® GPU acceleration for AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 / HD 6900 Series Graphics

* AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 and HD 6900 Graphics featuring UVD 3 support DivX Accelerated™ solution – enable superior playback of your DivX movies.
* With DivX software and AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 or HD 6900 series graphics, you can enjoy an improved DivX video playback experience engineered to lower CPU load, extend notebook battery life, reduce home theater PC noise and improve overall computer operation.
* With a DivX Accelerated product you can experience:
o Low CPU usage
o extended notebook battery life
o superior overall computer operation

To start enjoying the DivX Accelerated solution, here is what you need:

* AMD products featuring UVD 3 - such as AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 and HD 6900 series graphics
* AMD Catalyst™ Software v.10.12 release
* DivX Accelerated™ solution
* Download here: DivX Accelerated | DivX.com

Support for OpenGL 4.1

* New features introduced in OpenGL 4.1
o Full compatibility with OpenGL ES 2.0 APIs for easier porting between mobile and desktop platforms
o The ability to query and load a binary for shader program objects to save re-compilation time
o The capability to bind programs individually to programmable stages for programming flexibility
o 64-bit floating-point component vertex shader inputs for higher geometric precision
o Multiple viewports for a rendering surface for increased rendering flexibility
o New ARB extensions introduced with OpenGL 4.1
+ Linking OpenGL sync objects to OpenCL event objects for enhanced OpenCL interoperability
+ The ability to set stencil values in a fragment shader for enhanced rendering flexibility
+ Features to improve robustness, for example when running WebGL applications
+ Callback mechanisms to receive enhanced errors and warning messages

AMD Stream 2.3 Software Development Kit release

* Performance improvements for AMD’s OpenCL toolset
* Support UVD video hardware component through OpenCL driver (Windows 7 only)
* Support for the Stream Profiler on Linux (command line version)
* Support added for AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series and AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
* Support for FFT and BLAS-3 libraries
* Stream Profiler enhancements (including timeline visualization)
* Resolves a number of bug fixes from the Stream SDK 2.2 release

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 10.12 drivers for Linux release include:

New Features

Support for new Linux operating systems

* This release of AMD Catalyst™ for Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems:
o Ubuntu 10.10 support (production)


So in short not much for us Mobile users

Change Log:
12/15/2010
AMD Catalyst 10.12 v8.801

 

Check the new UI : AMD Radeon Catalyst Control Center Interface Overhaul

 

yay an update for the ati driver!
does anyone know where i can get the camera software that came with the xps 16? the one on dell's site is different and the last time i downloaded it destroyed my computer. may have been a coincidence though.

EDIT: Man, I installed the new update and still cant get into my CCC.

 

Are you talking about the driver you downloaded from smartsource.dell.com?? Try that.

Follow the guide for ati driver installation on the first page. Do a clean installation. It is very important to restart the computer after the installation.

 

I'm having this issue too. Get no errors or failures during install or when trying to launch it.. CCC just doesn't start/come up. Have done multiple remove/clean-installs.

 

Guys personlly i havnt had this issue even once on any ati driver releases.

The best i can suggest now is, uninstall ati driver from programs and features. Download latest driver sweeper from its official site and install it. Restart the computer in safe mode. Run driver sweeper and remove all ati components. Restart the computer and try installing the latest driver and restart the computer before running ccc. Hope it helps.

 

did that make ccc appear for you? i am showing the new driver is updated as 8.801.0.0 but cannot open ccc either.

 

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2101

FWIW: This official RST driver has been posted over at Intel...

 

Thanx for the update, Now this would be the only one I will link and remove the old one


Change Log:
12/20/2010
+Intel Rapid Storage Tech v10.1.0.1008(Official)

 

What is the best audio driver for 1645? I heard people have had problems with the IDT driver in the past and said windows on driver is better. Is this the case? Also should I install soundblaster X-Fi MB? Right now I have the IDT driver in this thread and I'm listening to the speakers and the sound becomes extremely muffled and distorted even at 50% volume. One of the audio jacks doesn't even work and the while headphones and external speakers make it sound a little better, its still awful. Not sure if its a driver issue, speakers, or soundcard.

 

My speakers work fine now with a combination of steps.

First: Remove the old driver, restart and install the one on this thread.

Second: Install Creative Sound Blaster. It works and restart again.

Now there are 2 situations you can be, One is that the SRS Premium gets disabled automatically after the install of Creative in IDT Audio CP or it doesnt.

If it doesnt, Disable it first then go to regedit.

