@RyanHo
Sorry. there's no way my dad would pay would get a 2nd hand from a forumer... He just doesn't trust online deals

@Fantasia
Oh ok, i'll get that CCC installed then.

I know. I never had an online purchase gone wrong. But u know the older generation is a bit wary of these stuff...

On another note, am trying to get used to the Ctrl + Fn after years working on a Thinkpad. Also, is there a keyboard shortcut to switching off the screen only?

Thanks outlife

I repartitioned my HD, didn't tinker with the recovery partition, allocating 50GB for the OS (C:\), and the rest for data (E:\). But every time i wanna install a program the default one comes up as C:\ and i have to manually change it to E:\Program Files\... Is there a way to change this?

My Creative doesn't work without IDT, so i have both installed. No lockup/freezes on mine so far...

Hey guys...
Studio XPS 1647: PM55, HM55 and Switchable Graphics

I just checked mine... Indeed, device manager shows i have a PM55 whereas Dell's website clearly shows that i5 comes with HM55 chipset here.

Would've been good if i can switch off the HD4670 when in college and not gaming

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Added on April 26, 2010, 2:08 pmi'm interested as well Where do u guys get the thermal paste from? Lowyat? Around how much do they cost usually?

This post has been edited by cain: Apr 26 2010, 02:08 PM

How do u guys keep the fingerprints off this beauty?

LOL... A good pair of black leather gloves does match the machine XD

@kytz
Hmm... avoidance coping mechanism

Ditto bout the sweaty palms. But gaming is fine on my baby, i have a USB fan blowing from the left side (where our fingers would be on the WASD), so it's pretty cooling

Just that i keep getting fingerprints on my plamrest + cover, like, 5 seconds after i just cleaned them *sigh*

@kytz

Oh, whereabouts in Midvalley? Yeah i have been looking for transparent skins. Those ready cut ones for SXPS 16s cuz i'm no good at measuring n cutting them myself.

wlsy has 15.6" skin here -> http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1021589
but not custom made for SXPS 16 one lor~

@kinseong
Hmmm... I wouldn't even notice it if u haven't mention it. Just checked mine and seems like my G K V N is slighty lower. It's not that obvious and it doesn't affect my typing, so i'm good

@kytz
Looks good... Except for the bubbles lor~ I don't trust myself enough to DIY the skin

Wish i could cover the speaker grill too, but since i'm not using an external speaker, that's a no-no for me.

Zagg is bloody expensive leh...

@kytz
RISE in GPU? Any improvements at all?

Have been trying real hard to find Catalyst Mobility Driver 10.4 mirror download link other than the one on AMD's site. Couldn't complete my download through that one, it goes reaaaal slow and eventually stops downloading altogether

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Added on May 3, 2010, 1:42 amI just had a reallly bad scare.

Tried to update my bios to A06, left it to run and when i came back, the screen was blank and everything was non-responsive. Cannot even shut down by pressing the power button for 8-10 secs. All i can see is the touch sensitive strip still lighted and the fan running. Finally decided to take a huge risk and pulled out the AC adapter, AND removed the battery without powering down my baby

Since switching it back on, everything seems fine so far *phew*

This post has been edited by cain: May 3 2010, 01:42 AM

Well, my reason for updating the bios is, erm, hehe, cuz i never done it before. Yeah i know curiosity kills the cat, but good thing i'm not a cat, at least, my baby isn't dead yet

@eggyolk91
Zalman cooler for starters?

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Added on May 7, 2010, 2:58 pmAnd welcome to the club!

This post has been edited by cain: May 7 2010, 02:58 PM

I'm only using the free cheapo coolers XD Plus a USB fan in air-con room, i find the USB fan works quite well it doesn't get too warm so i'm putting off buying a REAL cooler for now

Just use pinch zooming on the lovely multi-touch trackpad ^^

@kytz
No probs ^^

@LLawliet
Is it an ori game or an *ahem* version?