Dell Studio 1555

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It is!.. M lovin Win 7. Lot of minor improvements that make life easier. And it works beautifully on 1555.

 

Indeed it's a lot better than Vista. My boot time's is exactly 1 minute now which is amazing compared to my desktop's average of 10 mins lol.

 

Except I'm running Vista 64 and am getting 5.9 with 4GB ram lol. But as 'shroom said, we can't really trust the the index scores. I noticed my graphics for gaming score went down to 5.2 after running the test again, I haven't changed any settings, wierd lol.

 

I seem to have stumbled across something weird. It seems my Studio shipped with bios version A07, but on the dell website the latest is A06. Should I download it, or just leave my laptop as is :S

 

If there's nothing wrong with your computer don't touch the BIOS at all - Flashing BIOSs is risky and should only be undertaken if such an action is necessary!

 

hmmm interesting... ha we need another way to measure performance. i though of calling dell and asking them whats up with it.. but whatever

In any case I feel retarded for upgrading the ram and getting a lower score I hope windows 7 increases it so I can justify my purchase lol even if performace is great...

 

I feel the same way. Makes me wish I upgraded the processor rather than the RAM. Little late for that now, though!

 

I just shrank the 15GB recovery partition with Vista's built in partition thingy. There was only 7gb of it being used, so i made a new partition with 5gb of free space on it. Not a whole lot, but it was just sitting there anyways so it cant hurt.

 

i really wanna try windows 7 but itll probably be too much of a hassle. id have to backup my 80 gb of music and all the other stuff and itd just be too time consuming. i guess ill just wait until i get my free upgrade.

 

create a 20gb partition in windows and do a custom install

 

hello Mastershroom and Fragilexx,

Today I received another 1080p from Dell. The technician changed it and guess what.... same problem again. blurry, faded, extra white display. Right from the first screen of "Dell logo and F2/F12 options". After booting with Vista also, same problem is there.

Technician had no idea, what may be the problem. So this rules out our first suspicion of malfunctioning LCD. I dont think two successive replacements would be faulty. Then what can be the reason. Now it seems to be a motherboard/GPU problem. Has Dell changed the motherboard in last 3 months on 1555? Seems unlikely to me. But the problem is very much there even after second replacement. My BIOS is A06 and Drivers are latest too.

Guys I am in deep trouble. Please HELP me out. My original 1555 came with samsung 720p and this AUO 1080p is sent as free upgrdae. I really need 1080p for my work needs( Designing softwares 3ds max, Autocad). Do check thumbnail pictures in full dimensions.



I read somewhere about video BIOS. Can this problem have something to do with that?

 

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit RTM clean install requires 24 GB disk space to work optimally (minimum 16GB). Then you need more space to install your applications. So normally 30 or 40 GB partition will work very well for Win 7.

 

I downloaded the latest 64bit catalyst driver from Ati/AMD and mobility modded it to work on the laptop. You may be best to do the same.

 

Here is a question - the upgraded RAM is 6GB which I'm assuming is both a 4GB and 2GB SODIMM? While you can mix and match sizes and get the full capacity, do they not have to match to work in Dual channel mode? If this is the case, it may explain why your 6GB combo is producing a lower score as it is not performing at full potential. It shouldn't cause you any real problems though as the 6GB is still beneficial if you have a lot of applications running at any one time. I'm not a memory expert so please correct me if I am wrong in this. The performance fall off would only really be noticed if you use a particular memory dependant application I asume.

 

Thanks, just done that and I've got the settings available now!

This is how much battery life I am getting with the 6-cell battery. Is this normal?



It seems to be going down quickly. Since doing this screenshot, I've now got 80% battery and 2 hr 46 min.

Now its 79% and 3 hr 10 min!

 

I have the 9 cell so can't compare but will depend on how bright your screen is and I see you also have wireless running which will use up battery. The meter will become more accurate through time as it gets calibrated to your usage.

