hi guys,i want to know how to restart our laptop manually?
it seems we push the 'reset' button for desktop....

guys, will the M1530 be using mountviena platform?

hmm....i thought i was the only having the problem....i am probably going to call dell tommorow....they told me no parts for my ethernet card last week until this week also didnt call me back....wtf man.......my ethernet card rosak not got to rely on wireless card to game and the ping suck ass
ps: no need to wait for montevina or whatever platform...want to buy just buy....performance wont be much difference since the graphics card is only 8600gt....even with the best of the best processor...u wont utilise the full power of the processor anyways

Restart manually? Just press the power button for more than 5 secs until the machine is turned off, then turn it on again..

helo..
how can i insert my memory stick in the card reader?
seems it doesnt fit it..

Montevina or Centrino 2 has been delayed to 14 Jul

So the ones Dell are selling now definitely not using Montevina platform.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/691537/+220#

ermm can we take out our battery and just depend on the power cable only?
will this extend my battery's life span?

I think is OK to leave your battery there while using power directly from power adapter. This is because the battery is in idle when your battery is fully charged. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Heat will reduce the battery lifespan. It happened to my Inspiron 5150, I very seldom use the battery, but the battery is always attached to teh computer. Guess what, within a year, the battery lifespan reduced from 2 hrs to less than 1 hr...
I'm still attaching my battery to my M1530 though... cuz removing it will render the laptop unbalance, and I don't really plan to carry something to balance it, since I'm bringing this laptop around...
Anyways, if my memory doesn't fail me, there is some research published on the internet that says heat is detrimental to Li-OH batteries. And overheating of Inspiron 5150 was a known issue.

totally agree
battery life will shorten if continuous charging
even though fully charged but power still flows through the battery so will also damage the battery
my house mate laptop kene before

(correct me if i am wrong)

correct..its inadvisable to kekalkan the battery when u are using the power supply..its better for u to take out the battery when ur using the power supply for a very long time..

if u do use the power supply with the battery, then the battery may become hotter..

guys, i'm having prob with my 1530 d...it couldn't not boot into vista not matter normal or safe mode.
Before that i was still using it without any problem. It just stuck during the loading screen where the loading bar is moving and doesn't do anything. I can hear some sound from the HDD.
So i think mayb the HDD (Toshiba) is faulty. However, i had dual boot vista and OSX, i am able to boot into OSX without any problem...what should i do now?? I need to move some files in the windows partition to my external HDD...
(P/S: if i call dell for replacement of HDD, will they be able to copy my files back from the old HDD on the spot??)

in the meantime, i will use the check disk utility in the vista installation CD....

BTW, is the 1530 capable of booting from USB drive??

Maybe you can try running dell Diagnostics (press f12 at dell logo when just started)?

i heard tat dell is having a road show at melaka mall... so do u think they will offer some nice package?

hi guys, do u all facing any prob with matlab 7.0 in vista ?

previously, i'm doin my projects matlab in window xp in desktop.

now,i plan to switch it to my new lappy xps1530 to continue. can vista can read the old file or i need to format to xp 1st ?

any helps is trully appreciate .

guys , i heard some bZ..bz...Bzzz...Bzzz..bz sound coming out at left bottom corner from my XPS M1530 lappy = ='' what is it happening . [ Everything still running good ]

i think i'm gonna call dell and request for HDD replacement...any ideas what should i tell them? lol
my lappie is unable to boot into the main partition of vista...it gets stuck during loading screen with the noise coming out from the HDD

just tell them u cant boot to vista....i am sure they will replace it for u

hey guys .. i want to ask what sound driver are you using?

I think thats good enough to ask for a replacement hard disk.

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Added on June 12, 2008, 12:23 pm

It's the HDD making noise.

I guess it's ok.

Matlab has a problem with Vista: only Release R2007a supports Windows Vista.

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions...lution=1-36TXZP

Possible solution:
http://8help.osu.edu/3546.html

A blogger reports on the problem (some good notes):
http://www.jamescassell.com/2007/10/matlab...with-vista.html

If you are stuck, maybe you can install an OS virtual machine (VMWare or VirtualBox) and install MATLAB under Windows XP guest OS system.