Go to the location HKLM/Software/IDT/APO/LFX/Speaker1/Plugins/SRS. Click SRS and on the right panel double-click load and make it from 1 to 0. Now SRS Premium will not be loaded at all even after a restart.

This is what works for me

 

Synaptics Driver 15.1.22

 

^^Thanks for the update. : )


Cin...

 

Thank you for the thread Bipul and Happy New Year,

Could you please provide a link to the Creative Sound Blaster that was used?

Thank you.

 

Hey folks, I'm having the same issue not being able to get into the Catalyst Control Center after having installed 10.12 off AMD's website. I've been looking around the ATI forums, and it seems like lots of people have had similar issues for a while now (some posts date back to 2008), but everybody suggests a different solution...

Has anybody had any luck getting their CCC to start correctly?

_____________________________
SXPS 1645/i7 720/ATI 5730

 

I have it installed correctly. I used Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to uninstall all previous CCC components and then I installed 10.12.

msicuu2.exe - FTP Mirror Search (Downloads)

 

worked for me, installed yesterday...

I do the standard way:

1. Uninstalled previous ATI version with that version's Setup - Use Custom Option for Uninstall, unchecked (kept) HDMI Audio Driver.
2. Reboot into Safe Mode No Networking.
3. Run Driver Sweeper 2.8.0.
4. Select 'ATI Display' in Driver Sweeper.
5. Click Analyse.
6. Click Clean
7. Reboot
8. Install 10.12 with Custom Install option.

.

 

Thanx for the update REP++

Happy new year to you too

I dint use any link and there hasnt been any update to the Creative SB software. I installed it from the Disc provided by dell Still if you want the software online you can try smartsource.dell.com.

 

Change Log:
1/4/2011
+Synaptics TouchPad v15.1.22.2


HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL GUYS AND GALS

Hope everyone has a gr8 year ahead

 

Oh yea I didn't order SB lol.
Is there really an improvement in sound over the IDT drivers?

Thank you,

D

 

"Improvement" is subjective, but I'd say SB sounds a drop fuller. Either way, a difference in sounds between SB being active or not is noticeable.

 

Would I have to buy it from Dell or is there anywhere else I can get it?

EDIT: Never mind I just got it.

Thank you gpig.

 

Change Log:
1/6/2011
+Intel Chipset Utility v9.2.0.1021

 

Thanks for keeping this updated, bipul


Cin...

 

Indeed, this thread has been incredibly helpful for me. I love keeping my computer in top shape, and always knowing about the latest drivers is a big help

 

^^Exactly. I have this thread "bookmarked" and check it often.


Cin...

 

I installed this with the -overall switch, and it updated my chipset related stuff in the device manager to 9.1.1.1022 dated 10/28/2009 on my XPS 1645. Am I doing something wrong?

 

Can u tell me why we have to update this when we have installed the previous chipset utility (in the sense whats new and is it absolutely necessary to do it?) and how to go about installing it?? Just install it like that or uninstall and do some driver cleaner thingy n then install this???

 

Yeap I had the same thing.. nothing changed as far as I could tell during the update and/or after checking the files. It's weird..

 

I took the responsibility to keep SXPS users updated and will continue as long as I can
Thanx for the appreciation

Same here bro. My XPS is always updated and I love to help everyone at NBR

Listen guys. Chipset drivers now comes with Windows 7 and the driver that Intel provides just fixes or updates few components wherever it finds necessary. It should mostly be installed while a clean installation. Now this new version has nothing much for us, if you see the change log it just adds support for:
# Intel® 6 Series Express Chipsets
# 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family
which we certainly dont have

Hope this clarifies the question??

 

Also to add I am not here alone to manage this page, If anyone has any update or feedback please let me know

 

I didn't see the changelog at first for the chipset driver or I wouldn't have bothered, but apparently I got it working correctly. I visited the Intel DownloadCenter website and ran the scanner tool, and it reported the latest version of 9.2.0.1021.

If you just double click the .exe file it doesn't do anything. If you use the -overall switch it takes a minute or so, tells you what it's updating, and requires a system restart to finish.

If anyone's interested, here's what to do:
1. Open the Command Prompt
2. Navigate to the folder where the chipset file you downloaded is located (put the file on the desktop and enter "cd desktop" for newbs )
3. Enter in infinst_autol.exe -overall

 

Is it better to install all drivers like this with the -overall or just the normal installation, whats the difference??? Does it uninstall the whole thing, all drivers and then install from scratch??

