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john_jay2
V2 V2 already .. plz keep supporting BENQ S41 Fans Club ^ ^
I am the RJ ( room jockey ) john_jay2 here ^ ^ haha ...


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BENQ S41 ( Ver 2.0 )

FYI , Malaysia New Model will be S41-H

T7500 , 2.2GHz , 4MB L2 Cache , 800 MHz
1GB DDR2 , 160GB HDD , Vista Home Premium
other will remain the same ..

Recommended Selling Price is RM 4499.00 ^ ^


BENQ S41 USER
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BENQ S41-H USER
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BENQ S41-E34 USER
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Game Tested By S41 USER ^ ^
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Drivers for win xp, some supports Vista too:
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selinix
Weeee version 2 ...... and i am dy first ! muahaha
wai lem
After update the graphic driver, sometimes on the laptop will got the blank screen.But manually off the laptop and restart by press and hold the power button, on it again then the screen work again.Do ur guy face it b4?
selinix
QUOTE(wai lem @ Feb 14 2008, 01:41 PM)
After update the graphic driver, sometimes on the laptop will got the blank screen.But manually off the laptop and restart by press and hold the power button, on it again then the screen work again.Do ur guy face it b4?
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Perhaps the graphic driver problem ??

I only update once and it is working fine all the time .. so i don't want to update any further ..
Jeffery
yaya ! Congrat to s41 and it's owners ^^ happy valentine's day guys! I'll be uploading some info to john asap (been talking this long time ago but no action... lol)
nicks
yeahhhh V2 babeh! bro, buy 2gb x 2 from u can get cheaper? want to go this saturday!
hizperion
hello i'm new here! icon_question.gif
Jeffery
sigh my s41 juz kena virus because i used IE to surf.... luckily i mange to remove all the virus manually and recover back the previous status myself.... if not have to format hdd.... but now i still scared scared transferring my info over the internet...
Joelles
Wah....V2 liao....can't resist to drop a line or 2 here also. smile.gif
Choongster
S41-H user here.. add to list
nicks
any1 successful updated their BenQ s41 BIOS to 1.10? please comment here.
wai lem
I already update my s41 bios to 1.10 quite long time, using the vista home premium version.But not feel any different, haha.........


Added on February 15, 2008, 9:38 am
QUOTE(selinix @ Feb 14 2008, 02:57 PM)
Perhaps the graphic driver problem ??

I only update once and it is working fine all the time .. so i don't want to update any further ..
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Bcos see from the internet have the latest driver come out,and based on the review of the ppl use it b4 will improve the performance of the display.Try few version also having tis problem, but not happened very frequently. Jusr 1 or 2 week 1 time like that
john_jay2
QUOTE(nicks @ Feb 14 2008, 05:38 PM)
yeahhhh V2 babeh! bro, buy 2gb x 2 from u can get cheaper? want to go this saturday!
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better dont buy 1st . coz now raise price already ... better wait for next week ^ ^


Added on February 15, 2008, 11:08 am
QUOTE(hizperion @ Feb 14 2008, 06:56 PM)
hello i'm new here! icon_question.gif
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welcome to the club ^ ^


Added on February 15, 2008, 11:11 am
QUOTE(Choongster @ Feb 14 2008, 10:22 PM)
S41-H user here.. add to list
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been added to the list ...
plz always come here to chat ^ ^
Embrangle
hello.. i am a benq s41 user as well.

Can i know what temperature you guys have while idle and playing games like COD4 or Dota? CAuse i feel hot hot all over the laptop.

Mine
idle :56 c
Games : 70 c
with cooling pad but not air con rom
selinix
QUOTE(Embrangle @ Feb 15 2008, 05:09 PM)
hello.. i am a benq s41 user as well.

Can i know what temperature you guys have while idle and playing games like COD4 or Dota? CAuse i feel hot hot all over the laptop.

Mine
idle  :56 c
Games : 70 c
with cooling pad but not air con rom
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playing Dota is ok for me .. i feel warm .. no cooling pad but in air cond room...

