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post Oct 15 2009, 05:28 AM, updated 16y ago

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DELL Studio XPS™ 13 & 16 Notebooks [V1]

Dell Studio XPS 13 Notebook (S510118MY) [Click here to start your customization]

Available options for customization

Processors
Up to Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor P9600 (2.66GHz/ 1066 FSB/ 6MB Cache)

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic

Memory
Up to 4GB 1067MHz DDR3 SDRAM2
Up to 8GB 1067MHz DDR3 SDRAM2 for 64-bit Operating Systems

Chipset
NVIDIA® GeForce® MCP79MX

Graphics
Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 9400M graphics
256MB3 NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M-GE with Hybrid SLI® Technology

LCD Display
Edge-to-edge Glossy 13.3 inch WXGA CCFL LCD display
Edge-to-edge Glossy 13.3 inch WXGA WLED LCD display

Audio and Speakers
4 Watt Integrated Stereo Speakers, 2 watts per channel, 2 channels

Hard Drives
Up to 500GB configured with a 5400RPM hard drive.
Up to 320GB configured with a 7200RPM hard drive.
Up to 128GB configured with a Solid State drive.

Optical Drives
8X DVD+/-RW5 Slot Load Drive

Power
6 cell 56 WHr Li-Ion Battery
9 cell 85 WHr Li-Ion Battery [Not available in Malaysia, yet]

Camera
2.0MP Integrated Webcam (with CCFL display)
1.3MP Integrated Webcam (with WLED display)
Dual Digital Array Microphones

Wireless

Wi-Fi Options:
Dell 1515 Wireless N Mini-Card

Bluetooth Options:
Bluetooth® Internal (2.0) mini-card

Ports, Slots, Chassis

Externally Accessible
(1) USB 2.0 compliant ports
(1) USB 2.0 compliant / e-SATA port with Powershare
15-pin VGA video connector
IEEE compliant 1394a port
Integrated network connector 10/100/1000 LAN (RJ45)
54mm Express Card slot
Display Port
HDMI Port
AC adapter connector
Audio jacks (2 line-out, 1 Mic-in)
8-in-1 Media Card Reader

Dimensions & Weight
Width: 12.56" (319mm)
Height: 0.88" (22.55mm) front / 1.35" (34.34mm) back
Depth: 9.3" (236.12mm)
Weight: Starting weight of 4.85 lbs. (2.2 kg)6(13.3" display, 6 cell battery). Weights will vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.

Dell Studio XPS 1340 Base Configuration
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Dell Studio XPS 16 Notebook (S510119MY) [Click here to start your customization]

Available options for customization

Processors
Up to Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T9800 (2.93GHz/ 1066 FSB/ 6MB Cache)

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic

Memory
Up to 4GB 1067MHz DDR3 SDRAM2
Up to 8GB 1067MHz DDR3 SDRAM2 for 64-bit Operating Systems

Chipset
Intel® PM45 with Centrino® 2

Graphics
1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670

LCD Display
Edge-to-edge Glossy 16 inch HD WLED LCD display (720p)
Edge-to-edge Glossy 16 inch Full HD RGB-LED LCD display (1080p)

Audio and Speakers
7 Watt Integrated Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer

Hard Drives
Up to 500GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
Up to 320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Up to 128GB Solid State Hard Drive

Optical Drives
8X DVD+/-RW5 Slot-load Drive
4X Blu-ray Disc Slot-load Combo Drive (DVD/CD+/-RW5 + BD Read)

Power
6 cell 56 WHr Li-Ion Battery
9 cell 85 WHr Li-Ion Battery [Not available in Malaysia, yet]

Camera, Microphones
2.0MP Integrated Webcam
Dual Digital Array Microphones

Wireless

Wi-Fi Options:
Intel® 5100 Wireless N Half Mini-Card
Intel® 5300 Wireless N Half Mini-Card

