**Official Dell XPS M1530 Owner's Lounge**

I wouldent get your hopes up. Im pretty sure they wont install 64 bit. if you call and try to get them to they will prolly tell you to cancel and reorder.

 

How is it?

 

Do you like?

 

Its really great its super fast.....although I did get unlucky and got a screen with backlight bleeding (1920x1200) but no worries i talked to dell and theyre sending a technician to replace....very happy with their support....

 

No, what I mean is how do I get them to install 64 bit vista? Do I call them about my order, or is it impossible?

 

i would call them first. If they dont want to do it, then just barrow a disc from a friend or download it off the bay.

 

oh sorry......dell wont install it for you no matter what.....you need to get a 64 bit disc and use the key dell gave you to activate it

 

Then how do the people with 64 bit vista on their M1530?

 

they do a clean install by themselves.....

 

Yeah, but where do they get the 64 bit version of it? Do they buy, get it for free because they own a cd key, or do they download it off of bittorrent?

 

personally I downloaded it off of bittorrent but if you can get a 64 bit dvd from someone you know that will be much easier but the torrent works too.......

 

I was afraid of that.

Wouldn't getting it via torrent bring up legality issues?

 

Well kind of........theres controversy over whether or not downloading it is legal but the key dell gives you gives you the right to have a 64 bit system........your system WILL NOT be illegal.......the way I see it your just getting an operating system that you paid for already....but didnt get the one you actually wanted

 

Wait, isn't there some kind of check that makes sure that your copy of the OS is valid and legal? I don't want to go to jail just because I wanted a 64 bit OS that Dell was too horribly incompetent to give me, even if I called them for it, and then Microsoft wanting to pump more money from me, even though I have a legitimate copy of Vista Ultimate, and essentially want an upgrade similar to a service packet, except better.

Sorry if I seem annoyed, but this is getting slightly ridiculous. I figured a simple call to Dell would fix this.

 

lol they wont do anything as long as you use the key dell gave you.....its legal and legit

 

So yea I installed x64 version....but how do i install the Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition...it keeps asking to install audio drivers...which i did...is there something I am missing (certain other driver) or is it just not compatible with x64 vista?

 

hmmm not sure i heard everything was compatible now and that all drivers were available.....so im not sure really

 

LOL your not going to go to jail even if you use a illegal copy of Vista. The worst that will happen is you won't be able to download updates. If you use your Dell provided key then it's legal.

 

Ah yes, I forgot about the soft case that it comes with! I received that as well with my system...

 

Hey guys, i saw that asus laptops come with a program called express gate which lets you opne programs such as explore internet without opening and/or loading windows, Does someone have an alternate program i can use on my 1530 which is coming next week?

Also my friend just ordered the new asus. Will his windows index score rip my maxed out 1530? WHat index scores are you guys getting on your 1530's?

 

Dell is much better than a Asus!

 

dude did you see how stacked up the new asus is with the new platform montevina or w.e its called and all for 1k.

My friends got it from an ebay store.

does his 9600gt beat our 8600gs? ours is ddr3; his is not

 

pretty sure 9600gt smokes the 8600gs.......128 vs 256

 

I might have ment 9600gs vs our 8600gt is that better?

 

Awhh that would make more sense haha I heard someone earlier say that got almost the same 3d benchmarks....

 

Who else is mad about faulty GPUs?

I know I am, after all the trouble I went through to get a killer deal.

 

not too worried thats what warranties are for

 

Still, its a known problem that Dell is trying to push under the rug. If you see a problem coming, even if yo can remedy the aftereffects of such, you generally try to avoid the problem in the first place.

This is so annoying, I don't want to deal with something that I know will eventually need to be sent in for fixing.

 

So what is the problem exactly? just dying?...

 

Idk either I just chatted with technical support and he told me "Ben, they are all tested before being sent out" and I asked him why there were so many defective ones and he terminated the conversation lol wonder why.....but nonetheless Im not going to worry

 

Just unboxed my brand new Dell XPS M1530, and I'm amazed how light it is compared to my old Vostro.
The keyboard is also much better. This laptop looks a hundred times better in real life than in pictures, lulz. In pictures I looked it like "meh, seems okay" - but in hand I look at it "wow, so this is an XPS!".

So far I love it, probably the best notebook I've ever had. Ah and I did recive the two bags with it, in-ear earphones, cleaning cloth and remote control. At the moment I'm uninstalling Mcafee trials and other useless stuff. Anyways I'm extremely happy to be one of you, XPS owners now.

 

hey, how can u find out if you have a LG screen?

 

I'm on my desktop or I'd tell you... but use the search feature as that same question has been asked at least 50 times or more...

Search is your friend.

 

CONGRATS!!!
Apparently you didn't see my review as it looked pretty good there.
http://corvettec3.com/dellXPSm1530review.htm

 

where do you go to find the temperatures of the GPU and CPU

 

Here are two good ones I use:

http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

http://cpu.rightmark.org/products/rmclock.shtml

 

I love mine

 

I posted this in the forum, and no one has answered me in the 20 minutes it's been up, I'm sorry for posting twice in such a short time period, but I would really like to have some help on this as it's preventing me from enjoying my new laptop, also I am assuming that most of you have gone through this procedure, so it won't be hard to help me hopefully. I just got the m1530 yesterday, and I was going through the whole bloatware and removal guide for a fresh install/reformatting. Anyways I am stumped on the ahci step, and don't know where to download it for the xps1530 after searching online I couldn't find anything on the dell support downloads, only 2 other drivers for the SATA drive, could anyone help me with finding a site, or link me? Help would be most appreciated. So far this is a lovely machine and this is the only hicup I have run into so far.

 

Try looking here and then asking there if you can't find a fix:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=157838

 

ok thanks

 

Hmm, so uhh can you guys tell me if its really worth reformatting my laptop when i get it. Will i be able to notice the difference in performance, cause i did this with my desktop (p4 at 3.2 ghz from '05 lol. Xps Gen 5 ) and it took a while, but damn, it ran faster than it did when i first got it (i reformatted it a few months ago cause of some malware or something). Oh, and is the mcafee subscription any good???

meh, i gotta wait till Monday or Tuesday to get my laptop despite it being here in Brooklyn :/

 

Well i just did mine today......installed home premium 64 bit, upgraded bios to a09, and did some of the tweaks from this site and let me tell you my laptop is WAY faster.....and it runs cooler which is crazy lol but yeah you should do it just follow the guide on this site

 

hmm idk much about the 64 bit vista but if i do get a hold of it, are there any cons to installing it?

BTW we're laptop twins lol

 

haha nice!!!! well the big advantage is you can use all of your 4gb of ram which you can do with a 32 bit system........the only downside is you may have to look for a driver here and there and some super old programs may not run on it but I've heard nothing but great things and mine is awesome so far!!!!!!

 

Hey ben, How did you upgrade. Did you have a disc or did dell give you one?

 

i downloaded an iso of it off of piratebay (torrent) and then activated it with my dell oem key

 

Ah yes, i am doing the same but really dont wanna get the wrong one. Can you pm me the link to the one you used please

 

no problem just burn the iso to a dvd and your ready to rock!!!! Heres the link

http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3896530/Microsoft_Windows_Vista_64-bit_Retail_DVD_ISO

 

Thanks +rep for you

 

thanks bud just tryin to help.....