Sometimes play some high end graphics game for some time the temperature will reach 70.. without cooling pad and air cond on..
nicks
hehe.. been playing halo 2 in xp. same temperature with u.
arthurlim89
hello , i am new user benQ s41.
2.0 mhz is wat model , i dont know la ^^ , but add me in this club o
i update my driver to 169.09 le, then that mean i overclock my gc le?
selinix
QUOTE(arthurlim89 @ Feb 15 2008, 07:51 PM)
hello , i am new user benQ s41.
2.0 mhz is wat model , i dont know la ^^ , but add me in this club o
i update my driver to 169.09 le, then that mean i overclock my gc le?
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hehe.. no 2.0mhz model .. 2.0ghz only haha ..

C2D 2.0 is S41H...

Ermm .. nopz that just updating the driver not overclocking..
menmissed
wow.... v2 dy.. congrat!!!!!!!
keep going on !!
Joelles
QUOTE(selinix @ Feb 15 2008, 08:25 PM)
hehe.. no 2.0mhz model .. 2.0ghz only haha ..

C2D 2.0 is S41H...

Ermm .. nopz that just updating the driver not overclocking..
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Huh? S41H is C2D T7250 or T7300? Both are 2.0Ghz rite?
john_jay2
QUOTE(menmissed @ Feb 15 2008, 10:02 PM)
wow.... v2 dy.. congrat!!!!!!!
keep going on !!
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plz always come to support us ^ ^ haha
nicks
John i will pay a visit to ur shop today. long time no c u. haha laugh.gif
Aoshi_88
STALKER!!11!!!ONE! John, you gonna get buttseckzed tonite.
nicks
hoho, another user reporting? smile.gif
john_jay2
QUOTE(Aoshi_88 @ Feb 16 2008, 08:26 AM)
STALKER!!11!!!ONE! John, you gonna get buttseckzed tonite.
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no ....
how r u bro ??
hizperion
and how's your 'baby' brows.gif
nicks
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i can play with medium settings (fraps show 25fps-30fps) and high settings (15fps-25fps). maybe u need to edit it smile.gif
arthurlim89
then how is overclock o ?
Jeffery
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i can play with medium settings (fraps show 25fps-30fps) and high settings (15fps-25fps). maybe u need to edit it smile.gif
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lol... mayb i shud put it as crysis demo. Coz i didnt try the actual version, plus, I try it wif the default graphic driver. Enjoy ur crysis then ^^.

And... arthurlim89, i dun think OC makes any diff in Crysis.
nicks
i`m not overclocking my graphic card. yes with stock driver, crysis can run 800x600 2x anti aliasing with all settings set to medium. u can play. its really impressive i have to say.

btw, halo 2 with 1024 x 768 high setting can get 25-35 fps while medium can reach 40+ fps. good game!

guys i wanna share something. exactly i googled around, got 1 forum saying 3gb RAM (2gb + 1gb) can boost up to 20% performance, and yet can pawn NVidia 8600M GT with 2gb RAM easily.

btw, i`m using 3gb RAM now. and yes b4 this, 1gb RAM i cant even play Halo2 or crysis. i try benchmark with 2gb RAM only (take out 1gb), for Halo2 fps decrease around 5~8 fps and crysis lagging like hell.

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john_jay2
NICKS , u nv over clock ar ?
nicks
YA I NEVER OVERCLOCK!! laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif

hehe sry John use capital plak. hahahaa yes it is true i never OC my lappy.
wayne84
Hello guys, Isit worth to buy the S41-E34 spec?what is the price now at lowyat???
nicks
dude, u can always read of V1 thread. do read and research. if i also wondering to buy this benQ s41 for my young brother smile.gif
Jeffery
lol congrat nick, perhaps i need to try again wif crysis haha
john_jay2
QUOTE(Jeffery @ Feb 18 2008, 08:43 AM)
lol congrat nick, perhaps i need to try again wif crysis haha
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jeff got oc ar ??
nicks
QUOTE(Jeffery @ Feb 18 2008, 08:43 AM)
lol congrat nick, perhaps i need to try again wif crysis haha
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Jeff,

U definitely need to try this game drool.gif really impressive i must say icon_idea.gif

this baby really awesome! rclxms.gif
Jeffery
QUOTE(john_jay2 @ Feb 18 2008, 04:02 PM)
jeff got oc ar ??
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i was like the first one in this thread OC s41. Actually u can tell ur customer oso, s41 is very overclockable since it has much stability and better cool system then many branded and non branded notebook in the market.

