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    m1330 whine question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Kossel, Sep 10, 2007.

  1. Kossel

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    my m1330 sometimes has the cpu whine problem, i want to know if that will affect my notebook, i mean will it damage my notebook or the cpu.
     
    Kossel, Sep 10, 2007
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    CPU whine?
    If you're talking about what I think you're talking about, then no it will not damage your notebook.

    You can download the RMClock Utility to fix this problem.
    Read And here comes that dreaded C2D buzz... for more information.
     
    Thibault, Sep 10, 2007
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  3. Kossel

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    yes, the famous xps m1330 cpu whine that has become one of the most reply thread in Augest XD
     
    Kossel, Sep 10, 2007
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    With the RMClock, whats the disadvantage of using it? Will it 100% get rid of the whine noise?
     
    chiew, Sep 10, 2007
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    Yeah, but it drains your battery faster which is quite sucky sucky.
     
    Mr. Cameltoe, Sep 10, 2007
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    Thanks for this....
     
    ScanR, Sep 10, 2007
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    hrm.. id rather live with performance than annoyance..
     
    chiew, Sep 10, 2007
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    My M1330 tend to freeze when using the RMClock, not sure if it 100% due to the CPU tweaking, however I'm still looking for a better solution, if any :(

    any of your advice is much apprecaited.
     
    Rainydays, Sep 10, 2007
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    Well from what I read the beta of RMClock caused a few problems to many users. Apparently the latest version fixes a lot of issues and works very nicely. I'm not sure how bad it is on the battery but I heard it wasn't that bad.

    Best way to test it out is to get it yourself, try it out for a little while (and see how much battery life you get out of your notebook using RMClock) and then decide if you want to keep it or not.
    I myself only get the whine when I run on the battery and I'm almost always running off AC power. So it's not really an issue for me.
     
    Thibault, Sep 10, 2007
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  10. Kossel

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    Thibault is right, the whine only happens when you use battery.

    and, after I checked "disable C4" in RMclock, then clicked "apply" the whine disappeared immediately..

    about how much battery does it drain, i haven't compare
     
    Kossel, Sep 11, 2007
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