 

hey guys newbie here
what is urs studio1555's radeon 4570 temperature during gaming?
i cannot monitor it through gpu-z, so i use hardware monitor instead & the gpu temperature roughly similar with TZ02
and the temperature will go up to 97 degree celsius during gaming according to HWmonitor
is it a bit illogical?
can someone post urs temperature??
thanks

screenshot provided

 

Another weird problem... Vista SP2 does not seem to want to appear in windows update. Anyone else have this problem?

 

Can't say thats a great loss, not having SP2.

I cannot say I have seen any improvements...

Don't worry, it will appear in time.

 

Ahhh Forgot its 64 bit.. I actually had 32 bit RC on a 20gb partition and I believe a fresh install only used 8 to 12 gbs (cant remember) and since it was just for testing purposes I didnt need to install things like Adobe CS4 or anything..

I just install Chrome and some google apps and then adobe Air and Tweetdeck but other than that I dont need a ton of space for documents and music because I usually just go into the other partition from inside windows 7 and click the file and listen to the song even tho its sucks not getting continious playback.

The site said i needed to at least have 16gb or maybe it was 20 but when it installed it needed now where near that.

 

It's bugging me though I got all the other updates installed from Windows Update, uninstalled Windows Live Messenger (apparently there is an issue if you go from SP1 to SP2 with it), checked for hidden updates, and still nothing :S

 

It should appear in time, make sure you've installed all previous updates as well. There aren't many benefits to installing it now and for me, it slowed my PC to a crawl for a few days after installing it. So don't worry, you're not missing much.

 

i would like to know some advise about the 5400 and 7200 harddrive. I've just bought the Studio 15 and i have the Seagate 250gb 7200 harddrive. I have noticed some vibration from the laptop. I would like to know if the 5400 does the same thing or if the vibration is noticable less than the 7200.

and do you notice any real gain of performance? i mean, for gaming and programming?

 

You will notice vibration most likely as a 7200rpm HDD spins faster than the 5400. The advantage with the 7200 is that data access is faster.

I don't know if others notice this vibration too, but I shouldn't think its anything to worry about.

The HDD spins faster so I would think it would make the laptop vibrate more

 

I also have a Seagate 7,200 rpm HDD, albeit the 320GB model. I only notice very slight vibrations which is normal and nothing to worry about. My desktop's one can be felt by touching the desk that it's on and that's survived for 4 years and still going.

 

no vibration/noise at all with my 7200rpm drive

 

u must install all necessary updates 1st b4 the vista sp2 update option appear
mine also like that b4
anyway, can someone answer me?

 

Exact same thing happened with me, I installed every update, even waited a couple days for SP2 to appear; but it never showed up so I just downloaded SP2 straight from the Microsoft site, My dell & Windows Update have relationship problems.

 

i saw that the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 5400 can be very good agains the 7200 ones. Im sure the 7200 are faster but if the Scorpio blue can do praticly the same at a lower speed, it could be a good choice. What do you guys think?

 

I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place to ask such a question, but have any of you had any experience with the security lock on your Studio 1555? My new system is a replacement for one that was burglarized from my home (not secured, of course). I want to make sure I take extra careful security measures with my new laptop, and I've heard stories about people being able to just rip the security cable right out. As the security slot seems to be connected to the entire bottom panel, I'd assume this isn't very easy. The lock itself is a coded lock rather than a key lock.

Thank you for any input! Again, if this isn't the appropriate location for this question, just let me know and I'll ask elsewhere. Thanks again!

 

I had the same issue so I just went to microsoft.com and installed it myself.. took maybe 30 minutes

 

If someone manages to brute force a Kensington lock out from the slot, it's going to take a large chunk of the chassis with it. Even if someone manages to get away with that (and believe me, the force it would take to rip out a Kensington lock is enormous; tools would definitely be required), then the laptop would be pretty much permanently branded as stolen.

