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    studio xps 13 wobble

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by mesallem, Oct 11, 2009.

  1. mesallem

    mesallem Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey has anyone found a fix to the studio xps 13 wobble when on a flat surface. its really annoying and i cant any info on how to fix it, any ideas....
     
    mesallem, Oct 11, 2009
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  2. nobb

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    Unscrew the botton metal panel then add a few layers of thick electrical tape on the wobbling corner so that when you screw on the metal panel, the wobbling edge is aligned a bit better.
     
    nobb, Oct 11, 2009
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  3. Mr.High-Pinger

    Mr.High-Pinger Notebook Consultant

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    or just try to remove the screws and then reattach them again, a little bit on each one, and not the complete one at once.
     
    Mr.High-Pinger, Oct 11, 2009
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  4. moto211

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    also, confirm that the flat surface you are setting it on really is flat. i thought that my SXPS 16 was wobbling, but it turns out that my desk is very slightly bowed. i didn't know the desk was curved until i took my laptop with me to my parents house and when i set it on their granite counter top, it sat with absolutely no wobble.
     
    moto211, Oct 11, 2009
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  5. colin002

    colin002 Notebook Guru

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    I had the exact problem. The ONLY way to fix this is to loosen the screws on the inside bottom.

    First, remove the screws for the back cover, then on the underside, you should find screw holes named 'P'. Loosen the screws (slightly) on the side that is wobbling. So for example, if it wobbles when you press down the right forward corner (meaning the left back corner should lift up), loosen the screws right underneath those corners. No need to loosen them too much, just about 2-1 turns from its tightest position.

    If it still wobbles (you should notice it wobbles less), then loosen the other 'P' screws too, half a turn would be enough for the rest.
     
    colin002, Oct 12, 2009
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  6. AlexSochi

    AlexSochi Notebook Evangelist

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    Thank You, First smart Tip!! Im gona try this today.
     
    AlexSochi, Oct 12, 2009
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  7. ckthepilot

    ckthepilot Notebook Deity

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    My palm rest right corner is not level with the rest of the laptop. When I push down on it, the laptop flexes. This has got to be a design fail...
     
    ckthepilot, Oct 12, 2009
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  8. Limstift

    Limstift Notebook Geek

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    Mine wobbled in the beginning, but it has disappeared now. You might give it a little time to make it bend into the normal position (!).
     
    Limstift, Oct 12, 2009
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  9. AlexSochi

    AlexSochi Notebook Evangelist

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    give it little time? might I add pray also lol
     
    AlexSochi, Oct 12, 2009
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  10. Limstift

    Limstift Notebook Geek

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    Yeah. seems like some screws popped back to its normal position or somethink like that. It's fine now, but wobbled as hell in the beginning.
     
    Limstift, Oct 12, 2009
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  11. EricDB

    EricDB Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone know if the current 13's have the same issue? Mine's on order...
     
    EricDB, Oct 12, 2009
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  12. AlexSochi

    AlexSochi Notebook Evangelist

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    about 50% of xps13's have this problem, well nothing about xps has changed other than motherboards and hdd, so you can expect to have this problem but yet again its 50% chance.. its nothing huge just some what annoying
     
    AlexSochi, Oct 12, 2009
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  13. Sephoroth

    Sephoroth Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you sure about that? That number seems a bit high. None of the units I've seen have had that nor have I seen a ton of posts complaining about this.
     
    Sephoroth, Oct 12, 2009
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  14. AlexSochi

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    yes there is a lot of people who experience this problem look in official xps1340 thread #1... also there are 2 videos on youtube with ppl showing the problem.
    I aslo have this problem
     
    AlexSochi, Oct 13, 2009
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