**The Official Studio XPS 1645 Intel Core i7 "Owners Lounge"

If you decide to keep the laptop, just use your onsite warranty for the screen. The will come and change it within a couple of days.

 

Please see the link below on Dells Policy for dead pixels. (They will replace the screen for you, just contact Dell.)

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/document?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&dn=1018431

 

it just hangs for a sec or 2, than it is ok

i think it is an admin account, but i will check when i get home

 

i know, but i just really have an aversion (sp?) to dealing with dell... i was hopint this laptop would be perfect...

 

You're fine.

 

k, never written it before

 

I believe so, I was actually quite surprised at this... while playing a FPS I found that a 4th button at times wouldn’t work when 3 others were depressed.

 

hmm thats pretty annoying I guess I will have to find a way to change that shortcut.

 

Wow, you guys make the XPS 16 sound like more trouble than it's worth. Someone say something nice about the machine for once!

 

so having A+W+D down in a shooter running forward and moving around - and then pressing ctrl to duck wouldnt work??

 

That is standard internet operating procedure. Only people with problems will post. The ones that don't have problems don't post and are happily using their machines... It is completely normal...

 

ahh yes im in canada where we have to pay the "our dollar is almost par but were charging you more tax" were used to it here.

 

we should start poisoning our maple syrup and strike when they're weak

 

Haha yeah, but I'm still waiting for mine to be delivered so it's nerve-wracking to read about all these problems.

 

don't worry, you won't regret it trust me. It was the same case with the 1640, and it was amazing. The 1645 can only be better

 

Yeah I am waiting on mine too

 

so you're saying the xps CAN handle more than 3 buttons pressed at once

 

So the X-FI MB was not offered as an option when I reordered my 1645. Can I get it from Dell separately?

 

Call and find out.

 

lol bartlett with his warranty in his sig

yeaahhh i got the 2 years

pretty sweeet

 

i got my bing 20%, whew...

instant discount, dpa 12mo 0%, 3% off dpa trick, no problems

to get the 3% off switch payment to CC then click the dpa link

 

Really weird little problem.

Having trouble playing back my DVDs, used the attached Power DVD, as well as PowerDvd 8 and 9.

Problem is that the Blu-Ray drive seems to just go mad every minute or so, start reading the disc, sounding like it has a bit of problem and then causing stuttering/skipping in the film.

Thing is though, that I can pause the film during this, let it play out and continue after without the skipping, so it's not the DVD.

Also I don't have this problem at all when it runs off battery instead of power supply!

I've updated drivers and messed around with the power options but to no avail. Anyone else found this?

 

I gotta be honest here, and not to begrudge you at all, the x-fi mb add on isnt that great. I dont even use it. To me it conflicts with the IDT SRS features.

 

Yeah, good point. I just copied and pasted that from another sig. Pretty retarded.

Removal in 3...2...1.....=)

 

not as fugly as a 1730, thats for sure

 

so, anyone able to see the temperature of the gpu on this thing or what? kinda annoying not knowing how hot it is getting

 

hey all the 1645's come with the "edge to edge" screen right?

i just noticed back on the customization page that it only says those exact words for the non-core i7 models

 

i got mine today.. it is awesome

 

Yes. Though the RGB is .4" bigger than the WLED, they're both covered by glass.

 

I bought one on Monday night, fully unaware of the problems with the AC adapter. I went for the RBGLED, hopefully all issues will be resolved by the time I get it. Has anyone got one shipped to them that came with the correct adapter yet?
There were updates to fix the throttling issues on certain latitudes released, hopefully this may fix the 1645's problems as well?
http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/archive/2009/12/02/dell-on-laptops-and-throttling.aspx

 

Ahem.

The warranty is different from accidental damage....

~Ibrahim~

 

I received my Studio XPS 16 on Monday. I have loaded all the applications I normally use (including PS CS4, LR 2.5, Office 2007 Professional and others). Everything seems to run very well.

I have found one thing I need help with. The computer has an esata port which I want to plug a Vantec Nexstar Dual Bay Drive Dock into. The computer will only recognize one drive in the dual bay drive dock. When I turn the Vantec Nexstar Dual Bay Drive Dock on a splash pops up identifying an Intel Matrix Storage Console 8.9 (Port Multiplier - Intel PCHM SATA AHCI Controller - 6 Port - it states that only one port can be recognized).

