For normal service, you don't really have to change back the RAM to the original one.But if you were to claim the under complete cover (replacement etc), then yes, you have to change back the RAM to the original one.

Anyone has pics of the S-Cable?

This post has been edited by eyen: Jun 25 2007, 07:43 PM

man i shudve called them to put in 1 stick 1gb ram instead of 2x512mb ram (is that possible?)...easier upgrading if only 1...now if i wanna upgrade gotta buy 2 1gbs and the old ram have to keep in a drawer for dust collecting.

S-cable?...it looks just like any ordinary pc cable IMO...i have it around somewhere,tried it last time on my tv...lazy find haha...and not to mention i dun have hd tv...so anything above 800x600 resolution...i cant read any of the text on the tv screen...just this black blur (works fine at higher resolutions for games tho (NFS and such)...just dont do ms word or anything that has tons of text on it if u wanna use above 800x600 on a non-HD tv)

This post has been edited by AzeL: Jun 25 2007, 11:16 PM

omg.. the Alienware m9750 is officially out !! Cant believe my eyes. I feel my lappy is outdated already by now. damn u m9750. btw, here's the link: Alienware's new m9750

This post has been edited by derred: Jun 26 2007, 02:00 AM

now now....for us average joes your m9700 is still a notebook deity

all hail the m9700!



woohoo my xps justarrived...they're a whole 2 days earlier...kudos to dell!...now im gona go thru the manual haha

This post has been edited by AzeL: Jun 26 2007, 09:54 AM

nice.. r u using Vista? or XP? Doesnt matter, either one u still hav alot of guides @ frontpage to optimize everything. Enjoy ur system.

im using vista...sigh its using 600mb of my total 1gb...but funnily enuff no lag or whatsover...booting up 1st time was slow though...after that was okay alr

what program should i get rid of?...the dell stuff?

I dont have Vista so im not sure of it. Eiraku will come to the rescue. Instead, i could offer my how-tos on the frontpage. U can tweak anything that applicable for both Vista and XP. If i were you, i will install 3dmark05/06 to see my rig performance. I will also ensure the laptop's health by installs all the softwares that monitor temp and usage.

*SUPERHERO MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND* Eiraku, to the rescuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue!

Well, Vista has better memory allocation algorithms then XP actually, providing you have 1.5GB RAM or more... The only other thing holding it back in terms of gaming is probably the crappy display drivers (as of now)...

Things to get rid of? Well, personally the only thing from Dell that I kept was the Resource CD app... QuickSet, McAfee, etc. etc. all got the boot the first time I reformatted... And if you have the Dell Network Assistant crap, get rid of it too...

And yeah, McAfee has gotten bloated nowadays... Do yourself a favour and and get yourself a better AV... My recommendations? Kaspersky (you can get the ori one for around RM50 in the Garage Sales section) - has the best detection rates I know of, but slows down your system by quite a bit; and NOD32 (personal choice, it's RM74 bucks for the Student Pack, a good 50% reduction from the retail price) - second only to Kaspersky, but is supremely light on the resource load...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jun 26 2007, 01:06 PM

I'm still using the Norton that came with the laptop and I haven't reformat it yet!

okay someone gimme a link or something that shows step by step guide of updating my drivers....my sound is teribble even with good speakers on..how come i have both sigmatel and sound blaster audigy?

hey bro how u take out the cover for the power button there...mine seem to be tightly shut..cant lift it le

Dell XPS 1300 is finally out!!

http://www.dell.com/content/products/produ...en&s=dhs&~ck=mn

Have fun configurating them

not yet available from dell msia.but still gud news.weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

It will be avaliable tonight hopefully tonight

err...how to let windows allow rivatuner to monitor the gpu temp w/o needing to allow it eveytime i reboot...and sometimes it hangs too after i select allow...then after the hang cant detect me local area network...had to go back to a restore point zzzz

Uninstall rivatuner, and try using I8kfanGUI... Afraid Rivatuner might have issues with Vista...

About the new XPS M1330... Tried configuring it with similar specs to what I have, came up to RM7000 (US price converted)... Urk...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jun 26 2007, 05:31 PM

I was hoping for a worldwide release. Noticed that Dell went with the 8400M GS? I wonder why they opted out of using the 8400M GT..

it optimise for 13'' lappy

wow. 3 colors are available. red, black and white.

the cheapest configuration starts from USD1299. Wonder how much will the price here be.

hmm can i8fangui monitor GPU temp?...it says might lock up pc so being the chicken that i am didt enable that option...u using it to monitor gpu temp?

man thats like double my price now...no regrets getting ye'olde model xps hahaha

i have 76 proceses running when idle :swt...eiraku how much do u have?