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    XPS 15 - 9530 (Haswell) - Driver's thread

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by zakazak, Jun 2, 2014.

  1. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    Hey there,

    I thought it would be easier if we create a little drivers thread for the XPS15 9530 since the "Owners lounge" is too active and posts with new drivers can be overseen quite easily. The "Clevo" forum has a similiar thread and I always found it very usefull.

    So this thread is here to post and discuss the latest & newest driver updates for the XPS15 9530.

    For example: Bios A05 was released 4 days ago. Anyone know what has changed? Same for the Intel HD4600 and the NVIDIA GPU driver. New release from dell on the 28.05.14.
     
    zakazak, Jun 2, 2014
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    omegafiler Notebook Geek

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    Doesn't look like anything major with these updates. Or at least not very specific. :)

    Dell A05 BIOS

    Fixes
    - Not Applicable.

    Enhancements
    - Improved System BIOS stability.

    Intel HD 4600 - Version 10.18.10.3574, A02

    Fixes
    - Not Applicable.

    Enhancements
    - Enhanced display function related to eeColor.

    Nvidia GT750m - Version 9.18.13.3235, A03

    Fixes
    - Not Applicable

    Enhancements
    - Improved functioning stability
     
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  3. GoNz0

    GoNz0 Notebook Virtuoso

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    New touchpad drivers came out late may, not sure if its just me but they broke the swipe from left gesture for me, it no longer changes active full screen pages and instead opens the menu bar to show a list of open pages despite the setting.
     
    GoNz0, Jun 5, 2014
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    omegafiler Notebook Geek

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    Sorry, you must be mistaken. It clearly says they improved swipe performance. :) Sorry, just messing with ya. I'd suggest removing the touchpad driver, reboot, then reinstall the latest one - see how it goes.

    Dell Touchpad Driver - Version 17.0.15.84, A02

    Fixes
    - Added disable navigation in the button zone option to the GUI.

    Enhancements
    - Improved edge swipe performance.
     
    omegafiler, Jun 6, 2014
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    GoNz0 Notebook Virtuoso

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    oh I reinstalled at least 6 times, upgrade install, stand alone etc, tried everything my years in the trade have taught me bar a reinstall of the OS. only thing I have other may not is a format and pro 8.1 install so I did wonder if others could check if it worked OK on there systems?
     
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    nMIK-3 Notebook Evangelist

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    It is possible to install the vanilla GPU drivers for Intel and NVIDIA on the XPS 15 or the system requires the Dell/outdated signed drivers?
     
    nMIK-3, Jul 21, 2014
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    ExParrot Notebook Geek

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    Yes, I'm running nVidia 337.88 drivers without any problem. On older Dell systems I think there were issues with getting sound out via HDMI but I don't think such problems exist now.
     
    ExParrot, Jul 23, 2014
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    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    Bios Version A06 got released a few days ago
    Fixes
    - Boot menu error with admin password set.
    - The wCkCPUFanStatex64.exe tool check fan status fail Problem.

    Enhancements
    - Improved UEFI Variable Usage Technical Advisory.
    - Improved NVIDIA VBIOS

    Also:

    Firmware for Samsung SSD (already released on the 11.7.14!)
    Fixes & Enhancements
    To improve SSD firmware robustness on exit from DEVSLP routine.


    Product Support | Dell US
     
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    joker97 Notebook Enthusiast

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    when i had the XPS 1645 every driver update made things worse.

    why doesn't dell explain what the BIOS updates are for!

    and lastly should i update SSD firmware?
     
    joker97, Aug 17, 2014
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    montlop Newbie

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    I installed latest Intel Wireless Drivers 17.1.0 from official Intel Download Center but since then everytime i woke up my laptop from sleep mode i got BSOD error 'DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION'. After moving back to latest Dell wireless driver everything went back to normal. Kinda weired because I never experienced such behaviour previously with wireless drivers from official Intel site.
    Anyone had experienced similar behaviour?
     
    montlop, Sep 2, 2014
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