Dell Studio 1557

guys what can i do for a windows8 driver for the network card?

 

hi guys.
i want to put an ssd in my laptop.
which drive would you recommend?i think this would work?but i don't know if the drive is sata3 or sata2?
i want to use external hdd for storing files (which i already did) ,and use ssd for gaming.
thanks

 

for an SSD i would recommend the Crucial M4 or the Samsung 840

these are the best all rounders at the min

 

thank you jimlad21 for helpful answer.
i have another question:can i replace the 4570 graphic card with something more powerful?like 5870
and can i put another hdd in dvd drive bay without a caddy?i can't find one in my country.
btw i opened my laptop i assume the graphic card is the device on the right?
thanks

 

ok,after some research i found out that graphic card can not be upgraded.
so i went after a good ssd.
is this ssd gonna work?
can someone please show me a good ssd?

 

Hello,

ive got Problems with the Termal Bios settings. I tryed most Bios of Page 172 but changes in "actice trip point" and "high fan trip point" have no effects. Is there anything else i have to do ?

 

Yes, the thermal settings doesn't work well. Thermal throttling will activated once CPU reached 100C.

To improved cooling you need to do copper shims mod on the GPU & VRAM. Also, re-applied better thermal paste such as Shin-Etsu G751 or IC Diamond.

 

thanks for your quick answer, copper mod is no option for me :-(

im not a high performence user, yust use office, firefox and watch movies. In windows i fit the CPU to its minimum GHz (energy management max CPU). So the fan often turns off

I look for a way to set the temperatures witch the fan goes on more high so that the fan dosent turn on wenn notebook is idle.

if i set the critical temp point lower 100 (for example 81) and bring the laptop with stress test above thermal settings will work till notebook is turned off ?

 

You can consider aluminium then. You can use fins from old heatsink. However you still need to grind or sand it down to proper thickness.

You should increase critical trip point, not lower it but it won't work since notebook will still throttling when reaching 100C. If you force clock modulation to 100% using ThrottleStop, It still can run at 1.6GHz at least but notebook will shut off after a couple of seconds.

The only way is to re-apply thermal paste. I recommend Shin-Etsu G751 or IC Diamond. Don't try Arctic MX-4 because I already tried it, result not good.

 

I got the following setup :

Dell Studio 1558 + 8GB DDR3
PE4H-EC2C package (+ 2xPM3N cards for x2 link)
eGPU: XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 @x2 link
PSU V2 500W (12V/34A)
Windows 7 Pro Premium 64-bit

I connected everything right for the 1x link setup, I didn't do a 2x setup because it requires to take my wifi out and I can't do that now, but the computer doesn't detect the new Graphic card, instead it detects one unknown device and one unknown PCI comunication device. Any idea of what went wrong ?

I tried to install the Leschcat driver, but doesn't work :/

EDIT : I'm trying to do a DYU EGPU, but the graphic card is not being detected. I am not using Setup 1.x, I tried to get the DNA drivers but seems to be discontinued, the Laschcats one don't work either.

The PCI is now detected and it only needed to allow Windows Update (I don't like it because sometimes it botches), now I need only to install the Card drivers but it is taking some time because I went crazy and installed all sorts of crap.

Still no love, I got the PCI driver installed, the laptop have not detected the card and I installed the leshcatlabs.net ← Keeping it Simple. Ads free. drivers because the DNA one is no longer available apparently.

Progress report :

I formatted my computer. I managed to have windows detect the card and install the drivers, first it got it from Windows update, and then I managed to install the Laschcat drivers. But crying to run video from the Graphic card crash the computer with a Blue Screen of Death or the card shutdown.

For the card to be recognized I had to desactivate the Wifi card in the BIOS, any any ideas or help ?

Progress report 2:

I actually didn't need to disable anything in the BIOS to get this working, I set eGPU on and after set computer on, got the driver installed automatically by windows, then I installed leshcatlabs.net ← Keeping it Simple. Ads free. latest stable drivers : Leshcat’s Catalyst 13.1 WHQL UnifL V2.1

I get the device detected fine and dandy, except that if I put any load on the Graphic cards such as connecting a display or using a OpenCL application, either the card shutdown or the computers gets a blue screen of death fatal error.

Here are the pictures ... help any one

 

I have a Dell Studio 1555. I upgraded it to Windows 8 and later Windows 8.1. I updated to the latest Synaptics touchpad driver from their website. The smooth scrolling and gestures are surprisingly nice for Windows, however every few hours and sometimes every few minutes the touchpad becomes nonresponsive, sometimes it comes back on its own, sometimes I have to kill the process with the keyboard or reset it to make it come back.


Anyone have this issue? Any fixes?

 

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I know this is an old thread but I just wanted to share something I figured out recently to keep the fan noise down.

If you adjust the processor power management under the advanced power options to 99% it will disable Turbo Boost. My processor no longer boosts to 2.6 when just opening email or browsing the web. This has kept my fan from spiking to annoying levels when doing menial tasks.

Thanks.

And just wanted to add good work on the bios!

 

Back in December 13th of 2011 I underwent a painstaking mission to rectify a BSOD issue I had with my Dell 1557. With the help of many people on this forum and without doubt Kizwan, I tried everything to fix it. (Starting Post of my issues on Page 186 post number 1854)

I attempted the Copper shim modification: with success in lower temps.
I ran Prime95: With no results.
I ran MemTest86: With no results.
I tested my Hard Drive: No issues found. I even replaced it. Still BSOD's.
I replaced my Memory: Still had BSOD's.
I reinstalled Windows 7 SEVERAL times: Still the same issue.
I installed/reinstalled/clean reinstalled/let Windows install/let the manufacture install ALL possible combinations of Drivers: Still BSOD's.

For 4 YEARS I have persisted with this AWFUL machine. I have absolutely DESTROYED it!

In fact I doubt you would even believe the state of this laptop. For one thing I have a desktop PSU now powering the laptop. (As safely - or as good as can be - as possible).

Fast forward aaaaaall the way to the last couple of weeks. I decided to have another go at figuring out the issue, I am one of the most patient, determined people, I'm now certain of it.

I went ahead and updated the BIOS with Kizwans modified A09 BIOS and had a tinker with some settings, I had been running Windows Driver Verifier for a couple of hours determined to check that drivers were not an issue and while browsing this forum I came across people mentioning Hyper Threading and Turbo Boost, so I decided to switch them off.

I have just managed to play the LONGEST game of Kerbal Space Program in an extremely long, long, long time.

BUT suddenly....BSOD.

(Tell the truth I was writing this post as it occurred, this post actually started with utter jubilation at what I thought was my triumph in fixing the problem....short lived. You'd think I would be sad about this....I am VERY used to crashes haha. In fact when I use another person's laptop and it doesn't crash I am amazed).

However! Despite the fact it has done it again, that was certainly the longest it has gone without crashing.

I have spent the last 4 years in a College and University (UK) course studying film, and as you can imagine I need a laptop for study, and video editing, this machine DOES NOT like to video edit, you wouldn't believe the amount of BSOD's and lost work I have had, yet despite this I have carried on.

Most of you would say "get a new one" easier said than done, Students don't have the luxury of money to buy new computers.....Still.....The mission continues....And I WILL figure this out.

HAHA

Tl;Dr: Spent the last 4 years trying to cure a continual BSOD issue, thought I had, realised I hadn't.