Bluetooth Options:
Bluetooth® Internal (2.0) mini-card- Standard

Ports, Slots, Chassis

Externally Accessible
(2) USB 2.0 compliant ports
(1) USB 2.0 compliant / e-SATA port with PowerShare
15-pin VGA video connector
IEEE compliant 1394a port
Integrated network connector 10/100/1000 LAN (RJ45)
54mm Express Card slot
Display Port
HDMI Port
AC adapter connector
Audio jacks (2 line-out, 1 Mic-in)
8-in-1 Media Card Reader

Dimensions & Weight
Width: 15.15" (384.9mm)
Height: 0.95" (24.1mm) front / 1.34" (33.95mm) back
Depth: 10.02" (254.6mm)
Weight: Starting weight of 6.4 lbs. (2.91 kg)6(16" WLED display, 6 cell battery). Weights will vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.

Dell Studio XPS 1640 Base Configuration
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Dell Studio XPS 1640 Owner's List
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Dell Studio XPS 1340 Owner's List
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Reviews, Hands-on etc
Dell Studio XPS 16 Reviews: Notebookreview.com, PCMag.com, PCWorld.com, LaptopMag.com, CNET.com, DigitGeek.com, ComputerShopper.com, Notebookcheck.net, PCPro.com, Trusted Reviews.com & HardwareZone.com.
Dell Studio XPS 13 Reviews: PCMarket.com.hk, CNET Australia, NotebookCheck.net, PC Pro.com, PC Advisor.com, Comp Reviews.about.com, TechRadar.com, Pocket-Lint.com, Trusted Reviews.com & Hot Hardware.com.
Dell Studio XPS Hands-on Pictures: Engadget.com (Studio XPS 13 & 16), CES.CNET.com (Studio XPS 1640), Engadget.com (Studio XPS 13).
Dell Studio XPS 13 First Impressions.

Awards (Studio XPS 1640)
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Dell Studio XPS 16 Stock Wallpapers
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BIOS A11 (Studio XPS 1640) Download

Fixes and enhancement:
Improve boot up time;
Enhance brightness function.

BIOS A11 (Studio XPS 1340) Download

Notes:
1.For WinFlash:Please boot the system to OS and execute the 1340_A11.exe. Excute this file with Administrator''s right.
2.This BIOS is for B02 chipset.

Fixes and enhancement:
Enhance system stability.

Dell Webcam Central
Download

FastAccess Facial Recognition
Download Mirrors

AMD.ATI Catalyst Stock Desktop PC Drivers
Windows Vista & Windows 7
Windows XP 32-Bit
Windows XP 64-Bit

AMD.ATI Catalyst Modified Drivers
DNA, Omega, NGO etc

Overclock and Tweaking
More details...

Useful software utilities
Driver Heaven Mobility Modder - This utility will modify AMD.ATI Catalyst PC Driver for notebook use.
CoreTemp & HWMonitor - Monitor hardware component temperatures.
CPU-Z & GPU-Z - Provide detailed information on hardware components.

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post Oct 15 2009, 05:29 AM

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Dell Windows® 7 Upgrade Option Program

Customers that purchased select Dell™ systems are eligible to register and receive an upgrade to Windows® 7.

To notify Dell of your interest in the upgrade, you will need to register by providing details on your system and setting up an account. When Windows® 7 is available, you will receive an e-mail requesting that you log into your account and place your order. Dell will use your email address to send status updates to keep you informed of your upgrade registration and order.

Note that a DVD drive will be required for installation of the upgrade.

Tax, shipping and handling charges may apply at the time of order placement, and if so, a credit card will be required for payment.

This is a limited time promotion.

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Upgrade Eligibility

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post Oct 15 2009, 05:31 AM

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post Oct 15 2009, 08:08 AM

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QUOTE(kheechun @ Oct 15 2009, 07:33 AM)
A11 BIOS is out for SXPS 1640
Enhancements
Improve boot up time.
Enhance brightness function.
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Thanks for the notification, will update the first post later.
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post Oct 15 2009, 11:01 AM

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I'll be honest, I didn't give much of my attention to the Studio XPS 1340 users on the previous thread (because I didn't own a Studio XPS 13). It's kinda hard for me to realize and understand some of the issues faced by Studio XPS 1340 owners.
So if any of you would like to be the thread starter for Dell Studio XPS 13, drop me a PM and I'll do some arrangements with you.
Suggestions or feedback to this thread are welcome.