Your average thief is not going to come prepared for cutting through or removing a laptop lock; they generally just grab what isn't anchored down.

 

Mine is Western Digital 5400 (320GB) and its perfectly fine, no vibrations. Mostly since 7200 is fast it could vibrate. But is it possible that its your fan that is causing the vibration ? I dont think a little vibration is a problem, unless it is really disturbing you.

 

SP2 was not given by microsoft via update for 64 bit windows due to some problems with its installation via update. They did release it for a while and found lot of issues, and they took it back. Downloading from microsoft.com is also another option, but i think i am not in a hurry for Sp2, i dont think its a major step up. I wish vista occupies lesser hard disk !!!! Microsoft should focus on optimizing OS like OSX10.6 from 10.5 .. they got back 6-9GB hard disk space !!!!

 

yes because they removed the support for PPC...

 

meh
a 4 digit coded lock can be broken in 2 hours at most (most likely sooner)
no need for damage

 

Also true, but your average house burglar isn't going to settle down and chill for two hours trying to crack the code on a laptop lock. He's either going to attempt to brute force it (and most likely fail), or leave it and gank some other stuff that isn't anchored to the ground or furniture.

 

Keep in mind that a 4 digit combination lock that features only the numbers 0-9 can have 10,000 different combinations. If you did one combination per second it would take you 166 minutes, or about 2 and 3/4 hours. This is assuming you do one combination per second constantly, and don't find the combination until you've been most of the way through.

Realistically it would take a very determined person to crack a 4 digit lock within 2 hours.

 

Exactly. Not the kind of determination you'll find in the average robber.

 

This is why a portable dremel with cutoff wheel is a burglar's best friend. Would eat through the cable in under 10 seconds.

 

In the relatively few experiences I've had with house break-ins (*knock on wood*), thieves generally do not come prepared with Dremel tools.

 

Woo,Ordered My 1555 this morning,Can't wait to get it,Reading all the threads about it is going to torture me

But it's be worth the wait!Up to 12 days though

 

It will be early

The estimated delivery is always way over estimated.

And yes the wait will torture you, its torturing me!

 

It's not always over-estimated, just most of the time.

Basically, years ago Dell used to quote a time that they genuinely thought the notebook would get to you by. The amount of customer service issues they got when there were delays caused them to change tactics. Now they give you a date with a margin of error already built in. However, sometimes there can be delays which mean you don't get it until your estimated delivery date, and occaisionally it is after this too. However, these don't happen very often.

It's probably safe to say you will get it early, but be prepared to have to wait the full length of time. Besides, 12 days is nothing. If it's a new model, sometimes you have to wait a lot longer than that; I think my record so far (after 5 notebooks and over 20 desktops from Dell) is 6 weeks. Most of the time though it is not anywhere near that long.

 

Thanks you for the kind words

I am living in Ireland though so it could be different here!I ordered this morning and I'm quoted Sep 17th (on or before) for delivery

 

Cheers for that,I do hope it's here by the 17th,As i'm going to college on the 21st and will only be home on weekends,So I could have a week of college without one!

Anywho all I can do is wait and see

 

Hello 1555-ers,

Has anyone had any experience with installing OS X Tiger/Leopard on a studio 1555, EULA-issues withstanding? I'd be interested to hear your experiences.

Thanks

 

Sorry sevenofnine, we're not allowed to discuss installation of Mac OS on anything but Apple machines according to the forum rules. Just trying to head this one off before it starts a discussion that could get a lot of people infractions.

 

Ah royt, that's what I get for not reading the rules, haha.

For what it's worth I'm personally a mac user and am quite a fan of OS X!

Thanks anyway.

 

Wooo,Mine has just switched from pre production to production

At 8 this morning I ordered it,We were called by dell around 12,I got the confirmation mail at 3,and it's now gone into production 13 hours after order,This will probably take ages though!