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    3DMark06 score is 1315

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by onizukaeikichi, Mar 26, 2008.

  1. blackbird

    blackbird Notebook Deity

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    i meant latest bios from dell for your laptop

    also do you have the latest chipset drivers ??
     
    blackbird, Mar 30, 2008
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  2. onizukaeikichi

    onizukaeikichi Notebook Guru

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    yeap all latest, btw how do i go into advanced settings in dell inspiron1520 bios A07? I dont see the NB Vcore option and PEG Force X1 option
     
    onizukaeikichi, Mar 30, 2008
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  3. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    ^^^ You can't. Like was said earlier, that guide is for DESKTOPS, not notebooks. A lot of stuff is either disabled for us or not available.

    I know you have the latest BIOS version but re-flash it again. I think something is corrupt and causing your PCI-e to run in 1x mode. Link

    -Mike.
     
    ScifiMike12, Mar 30, 2008
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  4. blackbird

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    have you tried a different OS, reformat?
     
    blackbird, Mar 30, 2008
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  5. onizukaeikichi

    onizukaeikichi Notebook Guru

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    before you posted, i have already re-flashed.
    Thats sad... laptop users wont get to touch those settings huh?
     
    onizukaeikichi, Mar 30, 2008
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  6. onizukaeikichi

    onizukaeikichi Notebook Guru

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    check my first post, i have formatted twice. Well, i didnt have any program to check the gpu-z before yesterday...
     
    onizukaeikichi, Mar 30, 2008
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  7. blackbird

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    soz but you have to tell dell all this, the end user shouldnt have to worry about this. these problems should have been sorted out during testing
     
    blackbird, Mar 30, 2008
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  8. onizukaeikichi

    onizukaeikichi Notebook Guru

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    yea i am going to call dell about this. Sucks. If the technicians over the phone are clueless about this, they will probably just send me a new mobo to test it out. >.<

    thx for the replies so far.
     
    onizukaeikichi, Mar 30, 2008
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  9. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    Odds are they'll ask you to send in your computer so THEY can replace the mobo. I don't know of many OEMs who let users replace their own parts.

    Either way, good luck.
     
    StormEffect, Mar 30, 2008
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  10. boyciejunior

    boyciejunior Notebook Geek

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    you gotta keep pestering dell otherwise they will just close the book on your case, do you have anything like trading standards in malaysia? cause i should have thought that they would have given you a whole new machine after all this crap you have been through
     
    boyciejunior, Mar 30, 2008
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  11. onizukaeikichi

    onizukaeikichi Notebook Guru

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    called dell, they says replacing the card should have done the trick, it aint the mobo problem. However so, they will still replace the mobo. I requested for a replacement but they say its already 5months old crap. sigh
     
    onizukaeikichi, Mar 31, 2008
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  12. Phritz

    Phritz Space Artist

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    03-27-2008, 01:49 AM
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    You called dell Thursday morning, and got a replaced mobo/card by Friday afternoon?

    a 36 hour turnaround time, wow, that's what I call customer service, I almost don't believe it...
     
    Phritz, Mar 31, 2008
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  13. onizukaeikichi

    onizukaeikichi Notebook Guru

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    yeap, the customer service is here is pretty damn good in malaysia. I installed vista Sp1, hoping for some change, sigh still the same x1 pci crap. When i boot up, it will be x16 and when i start a game or any sort of program that involves graphics, the pci will return to x1 in cpu-z and gpu-z.
     
    onizukaeikichi, Mar 31, 2008
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  14. blackbird

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    do you have any dell or other power related sotware


    you mentioned you reformatted...have you tried XP??
     
    blackbird, Mar 31, 2008
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  15. shawnhao

    shawnhao Notebook Consultant

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    Update your BIOS to A08, which is marked as "Urgent" by Dell...might solve your problem...IMAO...
     
    shawnhao, Mar 31, 2008
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  16. someone777

    someone777 Notebook Evangelist

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    Well duh: malaysia :p
    I our computers come in a box that says: made in malaysia. lol
    I am guessing vostro 1700 is always late... don't see them.. ill just go with vostro 1500. they are same.
     
    someone777, Mar 31, 2008
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  17. onizukaeikichi

    onizukaeikichi Notebook Guru

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    onizukaeikichi, Apr 1, 2008
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