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    My M1530 and All My Issues

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by aGig, Jul 22, 2008.

  1. aGig

    aGig Newbie

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    Hey guys and gals!

    I'm new to the forum found it looking for some drivers :).

    So I purchased my XPS M1530 in June 08 for a fair price for high res screen and 2.4ghz.

    The first issue I had was the LCD looked fuzzy, I called and they replaced the LCD.

    The second issue I had was touch pad, even when using a mouse and not touching the laptop at all windows would close minimize on their own, they replaced it.

    Thrid issue has been the HD 250gig HD 7200RPM made a clicking sound from time to time, and then one day just would not boot into windows, ran the dag and it turned out to be a bad disk.

    So I can't say I am thrilled with the laptop, but from what and when I have been able to use it I love it.

    I do have one question, back where the battery goes it looks like the is a small SD card slot, does anyone know what this is for?

    Thank you for your time.

    Mark
     
    aGig, Jul 22, 2008
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  2. Ttime20

    Ttime20 Notebook Deity

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    Dang I just ordered one on 7/21 ... sounds like you've had your fair share of troubles ... I sure hope I can avoid these. As for the little slot it says on the internet that it is a UTMS slot ... however ... I have no idea what that is ... with a little bit of research I'm sure it can be found.
     
    Ttime20, Jul 22, 2008
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    mcfaddenator Notebook Consultant

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    UTMS is cellular internet.
     
    mcfaddenator, Jul 22, 2008
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  4. aGig

    aGig Newbie

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    Why does it look like a Mini SD slot? Just strange place for it :).

    Mark
     
    aGig, Jul 22, 2008
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    cjaydb Notebook Enthusiast

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    its where you stick in the sim card for those with built-in WWAN. I'm with AT&T so thats where my sim, on my inpsiron, goes.
     
    cjaydb, Jul 22, 2008
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    KrieGLoCK Notebook Evangelist

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    None of the above.

    Actually its Intel Turbo Memory.

    "Boots" up faster apparently.
     
    KrieGLoCK, Jul 22, 2008
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  7. aGig

    aGig Newbie

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    The turbo memory thing from my understanding is another card inside the case. I could be wrong but :-s.
     
    aGig, Jul 22, 2008
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  8. Ttime20

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    Here's a picture of it from notebookcheck.net ... is that the slot you are talking about?

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    And it says under the picture "Next to the battery slot, there is an UTMS slot."
     
    Ttime20, Jul 22, 2008
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  9. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    its the SIM card slot for an optional wireless-broadband card.... its just there(the slot) even if u dont have a card
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 22, 2008
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