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    Questions on my new SXPS 1640

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Woodpigeon4, Jun 27, 2010.

  1. Woodpigeon4

    Woodpigeon4 Notebook Consultant

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    My new laptop arrived today, and I'm really pleased with it. The specs are in my sig, but I have a few questions about it.
    Firstly, when I got the laptop I had a bit of a play around with it, and noticed a rather cool audio control panel in the system tray which improved the sound considerably. However, as I've now reformatted the machine, I can't seem to find it - I installed the audio driver from the website which made everything work, but the creative x-fi application won't install - it just starts the install wizard and disappears. Any way to fix that?
    Also, I've heard lots of stories about these throttling/overheating. Is it worth me opening it up to replace the TIM? Are there any fan control apps I can use?
    I'll probably have more questions soon, but that's all for the moment. Anyone who can answer will of course recieve +rep.
    Thanks :)
     
    Woodpigeon4, Jun 27, 2010
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