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...

oh ok yeah what i mean is not just nvidia drivers are the problems on Vista. Theres alot of others like decrease in performance etc. the decrease is just not on nvidia cards but ati as well. Currently SLi also is having problem with Vista. They even test Vista with multitasking benchmarks and yet it cant prove itself worth switching from XP for what it costs.ATi desktop card so far has the best card if u compare it with any nvidia 7xxx lineups.. i said so bcoz its not fair to compare those 8xxx series with ATi as they are not mean to be in the same league. But for laptops, Nvidia still has the best cards on them, no doubt about that. Theres numbers to prove it indeed.


Guys, as this is most viewed Dell XPS m1210 support thread i would suggest if anyone of you could list down what is ur current problem with Vista or lappie. for example,

Derred: dreamscene flickering and unpleasant sound come from HDD.

haha i dont have any idea what i wrote upthere bcoz i dont have Vista. Just try this way so we can put solution under em so forumers with same problems or new forumers dont have to read all 9 pages thread to find his solutions OR repeating the same question all over again. So how is this sounds to u guys ? I have been doing some research but theres alot of xps users are switching back to XP for now on.
If u think its a driver problem, u guys can try the modded ins drivers. It wont cost u anything so why dont u give it a try.

This post has been edited by derred: May 10 2007, 10:55 PM

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.

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

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

hmm i did reply u but in case u missed it, i would like to say thank you again.. now mine works like you. In fact, i beat my own record by 2 points ! check out my newest scores on my previous post with the Pro Edition.. i got first rank for any same config that other users have.. i bet not so many ppl have the same config thats why i got such rank.. or im just plain lucky. I dont even OC mine... yet (waiting for the warranty to expired.. in 2 years ). Thanks again ur the man..


ur way off from the hint i gave.. its 7900 go gs..s u'll definitely get it if u see my hint closely..haha

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Added on May 11, 2007, 12:38 amoh 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..

This post has been edited by derred: May 11 2007, 12:40 AM

True... Real games matter more...

But it still boggles your mind when you see your 3DMark06 stutter around 1-2FPS at 1280x800 when STALKER manages that just fine, with only slight slowdowns... And for those of you who are wondering, yes I'm trying 3DMark06 (using the lappy downstairs rite now), and I think - from the slide show that it was showing for the 1st test - that I'm another sub-200 point guy...

Funny isn't it, that some other people (dingding, wink wink) can post 800 3DMark06 points under Vista when I and my fellow sufferer NewbieBetta am crawling around at 1-2 frames per minute for each test...

For the modded drivers, actually, I've posted links already for MobileForce drivers in Frontpage... I've tried them even... Guess what, they dropped Aero Performance in the Vista ranking system to 2.0 points, gaming to 2 something... No noticeable gains in FEAR either...

Is it just me, or is my XPS finally showing its hidden lemon within?

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Added on May 11, 2007, 1:59 amWith that being said, I'm gonna install the latest MobileForce drivers anyway just to make me feel better...

And if I feel bad after doing THAT, back to the Dell drivers for me...

Ah, the life of a troubleshooter...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: May 11 2007, 01:59 AM

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

Eiraku check ur PM.. hope that helps..

This post has been edited by derred: May 11 2007, 02:07 AM

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?

i would say that's impressive performance for the card.. i think i shud take back all my 3dmark scores. It doesnt belongs here and im afraid it will bother some of u guys.. i dont want to repeat myself but just ignore the 3dmark scores for now.. the thing is we want to know how well our systems performance are based on their specs.. as long as it works within range, i'll say enjoy ur systems while its on its domain.. unless its really not working as it shud, called it the reality of life (taken from Eiraku)

by the way dont worry about the huge gap between the 7400go and 7900go.. because what u see is actually not a gap between 7400go and 7900go.. its 7900go gs's

yup yeah yup, some of u already got it right..

This post has been edited by derred: May 11 2007, 03:17 AM

well as for me...i believe in one thing....if it is not broke....don't fix it...hihi just my 2 cents

im not a hardcore gamer....dont really pay attention towards it...but i do play dota anyway, with background apps still on, i can play at 1280x800 resolution flawlessly still on vista...perhaps my RAM helps alot:peace:

since this lappy is NOT designed for games...i hope u guys dun take it for granted becuz its a Geforce card...

this lappy model is designed for light gaming only...yet i've came across alot of ppl whining over the tweaking of gaming graphics n so on... the go7400 upgrade is just adding abit of icing on the cake, eiraku got a point thr, i hope those newbies who r planning to get an xps, think bout this: dun expect this machine to do extensive gaming for u, if u want gaming, get urself a 6400 or 9400 with better graphics wouldnt you?

i've seen the graphics module myself, its just a small chip embedded on mobo...not a separated independent one...its just powerful enuf to offer something a lil' bit more than intel media accelerator, but basically i believe both oso roughly the same, just that go7400 can support slightly more games than intel's base graphics...I've compared aero performance with my fren's inspiron 6400 with intel media, aero performance is somewhat identical...even though my index score is 0.5-0.6 higher...doesnt make much difference...