I think the person on the phone would teach you how to format your laptop before sending any replacements.

how to check whether my fan still running? because it become hotter n hotter now, last time not like tat 1 >.<

Well, just listen for the fan sound in a quiet environment, execute some processor demanding activities to make the fan run, or you can just download temperature ad fan monitoring softwares like SpeedFan to check the speed of your fan, or just turn the fan to maximum speed to listen or feel for the turbulent air.

Sometimes, even when the fan is running at max rate, you won't feel much of the air coming out, that's because your ventilation chamber is blocked. You'll have to remove the fan unit to clean it. It really helps, done it on my old laptops.

Anyways, where is the heat? if it is at the left palm rest, then the fan doesn't actually help much, cuz I don't think the hard disk heat is coducted well to the heat sink.

hi guys,if i wan 2 upgrade the ram/harddisk of my laptop,i must contact dell for upgrading the parts?
or can i bring my laptop to lowyat/other computer shop to ask the computer technical to upgrade the parts?will it affect the warranty of my laptop?

well, it's very easy to do the RAM or HDD upgrade by yourself.
if you ask the shop to do it for you maybe they will charge more or scratch your laptop.

you can refer the M1530 Service Manual

what i understand, the warranty should be no problem as long as you keep to original parts.
Dell dont put seal stickers on the laptop parts

Here is what I have from an email reply from a Dell Customer Care Specialist after enquiring about this issue few months ago:

"Kindly be informed that if the RAM and wireless card are from a third party, any installation done that causes the system to crash will render the warranty void. If the items are purchased from Dell, then we would need to carry out some investigation to determine the root cause.

It is most advisable to get the parts plus installation from Dell in order not to void the warranty coverage."

Me: "So, what if in any case it is clear that the system's fault is not due to installation of new RAM? e.g. the motherboard burns because of physical damage to the adapter (experienced this once)? Or hard disk fault? Or any physical damage due to carelessness for complete cover?"


"If the fault is not due to installation then your system will be covered under the warranty package that you currently have. "

thanks lot. ur info really help me to forecast the prob b4 installation.

cheer guys!

yesterday dell technican came to my place to replace my motherboard,lcd and palmrest because i complained about whining sound coming out from the laptop,dead pixels on my lcd and the touchpad seems to be not sensitive....after fixing up...the whining sound still there....they say they will replace the fan...and now my graphic card seems to have a sudden drop of frame rates in games.....called them and they say they will check on it when they replace the fan .....i am pretty sure after replacing the fan the whine will still be there....gonna ask for a replacement if they cant fix it

I am not sure whether it's the same or not, for my old inspiron 8600, the whinning noise seems to come from the display card, more obvious if it's on battery. But of course, for your case, ask them to replace lar, pointless to do so much replacement.

i notice that my screen is particurlarly grainy also....i ask him for an LG lcd screen but he say its out of his control and he cant do anything about it....and now the place near the dell logo under the lcd screen theres a gap....anyone have that? anyways he say that the whining sound is industry standard...everyone will have that..do u guys have it? damn....if the whine is not fixed i am gonna call the customer care manager for replacement unit...the xps guys are persistent to change the parts ...i think u are right....its from the graphic card...going to ask them to check on it on monday when they come

did the tech guy replaced your CPU? btw what is your CPU type?
maybe you can ask for the new Penryn processor.

whinning sound was a problem for M1330 with Merom processor.

nope he didnt replace the cpu.....my cpu is T7250 core2duo 2.0GHZ.....he claims its normal...but i dont hear any other xps m1530 owners having the whining sound....btw about the lcd....they say they will take whatever in the inventory and replace it for us...u cant ask for a specific lcd brand...i am assuming most of it is samsung...he say he will ask the engineer to come and see my screen condition and also will bring a new lcd along....anyways even if he says the whine is normal...if my whine is not fixed....i will call straight to the customer care manager and ask for replacement....no use talking to them...i tell them about my graphic card performance getting worst than before and he ask me how do i define slow....he sounds so rude

i also had bad experience with Dell Technical Support. some are very helpful and some are very langsi one.