Imagine GPU can OC from 500mhz core, 700mhz memory to 600 mhz core, 900mhz memory. And wif DDR2 533mhz ram, it able to oc from 1.8ghz to 2.5ghz... without using a cooling pad. There are almost no any other model able to do tis especially in this price range. Even high end models like HP Pavilion facing heat issue. biggrin.gif
arthurlim89
or can anyone post how to overclock my s41?

i have ask ppl be4 this , he call me download ntune, then set core as 600mhz and memory as 900mhz.

is that call overclock?

thx
Choongster
I got a question. Does your S41 monitor turn off by itself if you close your lid?

*unchecked sleep/hibernate on clsoed lid*

while i leave my laptop for downloading, i close my lid but my laptop monitor is still on.

john_jay2
QUOTE(Jeffery @ Feb 18 2008, 07:58 PM)
i was like the first one in this thread OC s41. Actually u can tell ur customer oso, s41 is very overclockable since it has much stability and better cool system then many branded and non branded notebook in the market.

Imagine GPU can OC from 500mhz core, 700mhz memory to 600 mhz core, 900mhz memory. And wif DDR2 533mhz ram, it able to oc from 1.8ghz to 2.5ghz... without using a cooling pad. There are almost no any other model able to do tis especially in this price range. Even high end models like HP Pavilion facing heat issue.  biggrin.gif
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how to oc ??
Jeffery
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or can anyone post how to overclock my s41?

i have ask ppl be4 this , he call me download ntune, then set core as 600mhz and memory as 900mhz.

is that call overclock?

thx


Computer's speed is determine by the frequency and those frequency is called clock speed. For example, if ur speed is 1000mhz, by using any method which allows ur speed exceed 1000mhz, let say to 1200mhz, means u oledi overclocked the speed. Anything that makes u exceed the manufacturer clock speed is called overclock.

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how to oc ??


funny when john asked this question. I'm not sure how detail u asking but for laptop, we normally do softmod, means overclock by using software.

For GPU overclock, download and install the latest GPU driver (recommended 169.09) from laptop2go. Then download ntune and download ntune from nvidia.com. After installing ntune, go nvidia control panel, select performance and start tuning ur gpu core and memory clock speed. The best we tried is getting core speed from 500mhz to 600mhz, and memory speed from 700mhz to 900mhz. You should expect a significant difference in 3dmark.

For CPU overclock, download setfsb from http://www13.plala.or.jp/setfsb/ , Opening the program, at the Clock Generator part, select ICS9LPR363DGLF (s41 motherboard model, same as ASUS G1S/F3SV/F8SV), then press get fsb. Then drag the bar making ur fsb 200mhz to 220mhz. And press set fsb.

**Do you know?**
CPU clock speed is determine by FSB (Font Side Bus) according to the cpu multiplier, in this case s41 (First batch) default fsb and multiplier are 200mhz and 9x, therefore clock speed will be at 1800mhz. While s41 with T7250 has 200mhz fsb and 10x multiplier, there therefore it's 2000mhz clock speed. Pls do not ask me why s41 and many other notebook stated 800mhz fsb, the fsb shown in the fliers and brochures is telling we all that the motherboard supports ram speed that is 800mhz and below which is different story to the CPU FSB. However, bus speed determine how fast each component in the chipset able to transfer data among them. **Don't ask me to reference, it's my own general knowledge.

Continue wif CPU overclocking, by dragging the bar, we able to control the speed of fsb. For example, I told u guys to drag it from 200mhz to 220mhz, which makes the cpu fsb at 220mhz multiply by 9, which is around 1980mhz, somewhere near 2.0ghz. And you have overclocked ur CPU.

**Again, why 20mhz fsb and not more? In order to overclock s41 beyond 220mhz fsb, u need certain skill, knowledge and modification. Because you need to modify your RAM speed from 667mhz to 533mhz by using SPDTOOL. By changing the latency, 1.8ghz s41, able to clock at 2.5ghz. (However, i dunno how to use SPDTOOL and it's dangerous when u have no idea of wat u're doing)

Does Overclock makes diff? Yes and no. Yes to GPU OC, it's crucial for graphic demanding games like need for speed, bioshock but i dun c crysis will help. For CPU OC, for stable version only increases ur CPU speed around 200mhz. I dun c any diff if it's 200mhz.

