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 Dell Studio 15 Fans Club V4., Now with ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470

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post Mar 19 2010, 05:38 PM

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QUOTE(Grimm @ Mar 17 2010, 09:08 PM)
Hmm... even though this is a new lappie, it does get laggish/sluggish after I leave it on or idle for lets say a day....

Then I'll have to restart/reboot it to make it run naturally again. This has happened even to my previous desktops and laptops. Is this normal? And can anyone give me a clear explanation on this? wink.gif

Thanks!
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Well Grimm, it depends on what is the application or program that you running. If you have a software running in the background such as Thunder/Flashget/BitComet, it will contribute to the sluggishness. If you really just let it there and no software running, it should have no problem, one main reason I could think for the sluggishness is the heat on the HDD.

My machine get sluggish whenever the HDD is heated, I normally DL+Gaming so the HDD and Ram bay is really hot as I not using any cooler.

QUOTE(nitevision92 @ Mar 18 2010, 06:12 PM)
Hey all,
Got a question similar to XiuKeong's...
Dell Studio 15 (i5, 6GB RAM, HD 5470)- is the Studio 15 chassis capable of handling the heat generated by these parts effectively?
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The chassis is capable to handle the heat, if not Dell will never take the risk to release the model. That spec won't generate that much of heat for a new machine, to maintain it in the long run, better invest in a good laptop cooler.
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post Mar 20 2010, 02:10 PM

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QUOTE(Grimm @ Mar 20 2010, 09:09 AM)
Thanks for the explanation mate. Well, the thing is, I close all applications usually.

Previous experience :

Dell Inspiron 1420

First year was ok - played wc3 on net servers, mozilla, msn all running
Second year - started heating up a bit, even when not gaming. Finally it heated up like fark until mobo GG. Dell technician replaced it for me FOC.
Third year - the problems started coming again - heat like like crazy when watching some movie/show after 1 hour. then have to restart lappie.

It was stolen from my house during CNY

Now i'm having this new dell studio 1557. Its supposed to be so powerful with the i7 and all that. I thought I would never face this heating problem again.

But 2 or 3 days ago it was damn hot, everything was lagging (i left it on for 1-2 days). Only stuff that was running was mozilla, and msn.

Bleh... so restarted. Till now, no problems... but I'm always puzzled by this heating up and everything starting to lag issue.

btw, there are dozens and dozens of unknown shit running in the background la. I only know the biggest contributors are mozilla firefox and msn (and acrobat reader if i'm on it). The rest are all windows stuff, webcam stuff, and unknown processes like Toaster.exe and wlcomm.exe and wltray.exe dwm.exe @_@
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Wow, my previous machine is Inspiron 1420 and the GC went kaput as well laugh.gif and it got stolen too! Damn, seems like that machine is cursed.

Heating problem is common in every laptop as the cooling system in laptop is not THAT good although some vendor claimed that they have the best cooling solution. Do you have laptop cooler? I would suggest you to get one as you running on an i7 which can produce a lot of heat and it might hurt your laptop in long run.

One solution to get rid of those unnecessary background software is by clean format your laptop. I don't know whether you did the formatting when you got the laptop but I certainly did that to every new laptop. The factory setting have few useless and unnecessary software running and it might contribute to the sluggishness.

Btw, you can google the unknown process and you can manually close it. Toaster.exe is the plugin for WinAmp so I guess that is your media player right? Mozilla is famous for Ram sucker but it wont contribute to the sluggishness. I suspect is Windows Defender which is a pain in the ass. Once it start scanning, my laptop going to be sluggish.

This post has been edited by rayz1031: Mar 20 2010, 02:11 PM
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post Mar 20 2010, 04:39 PM

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QUOTE(ckming21 @ Mar 20 2010, 02:53 PM)
Best setting under voltages for studio 15 processor T8600 ?

Anyone can share with me ?
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Under voltage, hmmm...not my cup of tea. Too technical and not worth the fuss unless you really willing to invest your time doing it. Try to check back the conversation that few forumers had many pages back, they discussed bout under voltage thingy.

QUOTE(Grimm @ Mar 20 2010, 03:10 PM)
Yah man! That machine's cursed lol. I got it in July 2007. It cost me 4k man... i selected the highest specs. At that time, 2gb ram and a 512 ati radeon was GODLY xD

My cooling fan was stolen together with the laptop. Wtf right. Even my razer mouse. Dang it!! I had to get a new razer.... damn shitty lo.

Any good cooling fan suggestions? My previous one was a cheapo plastic one with 3 fans and blue LED lights that glowed - giving a cool lighting effect underneath the laptop. I am seeing a lot of black/grey types that are kinda like boxed up in plastic/aluminium frames and... idk how to describe it lol

Okay anyway, how do you check the temperature of your dell? I saw some people posted theirs on page 9/10 but idk how to do it ;D
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Urgh, your machine damn expensive yo..mine is around 3k and that time my gpu is nVidia 8400gs, that is the reason it when kaput laugh.gif

Cooling fan? I would suggest Cooler Master Infinite and X2. Maybe this the model that you describing.

You can check the temperature using software such as Everest or SpeedFan. There is some other software but you need to research it.
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post Mar 21 2010, 03:28 PM

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QUOTE(♥ianTEY♥ @ Mar 21 2010, 02:27 PM)
im still using my studio 1555 since June 09, still works perfectly. my fren use stress test on it. reach 82 degree celcius highest.

he say its still very high. now i using kap chai cooler pad, those rm20 ones. gonna get a cooler master soon.
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82'c?? Now thats really high.