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post Oct 15 2009, 02:30 PM

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QUOTE(Gilly @ Oct 15 2009, 01:50 PM)
Does anyone know how to get the bluetooth on?

It seemed to be turned off in Control Panel, then I can't find it in Device Manager and the "transmission tower" glowing icon on the top of the keyboard did not do anything as well.

Please help.
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Then you'll probably have to dig BIOS a bit and activate the radio switch and all its functions (WIFI, Bluetooth etc).
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post Oct 19 2009, 05:11 AM

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Guys, please stay on topic; post reply if it's related to Studio XPS notebooks or if deem necessary; I'm sure some users prefer constructive feedback related to their notebook.

Thanks. wink.gif
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post Oct 19 2009, 05:36 PM

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Ultimately you have to make up your own mind, you're the one using the notebook; if you're willing to spend on this notebook then by all means go ahead and get one.
I don't play games often, maybe once every 4 months; having this notebook isn't overkill for me, doesn't stop me from getting one either.
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post Oct 21 2009, 10:21 AM

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Programs and services dictates the CPU usage, BIOS will be less of an influence.
However if the new BIOS screwed up Intel Speed Step, then it might cause unstable CPU core clock speeds, not CPU usage.
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post Oct 21 2009, 02:51 PM

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Well, I won't go as far as saying the BIOS is faulty, but I did notice the GPU temperature went up to about 5 degrees Celsius in average.
Not sure if you could downgrade the BIOS version, apart from rise in GPU temperature I didn't experience any unstable CPU usage.
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post Oct 22 2009, 10:27 AM

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QUOTE(Fantasia @ Oct 21 2009, 07:24 PM)
will u recommend us dont update to A11 and stick to A10?well, even though graphic performance degraded but i feel slightly improve in cpu performance.what do u think?
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If you think the CPU issue is troubling you a lot, might as well downgrade it.
I didn't experience sluggish performance on my system, so I'll stick to A11 for now.
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post Oct 22 2009, 02:32 PM

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QUOTE(Fantasia @ Oct 22 2009, 12:13 PM)
i will try to install new driver and see how its go.u using what driver version for ur graphic card?
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ATI Catalyst 9.8
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post Oct 22 2009, 07:19 PM

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QUOTE(Fantasia @ Oct 22 2009, 02:55 PM)
hot damn!!!where did u download? i tried to install 9.9 just now it didnt work.now using back dell lastest driver...but i have no idea what version is that.
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Refer back to first post, at the bottom I posted a link to ATI Mobility Modder; it basically modifies the regular PC drivers that you've downloaded, so you can install it onto your notebook.
Anyway, here's the link, save you some trouble. Step-by-step installation guide is on that page as well.
So, you need both ATI Catalyst 9.9 and ATI Mobility Modder to install ATI PC drivers to your notebook.
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post Oct 23 2009, 05:48 AM

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QUOTE(Fantasia @ Oct 23 2009, 12:00 AM)
izzit same thing we need to do when we installing those moded driver like DNA??need to install the modtool 1st?
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Modded drivers like DNA or Omega are tailored specifically for notebook users, so you don't need to modify anything with modded drivers.
On the other hand, stock PC drivers from AMD website, Guru3D etc needs modding in order for the installation to proceed, otherwise you'll get a warning/error message saying it can't locate/detect any suitable ATI hardware or something along those lines.
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post Oct 24 2009, 08:06 AM

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QUOTE(tarm86 @ Oct 24 2009, 05:53 AM)
guys, can anyone post the link where we can downlaod the fast access facial recognition software again? tq
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Sorry about that, mirror links now added to the first post.
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post Oct 24 2009, 10:36 AM

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QUOTE(SiLv3R @ Oct 24 2009, 09:19 AM)
Guys, im still having trouble registering myself on the W7 free upgrade website.