So u guys have any question?
nicks
Jeff, nice info there!

btw, do u even know there got 3rd party of BIOS (modded BIOS). I wonder got for S41. smile.gif
Carby
Hi is it posibble to upgrade S41 ram go 6gb?
hizperion
i think max is 4gb right? unsure.gif


thanks for the overclocking info. i never overclock before. biggrin.gif


TS, put the useful links in first post please. especially links for the drivers.
john_jay2
QUOTE(hizperion @ Feb 19 2008, 02:03 PM)
i think max is 4gb right? unsure.gif
thanks for the overclocking info. i never overclock before. biggrin.gif
TS, put the useful links in first post please. especially links for the drivers.
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alrite .. try to make it asap ...
Jeffery
QUOTE(Carby @ Feb 19 2008, 01:07 PM)
Hi is it posibble to upgrade S41 ram go 6gb?
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hard abit wor... now market only sell 2gb ram, max for s41 is 4gb only lo.... Somemore, winxp and vista 32bit only support 3gb ram, even if u put 4gb inside.

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Jeff, nice info there!

btw, do u even know there got 3rd party of BIOS (modded BIOS). I wonder got for S41. smile.gif


thx. I dunno whether there is coz the taiwan s41 community doesn't mention it b4 biggrin.gif


Added on February 19, 2008, 5:25 pmHere's some useful link for john and all members,

Drivers for win xp, some supports Vista too:

Graphic drivers - http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers

Intel 965 Chipset driver - Click here

Realtek driver (audio driver) - click here

Gigabit Network Card driver - http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDispl...o?dId=175&pId=3

Wireless Network Card - click here

Bluetooth Driver for win xp - click here

Tuning and Overclocking:


SetFSB (CPU Overclock) - http://www13.plala.or.jp/setfsb/

Nvidia nTune (GPU Overclock) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/ntune_5.05.54.00.html

Benchmarking and Sys info:
3Dmarks:
06 - http://www.futuremark.com/download/3dmark06
05 - http://www.futuremark.com/download/3dmark05
03 - http://www.futuremark.com/download/3dmark03
01 SE - http://www.futuremark.com/download/3dmark2001

Fraps (Display frame per second (fps) during gaming, and all 3d environment sometimes video too) - http://www.fraps.com/download.php

CPUZ (Check your system technical spec) - http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

GPUZ (Check your graphic engine technical spec, something like CPUZ but emphasized on GPU) - http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/979/T...U-Z_v0.1.7.html

Coretemp (Check your CPU temperature) provided by Selinix - http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/CoreTemp.zip
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S41 known bugs, (Pls help me on this)

1. Warcraft 3 Frozen throne (Dota) -
Problem: Blue screen during gameplay.
Cause: Audio driver.
Solution: Change sound setting to dolby surround in game option.

2. LCD Screen-
Problem: When s41 idle for certain amount of time, the LCD backlight will turned off and can't be turn on again.
Cause: Unknown.
Solution: Hibernate it or force shutdown. Alternative solution, set lcd never turn off in power management.

3. DVD-ROM-
Problem: Too sensitive, most of the DVD can't be read.
Cause: Sucky DVD drive manufacturer
Solution: Change a new one doh.gif
wayne84
Where can i download the full driver for S41-H for window XP??include chipset,modem,wireless,sound,webcam,grapic card n so on pls???
nicks
Refer Jeff post dude.


Added on February 19, 2008, 8:09 pmHere my 3DMark2005 benchmark.

user posted image


Later i post benchmark from 3DMark2006
Joelles
QUOTE(wayne84 @ Feb 19 2008, 07:04 PM)
Where can i download the full driver for S41-H for window XP??include chipset,modem,wireless,sound,webcam,grapic card n so on pls???
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You should refer back the old post as this has been posted so many times, anyway since we're S41 brothers and sista's, go to this link:
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