This post has been edited by kwws: May 11 2007, 10:37 AM

i agree with u.. but we just want to be sure that the XPS m1210 works on its performance and one of the ways to measure that is by doing benchmark tests or fps rates. By discussing it here i hope some of owners out there will found this thread helps those who need em. Sometimes not everyone knows what to do.. and everything u said its absolutely true.. buy mid-range or high-end puters if u want to do heavy gamings. It doesnt mean it wont work with F.E.A.R or else, it just it wont works as good on other better models. Hmm im not sure if its worth to OC when u bought 3-years warranty for it. If i personally owned XPS i'll definitely wont risk it. I'll buy a better system to do heavy gaming instead.

I actually came to the same conclusion after running through a few drivers... The updated Dell drivers gave me 736 3DMark06, which is quite oklah when we factor in the fact that I only have 533MHz 2GB RAM and the slower 1.86 T5600 C2D...

Everything else, from the latest inf modded ForceWare drivers (laptopvideo2go.com) to the MobileForce drivers gave me one form of an error or another running 3DMark06 (mostly Vertex Shader problems = not being able to run the HDR test)... The latest laptopvideo2go drivers also crashed FEAR... Everything else ran FEAR comparatively slower then the Dell drivers, which is surprising, actually...

So now, I'm gonna try installing NVTweak, only to extend the functionality of the existing driver, as I can very well say that everything else screws up my system real good... :

And derred, you're seem to be a helluva knowledgeable guy... Hope you'll stick around LYN!

It's good to hear that from u.. now i think we got the solution for NewbieBetta and others that got some below par scores for their 3dmark scores.. finally

and thanx for the compliment Eiraku.. there's still have plenty of rooms for me to learn and increase my knowledge.. I always think its better to share what I know bcoz thats how I learnt mine.. I get all the inputs from generous ppl that are willing to share.. including u guys !!

p/s : Santa Rosa is out.. so when u guys think will be a perfect time to take a leap to the new technology.. i just got my very 1st system like 2 months ago.. and its not even C2D (somehow i think im too far behind when everybody kept talking about C2D and stuff.. is single-core really dead by now? ). oh cmon technology slow down.. i think some time in the future Moore's Law will be proven wrong..

This post has been edited by derred: May 11 2007, 05:16 PM

lemme tell u why i chose XPS...and i didnt regret it
Im a student and I'm really into 12 inch lappies, XPS fulfills my requirements even though its slightly heavier but with good performance...where else can i find such lappy with similar performance at amazing price? i would have opt for sony vaio sz series or even a fujitsu 12inch if I have the budget smaller size definitely eases my burden of carrying it around campus evryday compared to 14inch lappies....i had frens complaining their lappie's heavy weight while im free of such hassle...
if i wanna do heavy gaming i would get myself a diff laptop nextime then
for the mean time, XPS is NOT meant fully for gaming, for ppl out thr who might be interested in buying it...I've came across alot ppl interested in XPS M1210 because they have a common misconception that it performs well in gaming just like M1710...because of Geforce branding thingy...
To me, Go7400 module is just like icing above the cake...ppl tend to exaggerate go7400 in XPS M1210...this is a misconception

i think u can get it now? if u got thebudget...haha...
i believe santa rosa...wait...centrino pro is the real name, should perform better in vista than our present platforms

This post has been edited by kwws: May 11 2007, 04:23 PM

ok it good to hear that from u.. i kinda wondering the way u reply me.. i think we thinking the same idea as if i were to own XPS, we will get better laptop for gaming.. haha never mind just somehow i got confuse the moment i read.. i thot i mentioned something wrong in earlier post but turns out to be with the same opinion as u.. which is good .. but if anyone somehow misconcept about how i and Eiraku discussing about the problem with 7400go for 3dmark scoring.. I apologize. As i mention before, we discuss so ppl know that they get what they paid for. Nothing less nothing more.. but if its more no one will actually complain tho

Santa Rosa is a codename for it. Yup it will comes out as "Centrino Pro" technology.

p/s: I dont think its a good idea to get a new lappy now as i just got mine 2 months ago.. which somehow i consider a good move and somehow its not.

This post has been edited by derred: May 11 2007, 05:17 PM

bout the geforce 3dmark06 thingy...i think tats not a fair judge on how ur graphics perform...actual gaming experience should tell u how ur card is performing...3dmark06 is susceptible to many other factors which might affect ur scoring...i suppose.

This post has been edited by kwws: May 11 2007, 05:04 PM

yup ur rite.. i think if u read alilbit from where u left off.. u might came across it. We do mention we prefer real games than 3dmark.. i think i did say it to u and u replied me.. and Eurika also mention about the F.E.A.R fps .. which means we do take games into account.

This post has been edited by derred: May 11 2007, 05:16 PM