Dell's D630 is out...i just configured with almost similar spec with my XPS for around 5.4k only...santa rosa man!!!
but anyway its heavier though...heard that intel's base media graphics should be way better than Go7400

i think i've found the problem...so far im not sure whether its vista prob or my hardware problem...but i believe the main issue should be software based i suppose...
i jus found out that evrytime i boot up vista ultimate, my HDD light will keep blinking for around 5-10 minutes maybe...not too sure...all i noe is it will take some time...if im loading the dreamscene wallpaper when the HDD is still running initially, i will experience problems i've stated jusnow...driver stop responding, lagging...blabla

so off i set, i patiently wait for the HDD to stop blinking in the end, n i load the dreamscene after that, evrything went smoothly without hassle no frequent blinking in HDD icon anymore...

so any dreamscene users out thr, beware...
i think its advisable not to set ur dreamscene wallpaper whenever u reboot, only set it after u finish booting up, so its better to turn it off evrytime u wanna shut down...
im still experimenting this..

any vista ultimate users out thr plz note this problem...i suppose 5400rpm HDD is not enuf for vista

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Added on May 10, 2007, 4:25 pm

u mean if got yellow light on the gap of webcam n lcd over thr means is toshiba lcd unit?
i think my white contrast oso abit yellow....but dunno...i think jus the colors abit warmer....its ok for me though...the last replacement unit i have was a pure white one, perhaps its samsung im not sure, n doesnt have the yellow light above the webcam thr like my old unit...but the colors seems unreal to me, lighter contrast, less saturation and abit of light leakage, so i reswap the lcd...

wad i did is i tweaked the color n contrast settings in nvidia panel...i managed to get good colors after that...but be warn u need to spend some time fixing that...colors r v sensitive 
but for my vista now, cant tweak it anymore...no such settings on vista driver

i think ur just too sensitive with it...overall its nothing much...jus bear with it...some LCDs are worst off out thr

Dell's D630 is out...i just configured with almost similar spec with my XPS for around 5.4k only...santa rosa man!!!
but anyway its heavier though...heard that intel's base media graphics should be way better than Go7400

I think that's Vista's indexing system at work... It indexes your hard drive every time you add something new, or delete something so make searches faster... I personally set my HDD to NOT be indexed for this very reason, so that it doesn't use the HDD unnecessarily...

watchout for nvidia users...'nvlddmkm' pop up error has been very common
i recommend u guys to stop using dreamscene if anyone of you has one, as the current nvidia driver has problem with dreamscene...it keeps on hanging n crashes...after that ur dreamscene becomes very laggy n so is ur gaming...
normally it happens after u done gaming with dreamscene working in background and oso normal bootup...so far nvidia hasnt solve this problem yet

man...nvidia just sucks big time! regret having it

well i believe its purely nvidia problem...nvidia has had alot of driver issues with vista some time ago...
i did a research, some desktop users with top-notched nvidia cards such as 7900GS etc oso having same problem in the end they switched to ATi cards...

mod it? hah im not a born programmer lolz...for the meantime i jus disable dreamscene anyway...evrything works fine without it being on...

yeah XP is more stable n has higher performance efficiency...vista is really a hardware killer...but dang im not sure bout other users but my XP on XPS always hang halfway whenever i install Hamachi....as for vista hamachi works perfectly.

ic..sorry..i tought u are using xps..yeah i notice you are on 7900GS the score are ok..im not a nvidia 7 series user..not sure about how a 7900GS will score..

well im actually not complaining my high temp GC,cause i will call definitely call dell on this problem..I had PM you regarding the 3Dmark06

im not a vista fan...but heck...i face some problems in my XP...
so i reformatted the whole HDD n get vista for new look
for now i jus try my best to live with it

thats rite but consider where im at rite now i dont need hamachi.. for now. But i absolutely know i need it somewhere near in the future for sure.

what i meant by the modded drivers are the one which are not official ones. I was thinking to post a link to it here but when i reconsider i dont think that would be a smart move from me. I believe i would do more damage than being helpful. especially when ur guys on Vista. Unless u really are statswhore and have huge patience inside u.. im more willing than anything to help.. assuming ur XP and Nvidia users..

p/s: My personal experience it doesnt go that smooth either. I have increase framerate for some games, loss for some new games.. and absolutely loss on 3dmark scores.. sometimes 3dmark's alone arent enuf.. u need real games bcoz thats what u really play and use

theres alot than just MobileForce.. but like i said, i prob do more damage than help if i post just links.. modded drivers varies on everyone bcoz we all dont play the same exact games and settings.. so it really trials and errors for that. If not careful u might mixed drivers a make ur system alot lot worse than it is now..  i also mention for modded drivers or just the normal ones, such tests arent that accurate.. we need try it with real games.. as long within range for in-game framerate, i would say u'll be just fine. So far everything seems to work flawlessly on mine. i shud be very grateful 

Point taken... And we still haven't gone into the motherboard melting dark world of OCing yet... *sigh*

Welcome to the realities of a 12inch lappy, which - somewhat like the realities of life - is hard but necessary to swallow... If I wanted performance so much I shoulda gotten myself a 7900gs Insp 9400, eh?

For that matter, 30-35 FPS mostly medium settings, 640x480 FEAR and 15-30 FPS mostly high settings, static lighting, 1280x800 STALKER; is that normal by the 7400go's standard?

oh ok too bad for u.. i would be willing to help if u need it.. but its fine Vista wont do any more harm to u.. disabling that works.. btw any scores for the Vista so far? Preferably games than 3dmark..

Point taken... And we still haven't gone into the motherboard melting dark world of OCing yet... *sigh*

Welcome to the realities of a 12inch lappy, which - somewhat like the realities of life - is hard but necessary to swallow... If I wanted performance so much I shoulda gotten myself a 7900gs Insp 9400, eh?

For that matter, 30-35 FPS mostly medium settings, 640x480 FEAR and 15-30 FPS mostly high settings, static lighting, 1280x800 STALKER; is that normal by the 7400go's standard?