I personally don't have any cooler, I just took few cube or lil box to lift up my laptop and thats it. It gets seriously hot if I just put it on the table without anything lifting it up as the table surface blocking the air ventilation from the laptop. I played PES10 on my bed last night but I put 3 boxes to lift up my laptop. 2 at the upper part, one below and my laptop is not that hot compared when I just put it on the table.
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post Mar 24 2010, 03:56 PM

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QUOTE(Grimm @ Mar 23 2010, 08:01 PM)
My 1557 is having 2x2GB of DDR3, bought on Feb 20th

So, yes. wink.gif

Added on March 23, 2010, 8:02 pmBtw, any ideas where to get a mastercooler pad in Australia?

Just wanna complete the set, since i have my razer mouse.
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Well, Cooler Master is a worldwide brand, you can just grab it through ebay, easier.
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post Mar 29 2010, 08:18 PM

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QUOTE(phelix @ Mar 27 2010, 11:25 PM)
just bought a backlit keyboard from aliexpress to replace my missing tab key... my lappy already out of warranty so trying replace myself...
anyone tried to replace keyboard before?
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Hi mate wave.gif Long time no see. How much you bought the backlid keyboard? can share the price here? Tempted to change mine too.

QUOTE(nazman @ Mar 28 2010, 01:20 AM)
install the latest gc driver..but got some error message..

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Which version of driver? 10.3?

QUOTE(gsfeng @ Mar 28 2010, 05:50 PM)
Hmm... None of the studio owner got its battery replaced before? Any 1537 owner please share with me if there is any 3rd party battery that can be used, thanks.
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Hey, I'm currently using S1537 but I never change my battery before. Have you consider changing the battery INSIDE the laptop battery instead of directly buying a new one? I saw some seller offer that service in garage sales, you maybe can go there and survey it.
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QUOTE(faiz2036 @ Apr 6 2010, 10:07 AM)
can help me how to format this notebook.. urgent.. :|
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Any experience in formatting laptop? Please make sure you have the windows disc and driver disc with you before you start formatting.

Basically formatting laptop is quite simple. Insert the windows disc and reboot your laptop. When the bios is loading, press F12 or F8 to enter boot option. From there, press boot from DVD rom and basically it is straight forward from there. After that you will come to the option of choosing which partition that you wish to install the windows. Normally the first partition is the partition to install the windows. You must format the partition before you install the windows there. After this the process is just straight forward.

Once the windows is installed, insert the driver disc and start installing the required driver. There is few unnecessary software in the driver disc so you don't need to install it all. Just install important driver such as display, mmc slot reader and etc.

Basically this is the simple, very very simple guide. I don't know you will lost or not. Make sure you know someone who can help you when you lost during formatting. Try at your own risk and back up all your files before formatting.
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Just cancel your order and proceed with Vostro. It won't cost you anything to cancel the order but expect the shipping of Vostro to be later .

If the Vostro you interested is running on nVidia8600Gt, I would suggest you to stick with Studio 15.

@Grimm: that cooler is cun cun for 15' laptop. Lucky that you get the 4 port instead of 3 port usb since you got so many things to run with usb.

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QUOTE(nothing_nth @ Apr 25 2010, 04:34 PM)
I think...tis is the 4th time i ask for solution...
How to close the touch pad icon_question.gif...its very annoying...when i was typing ...
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Just open the Alps touchpad control and disable it. You can found it at Programs Files.

QUOTE(carsonoel @ Apr 26 2010, 02:59 PM)
hey all, what laptop cooler would you guys recommend for studio1555 ? I currently have my eyes between notepal infinite & zalman zm-nc2000
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If you got the extra cash, go for Zalman nc2k. If got limited budget, Infinite will do the job.

QUOTE(phoniex_pog @ Apr 27 2010, 10:38 PM)
anyone used window 7 32 bit???
where can i get the driver??
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Did Dell sent you any driver disc when you purchase it? All the driver is inside.

If not, go to Dell website and download it.


One question to all Dell user, when you bought your Studio with Window 7, did they send you any Windows 7 disc???
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QUOTE(tps18489 @ Apr 29 2010, 12:43 AM)
Hello. May I know where I can get a keyboard skin for Dell Studio 15? Is it available in most of the places that sell keyboard skins? smile.gif
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You mean the piece of rubber that cover the keyboard surface? Well, you can get that in any pc shops, its a small acc, they should have it.

QUOTE(eternity4av @ Apr 29 2010, 07:17 AM)
if i not mistaken, i heard someone managed to change the backlit keyboard, i was wondering is it possible for me to change my dell xps m1530 keyboard to this?
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Did xps m1530 came with backlid keyboard at first? If not, I doubt the backlid keyboard will fit or even works on xps.

Still nobody can enlighten me with the Win 7 question?

Edited: double post.

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It's been awhile since I drop by here, thanks to Lee for answering all the inquiries here, you deserve the green tag thumbup.gif

QUOTE(terrence0488 @ Aug 3 2010, 01:56 AM)
well...mine is stil very alive here!!
last few weeks i realized tat the GPU is hot like hell...so i decided to open up the whole laptop jus to clean the fan!!o.o
guess what!!...ther was a bunch of dust and hair like things stuck at the heatsink and block the airflow!!!
after the cleaning and put it back in shape!! amazingly, the gpu temp is almos 10C colder after testing it with NFS Undercover,
and now i can feel the fan blowing like when it was new out of box!!^^happy......
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I need to clear mine too, I wont be surprise with what I can found when I open up the laptop. Oh ya, the screw driver that you used to open the bottom cover, is it the size that commonly found in any precision tool box out there? I'm buying one soon, just to operate my S15 laugh.gif
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