bro, I'm curious, how do you check whether turbo boost is running? using prime95, my clock maxes out at 2.2ghz.. i thought it was supposed to reach 2.9, right?

i check using intel turbo boost monitor...
before repair never reach more than 2.0ghz...
now can maintain max turbo 2.6ghz for about 1 min then it gets hot and the speed goes down to 2.3ghz...

turbo max 2.9ghz when application use 1 core, 2.8ghz 2 core, 2.6ghz 4core..

how is your temperature?

This post has been edited by slay: Jun 19 2011, 11:35 AM

i ran prime95, in the beginning around 85 stable, after about 30 mins plus, reached 95, didn't rise after that..

sad news, my processor temp still rise to 99c while playing games....
probably it is normal for i7 to be this hot...
i read some where, alienware with i7 2630qm also temperature 99c while playing games...

looks like this lappy wont last long if used to play games all the time...

This post has been edited by slay: Jun 21 2011, 12:07 PM

well.. try to kill it before the warranty ends la..

are u guys think buying a refurbished xps is a good deal?
need opinion

Hey people.

I accidentally dropped my laptop from about 2cm of height few days ago (yes, 2cm).

I occasionally do the S.M.A.R.T. test for my hard drives, and since i got my laptop, i've never had any errors with it.

But since i've dropped my laptop the other day, an error appeared.
It was error "197 - Current Pending Errors Count".

I googled it and its considered a very critical error.

Should i be worried about it? Because my laptop has been functioning fine even since i've dropped it about 4 days ago.
My friends advise me to send it for warranty or a dell center and see what they can do.

Opinions please? all help appreciated



This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Jun 22 2011, 12:36 PM


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Just call Dell, most likely they will change the HDD, but don't say you drop it.

but do i have to go over to their store to get it changed? or will they send someone over and change the HDD for me?
edit: my warranty is "1-year XPS Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover".

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Jun 22 2011, 12:53 PM

Just need to call, no need to go to store. They will send a techician next business day to your house and install the hdd.

wow okay. I've emailed dell and told them about the problem. i hope this gets fixed a.s.a.p
thanks alot for your help! i really appreciate it!

First thing, backup your data.

yeah done did that. thanks for the tip though

hi guys. hows is your l502x bootup time ? is it fast ? mine around 50s. i had tried remove the startup apps that is useless. but still hanging around 50s.

any ideas?

prepare all the cd when the engineer visiting u.

when i got the laptop with all the included crap-ware, on standard 500gb hard drive, I think i clocked around 57 seconds. It's considered not that slow la.. if you want, you could reformat and use the provided cd to reinstall everything, this completely removes any crap-ware, but you'll have to download the latest drivers though, the included driver cd have some out-dated ones.

In my setup, I ripped out the hard disk after first boot and plonked in my old ssd, reinstalled everything, now it boots within 15 seconds.

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Added on June 22, 2011, 8:11 pmbuying refurbished laptops are always risky, it really depends on the owner mostly. but if you ask me, I think i'll get a refurbished XPS over an inspiron or any acer shit-top. but remember, it really depends on the owner, so be sure to check everything, and i mean everything. right down to every single key, every led, every pixel if you have to..

This post has been edited by Maverick_Neutron: Jun 22 2011, 08:11 PM

if u buying this ==> http://www.mudah.my/Dell+XPS+L702X+i7+refu...ed-10169272.htm
seems to be ok...
got 1yr warranty, 17inch full hd 3d somemore...

depends on the which brand. for dell, u always get "new" refurbish unit. jus the warranty diff

not bad... pls cod with buyer

Is there any gaming reviews for the new XPS 15 with 540m?

Here are the reviews (specs may differ slightly):
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-X...0M.51186.0.html

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/de...ndy-bridge.aspx