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    New E1405 Problem: Intel 945GM instead of 950GM

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by rassler, May 22, 2006.

  1. rassler

    rassler Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my new Dell E1405 and when checking the display properties it listed the video chipset as an Intel 945GM instead of the 950GM I ordered it with. Is this normal? Does the 950GM just show up as a 945GM or is that a totally different chipset?

    Can someone please clear this up for me?! Thanks so much.
     
    rassler, May 22, 2006
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    noservice Newbie

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    the e1405 i returned also had a 945gm chipset
     
    noservice, May 22, 2006
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  3. howardpm

    howardpm Notebook Evangelist

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    I think the 945 is chipset and the 950 is the core on it. I got this from intels website.

    http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/945g/

    Platforms based on the Intel® 945G Express Chipset, combined with either the Intel® Pentium® D processor or Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology)†, deliver innovative features and new benefits for both home and business.

    The Intel 945G Express Chipset delivers outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces such as dual-channel DDR2 memory, 1066/800 MHz system bus, PCI Express* x16 graphics port and PCI Express x1 I/O ports, Serial ATA 3.0 Gbps and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity. This chipset includes the Intel® GMA 950 graphics core which provides responsive graphics performance and stunning video playback. In addition, the Intel 945G Express Chipset includes support for Intel® Active Management Technology, the next generation of remote client network management.

    Updated Intel® Graphics WDDM drivers supporting the Intel® 945G Express Chipset are included in the Windows Vista* February CTP build (build 5308). These drivers are only compatible with this build and should not be used with other versions of Windows Vista.
     
    howardpm, May 22, 2006
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  4. rassler

    rassler Notebook Enthusiast

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    So is there any way I can check to see if I truely have the 950GM graphics core?
     
    rassler, May 22, 2006
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    jfinnican Notebook Enthusiast

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    Eh, no matter how you shake it, its all I740...
     
    jfinnican, May 22, 2006
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  6. rassler

    rassler Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm sorry, could you explain that?
     
    rassler, May 22, 2006
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  7. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    lt's supossed to be 954GM, l've never heard of the 950 chipset.

    l think all the intel chipsets end in 5 anyway.
     
    Unreal, May 22, 2006
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    i think you are confusing 945GM which is the chipset with the GMA950 which is the name of the integrated graphics processor...
     
    roro, May 22, 2006
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