 

I tried it out, and what it did was replace all the built-in Microsoft drivers with Intel drivers for a whole bunch of "system devices", such as the CPU controllers, memory controllers, registers, PCI-E controllers, etc. Generally, I'd consider Intel drivers better compared to Microsoft ones, but I doubt there will be a noticeable performance improvement.

One thing that I did notice is that the -overall switch screwed up my AHCI / Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers, and prevented me from re-installing them. This is a problem for those with SSDs. It was easy to fix though, you just had to download the "AHCI F6 drivers" from the Intel website, which are the RST drivers without the installer, and then manually install them through the device manager using the "Have Disk" method, after which the RST driver package installed normally.

 

"Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers" Is that even necessary??? As that is screwing up my system's boot up to fully loaded state time... Right now it takes around 4-5 mins flat for all the drivers n other stuff to load... And is it absolutely necessary to install the option that comes during the setup which asks us to install a monitoring software that lies in the taskbar? (the one with a HDD and a tick mark over it).

Just clearing ma doubts about this system...

 

I generally disable the tray icon via msconfig, as it's not necessary. I'd recommend that everyone install RST, as they're updated AHCI drivers, but they're really only required if you have a SSD, as you can't use TRIM with the generic Microsoft drivers. 4-5 minutes is a crazy long boot time, even with a standard HDD, though if boot times are a concern for you, you should try a SSD, Win7 boots for me in around 30 sec (from bootmanager prompt to login prompt).

 

See below...I hit edit but got a new post...

 

OK, I had an issue but I solved it. I was searching Intel's Download Center for "AHCI" and was only finding old drivers which were not compatible with the full installation of RST 10.1.0.1008 but then I searched for 10.1.0.1008 and found this and this worked...

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=19601&keyword="10.1.0.1008"&lang=eng

For others who are having this same issue, uninstall RST, then manually install the driver above (in Device Manager, go to "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"..."Intel(R) 5 Series 6 Port SATA AHCI Controller" and do a "Browse my computer for driver software" manual install and go to the folder where you extracted the above and Windows 7 should find it and update it), and then do the full installation of RST 10.1.0.1008 and you should be all set.

 

When u install the intel chipset, which one in Device Manager gets updated ? I don't see any Intel driver version 9.2.0.1021.. I did installed with -overall

 

...

misread chewyeong90's post above

 

In Device Manager, look under the "System Devices" category, there's a bunch of devices in there that should now show that they are using the new Intel drivers.

Edit: I just installed this with -overall on my desktop with a C2D, and the only thing that it updated was the USB controller drivers. You have a 1640, also with a C2D, so maybe it's the same for you. It's likely that the drivers that it updates are specific to the Core-i series of CPUs.

 

Hi ppl need some help
done a fresh install of windows 7 ultimate
and after reinstalling the Dell WebCam Central
everything works fine
but when i use the cam on msn 2011 the cam works but the webcam central says it can only work is i lower the video resolution below 1280x720 , this is in IM more, in normal mode works fine in any resolution
anyone got any idead about this??




i dont know how to put signature hehe lol so i just add my laptop info lol
if anyone can help me how to insert a signature here let me know hehe

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Dell Studio XPS 1645 | Intel Core i7 820QM @ 1.73GHz |4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 | RGBLED Edge to Edge Full HD 1080p with TrueLife |1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 | Hard Drives SSD 120GB OCZ-VERTEX2 | Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN | Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Mini-Card | Dell Wireless 5540 HSPA Mini-Card | Operating System MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
Printer Canon MP980 | Iphone 4

 

Interestingly, mine remains the same original driver for all. None of them are using the new driver. Oh well

 

Maybe something to add:
Latest ATi HDMI audio driver:
Realtek

 

That link didn't work for me. However, this one did...

Realtek

Thanks!

 

Hi im new in this site, got a same comp as yours apart for the wifi whats the diference from the the intel 5300 to your do u get better speeds , im with 50mg broadand but never get close to it best i got so far is 40mb

also how do you add signature to your profine i dont seem to find that option

hope you reply cheers

 

Hi im new in this site, got a same comp as yours apart for the wifi whats the diference from the the intel 5300 to your do u get better speeds , im with 50mg broadand but never get close to it best i got so far is 40mb

also how do you add signature to your profine i dont seem to find that option

hope you reply cheers

 

Good timing, I just posted this...

http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...7-owners-lounge-part-2-a-164.html#post7047023

as for the signature, it is here...

http://forum.notebookreview.com/profile.php?do=editsignature

Good luck!