Im able to validate my Service tag, and then choose the language for my W7. But when i click continue, it just became blank like this:

[img=http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/7766/99134747.th.jpg]
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Lot's of users complained about this issue; since I bought my system way back, I'm not eligible for the free upgrade.
I guess the best you could do now is to give Dell a call.
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There's a known issue with Dell QuickSet (at least for me and some Studio XPS 1640 users), it seems that every time when I use the Caps Lock key to change from upper case to lower case and vice versa, weird stuff happens:


When renaming files, hitting the Caps Lock will quit the renaming process; it's as if you just hit the Enter key while you're using the Caps Lock key.

Another scenario is when you're messaging someone, writing an e-mail or posting on forums with a web browser, hitting the Caps Lock key will inevitably bring out other windows previously minimized in you taskbar or shift the focus of the window to other windows. Again, it's as if you've hit the Alt-Tab combination keys while using the Caps Lock.


I find this annoying at best, at first I thought my Caps Lock key is broken; searching around with Google didn't yield any potential solution to this problem.

But today, I discovered the root of the problem: Dell QuickSet; as strange as it seems, this program has been causing me much pain over the past few months.

This morning, I released my frustration on the Caps Lock key. I depressed the Caps Lock key for a brief moment (while clenching my teeth in frustration) and I saw my web browser window blinking rapidly (like pressing the F5 key in the Explorer window to refresh your file list etc), then I thought maybe the Task Manager will show me which application/service is consuming the most CPU resources while I'm holding down the Caps Lock key. So I brought up Task Manager, depress the Caps Lock key and observe the CPU usage for each processes.

Lo and behold, Quickset.exe and Explorer.exe consumes the most amount of CPU resources with the Caps Lock key depressed. Quitting QuickSet solves the problem, finally.

So if anyone's Caps Lock key is acting very weird lately, give this solution a go.
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QUOTE(tarm86 @ Oct 24 2009, 12:14 PM)
onyx_black, the uploaded facial recgnition software, issit compatible with win 7?
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FastAccess supports Win 7 and Vista. Our Enterprise product (only available directly from Sensible Vision) also supports XP. If you are upgrading an existing computer from Vista to Win 7, FastAccess version 2.4.7 or newer is required. (not sure which version of FastAccess uploaded by TeNtiOn)

If you believe you have found an issue not identified and resolved below we welcome your feedback. Please send a short summary of the issue to DellSupport@sensiblevision.com. We will do our best to respond to your email typically within 24 business hours.

We also strongly recommend that you review the Dell FastAccess FAQ. It covers the most common questions.

Known Issues & Resolutions (this is interesting, users transitioning to Windows 7 please take note)
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Source @ Sensible Vision

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post Oct 25 2009, 07:57 AM

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QUOTE(micdy @ Oct 25 2009, 07:46 AM)
Macro-ed Caps Lock? Cool... I haven't encounter anything like that but thanks for the heads up.. Also just curious, what does the quick set do? For me, the problem is, when I am gaming happily and changing the volume very often, a window will pop up saying Quick Set is not working and it close down immediately. After that my eject button for CDROM is not working d... cry.gif  Any ideas what's happening?  rclxub.gif
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Yeah, that's what QuickSet does; controlling the CD/DVD eject button and displaying the volume/LCD brightness/WIFI/Bluetooth HUD.
Quitting QuickSet should prevent any further popups saying it's not working, but you won't be able to use the CD/DVD eject button.
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For Dell Studio XPS 1340 users,

If you are experiencing computer lock-ups or freezes on your Studio XPS 13, it is recommended to update to the latest Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) and nVidia Video Driver.
Save any work and close all programs.

It is recommended that you add this link to your favorites or print the instructions out as this is a two part process that will require a restart of the computer.

The computer must be running on A/C power during this process.

For information on how to download and install drivers and updates, refer to Dell Knowledge Base article "How to Use the Drivers and Downloads Website" Article ID: 324722.

The BIOS update us under the Bios category and the nVidia Video Driver is under the Video category.
If the lockups persist after the updates, contact Dell Tech Support in your region.


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