wow add me into the user lists...heard u guys having lotsa problem with XPS...haih...wonder why...lolz

hi guys i seem to be having problems installing hamachi v1.0.2.1
it jus hang thr upon middle of installation process...
anyone facing this prob b4?

virtual LAN...it gives u LAN via internet...so that u can play Dota wit frens over internet without using battlenet for example...lol
argh duno why XPS having problem installing it...keeps crashes upon installation...mayb its network card cannot support..

wow i oso having such problem starting from few days ago...but i think i manage to fix it becuz of hamachi problem thingy...i enable NIC bootup in BIOS n evrything went ok...
anyway i just reformatted to vista ultimate...but after installing the nvidia driver from Dell...my windows experience index drop from 2.2 to 2.0 lol
i wonder why...but i think thrs no evident lag on the GUI

my vista experience index currently at 3.4 for gaming, 3.6 for aero...hmmm...still got abit of lag when using 3D flip on vista...

yea compatible...dell have updated a newer driver oledi...
but somehow the new driver has less settings compared to old one...powermizer n screen color settings are gone

mine is 3.4 for gaming n 3.6 for aero...i dun think it makes lotsa diff la...my fren using intel media accelerator one having score at 3.1 oso almost same performance as mine in terms of aero smoothiness...wont differ much unless u having an ATI X1600...lolz

wanna ask ur nvidia control panel still got powermizer n TV settings onot? after installing vista the control panel driver i upgraded only hav 2 types of settings duno why

nope im using Fujitsu...check my siggy my HDD score is 4.4 anyway.

mine oso abit yellowish...actually tats normal la...its just the colors appear warmer
in terms of color saturation it performed well i believed so...lastime i asked for replacement unit i swap the old yellowish lcd with the new one which has cooler colors...some good XPS lcds are kinda yellowish...can change the color settings in nvidia control panel one...i changed become nicer b4...but such setting not available on vista yet

one of our fren here says his LCD yellowish color so i try to enlighten him
but im not sure my LCD is truly yellowish onot...only when i compare with other ppl's LCD then i see the difference...lol...not to say yellowish, jus tat the colors are warmer, the black colors in my LCD somehow is darker...more saturated
but heck so far my LCD is in tip top condition...good colors, no leakage

generally vista is good...u need to work out with the tweaking of the 3D settings for ur nvidia awhile to master it...sometimes when settings are not in good mode, the animation of Aero lags abit more...overall still ok...hehe

i will try to help out if anyone having problem optimising the aero effects of vista

This post has been edited by kwws: May 10 2007, 12:32 AM

damn...i just have a new problem...u guys know the dreamscene wallpaper on vista? its like using a short animated video wallpaper...it uses the graphics acceleration...
it was running smoothly lasnite but i encountered problems this morning when i start up...it starts become lagging n the HDD icon keeps flashing like hell!!! the whole XPS lags n i was forced to turn it off...i notice some evident buzzing sound when i was using it in quiet environment...
shit...could it be mobo or graphics module failure?
i duno how to report this to dell technical staff...doubt they have the solution to it though...

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 pmu 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

This post has been edited by kwws: May 10 2007, 04:28 PM

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 disabled indexing part...but the problem still persists...evrytime i boot up vista, the HDD will keep on blinking for around 3-5 minutes...checked thru task manager couldnt find anything suspecting...

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.

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

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

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