I need to know how to configure / setup the Intel Matrix Storage Console 8.9 Port Multiplier so the computer will recognize both hard drives on my external esata dock. By the way I can recognize both drives on the dual bay if I plug the esata cable into an ExpressCard adapter but I want to use the esata port on the computer.

I tried to get help from Dell support and they didn't have a clue to what I was talking about. They switched the subject and insisted I needed to buy a software support contract.

 

No offense intended!=)

 

Order one from now will take you to receive it next year. (01/04/2010) Can you believe it? I 'm going to cancel it for my brother tomorrow.

 

lol, none taken.

What can I say, it's a good sig.

~Ibrahim~

 

hey whats loJack shrek

 

http://www.absolute.com/products/lojackforlaptops

 

Hey guess what.. My order Status: SHIPPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EDD: 11th DEC....thats 5 days beforehand of the original 16th DEC..!!!!!
I talked to my sales rep here in Bangalore, India.. they said its been manufactured in CHennai so wont take long.. I think i got added bonus of early deleivery becoz i ordered thro my cousin who is a senior Executive in DELL!!!!!! CANT BELEIVE IT!! SIMPLY ASTOUNDED!! Eagerly waiting to lay hands on this beautiful MachinE!!

Those who are having deleivery probs in INDIA plz speak to your respective sales reps!!

 

Wait! I've mine ordered 30/11 with an EDD for the 07/01/(2010!!), but it was Shipped today!

I'm only a lucky man?

However I'm a happy man!!

 

What the heck. Thanks Dell. My laptop has only been canceled and reinstated 4 times, but you can send out laptops to other people before me, that's cool. I ain't mad. I just won't be buying you again.

 

Check out the massive power supply thread in the XPS and S XPS forum. This sounds similar to what was happening to everyone when they were loading up their system with heavy graphics and they experiences stuttering. It is a power supply solution for their issue on i7 machines.

 

Is this issue only occurs with RGBLED ?

 

On the Studio XPS 16 esata port does anybody know how to configure the "Intel Matrix Storage 8.9" - Port Multiplier so the computer will recognize two external hard drives located in a external dual bay device which is connected to the esata port ????????????????????????????

 

No. I would try google. I don't think anyone here knows too much about Intel's Matrix controllers.

 

On the Studio XPS 16 the "Intel Matrix Storage Console" is standard equipment. Over time I expect others will have the same question as I do about how to configure the console. In your start "search program and files" type "Intel Matrix Storage Console" and you will see the thing I am wanting to know how configure.

I have spent many hours searching on the web and find many links but the but no answer as to how to configure the console on the XPS (or to technical for me to configure for a port multiplier). For now I have a work around: Use an ExpressCard with esata port which will recognize both drives in my dual bay device. I really want to use the esata port on the XPS which is one reason I purchased this computer.

 

See if this information will help you.

https://nmso.mdg.ca/WebManuals/Gx_English/utilities/cat1_2/configuring_for_raid.htm

 

2by4, Thanks for the link. Actually I had viewed that link and went into the bios to configure as it stated. Although, there is no Raid setting in the bios. Also I think this link indicates that Raid should be set up during the operating system initial install. In the bios I did change the SATA Operation from "AHCI" to "ATA" and the computer would not boot until I changed it back. It got pretty scary because I was thinking I had screwed my system up and possibly lost many hours of application installation work.

At this point I think I will give up until detailed instructions are available for this specific computer.

Again, Thanks For The Link.

 

My first post. I've had my xps1645 for about two weeks now. I've been confused about my I7 being reported as a single core with two threads whenever I run CPUID, Prime95, CPUZ, OCCT, etc. Am I missing something, or do I have a defective CPU? My 3DMark scores have been low (06: 3800, Vantage: 2100)!
Thanks for any ideas.

 

There's a new firmware update for the hard drive on Dell's driver site for the 1645. I installed and it the drive is much quieter, nearly silent.

 

Think it's worth installing the new hard drive firmware if I haven't experienced the noise/clicking?

I'm guessing it'll need to be installed via storage other than the hard drive itself?