i think they should at least try to replace the CPU and see what happen.

is the LCD quality is worse than the original one? i think we cannot do anything with the grainy screen issue.
only one manufacturer with the same spec screen

about your graphic card, what driver are you using? some driver tends to underclock your GPU while play games.
remember to set your power setting to “High Performance”

yea true.....this is the first time talking to such person in dell....the technician that came that day claims the sound its from the fan so on monday they might be replacing the fan....the grain on the lcd is more or less the same with my original one...so he is going to bring a new lcd on monday.....i hope its not the same brand...i am using 169.28 and encountered no problems until the technician came to replace my mobo then the frame rate starts to drop to 20fps and sometimes lower in outdoor environment in WoW and COD4 ...could it be some cables he forgot to plug back? i tried reinstalling my graphic driver but still the same

oh noes, now wat, my 1530 is making some noise like water pipe leaking on the left side of the keyboard!!??

anyone encounter this problem?

how old is your laptop?....ask them for a replacement only...by the way from what i searched from the web...the graphic card in the xps is integrated to the mobo....could it be they replace a refurbish mobo for me and now my graphic card is screwed?

mine is 1 week-old i really dont feel like asking them to open my lappy...

dont worry.....call xps technical support and request for a replacement....i am sure they will replace it

later open the case ady, forgot to plug in the cable....etc, i hate troubles

maybe your HDD?

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Added on June 14, 2008, 6:54 pm
yep, the GPU is intergrated on the mobo. maybe the way to make M1530 slimmer.
if Dell send you refurbish parts, it will have "refurbish' sticker on the packaging.

dunno, where is the hdd located at btw? and my safely remove hardware is missing too xD so heartache....

need help !! how come the TV-Out is not working with XPS M1530 ??? what should i do ??

the HDD is below the "red circle" palmrest

1. LCD graincy is not the hardware failure standard, what only can said you're lucky. If you're not satisfied just call dell customer care about quality. dell technical support just follow the standard rules, only replace if hardware fault only, cant blame them too wat.... in our order, also did not specfic brand of screen also.

2. there is no cable that let the technician to forgot plug back, you know why??? graphics card are integrated in the motherboard although is NVIDIA card. 1 part only.

3. Don't mislead others to ask for replacement before there is no hardware failure to justified. may call dell tech support for further clarify.

4. Again, if not satisfied with new product within 15days then may ask for refund/whole replacement unit. if more than 15days, then only can request on-site service. REMINDER: only applied for buy direct from Dell, not for retailer unit.

oh sorry do u by any chance work for dell? if u seen other forums,dell have accepted the request to replace their lcd which is grainy.for the graphic card part it is already cleared up by hrd.what u mean mislead? if there is a problem u have the right to ask for replacement,not everybody want their laptop to be strip apart and u know some of the idiot technician will end up scratching ur laptop when opening it up.where did u get that info about replacement? i got a replacement even after the 15 days has passed.If they cant fix they have to replace it

of course dell will still replace whole unit for you if they cant fix your issue and more than 3 major parts replaced within a week.

I suggest you make a complaint to dell if the on-site technician are not professional and handled your computer not with care.
XPS should have premier Support, call dell to inform the idiot technician scratching your system when tear down your notebook.

well the technician never scratch it but it was knocked on my table when he was lifting my laptop from the table,i dont know if that has any impact on my laptop itself and i suspect the motherboard is faulty,never see any refurbish on top of the packaging,not sure about the bottom of the packaging though,i dont want to end up with a dead mobo.my gaming performance since to have dropped quite a lot after the replacement,even before replacement it already has problems in games sometimes it would just lag for a split second like some owners in here mentioned but i just ignored it anyway,i have sent an email to the customer care manager that handled my 1st replacement,i wrote clearly in the email that i would want to request a replacement if they cant fix my problem during the next on site service,this is frustrating for me because i only have 1 year warranty,if anything happens after 1 year i am seriously screwed

you may take some time to run full dell 32bts diagnostic test on motherboard and video by booting from driver cd.