i would definately try if such module (8800MGTX/9800M) exist.

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Added on September 3, 2008, 4:54 amyou really understand me.

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Added on September 3, 2008, 4:55 amwahahaha! i have been called many "tech-ky" names before in the past, insane is definately a first.

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Added on September 3, 2008, 5:00 amim afraid 8800M/9800M for 1520 does not exist. although our graphics card is a dedicated module, it is not built on nvidia's MXM platform standard, which makes after market 8800M/9800M impossible to fit onto the motherboard. smart move dell..

This post has been edited by alexnvidia: Sep 3 2008, 05:04 AM

it depends on the game you are playing, whether it supports physX or not. but you definately will have to compromise (loose fps) for higher quailty physics effect, and our 8600MGT (with 32 cores/stream processors) is just not powerful enough to handle both GPU+physx. i just disabled physX from the driver GUI and let my T7500 CPU handle the physX calculations. (i want a 8800M/9800M for 1520!!)

a note on 177.92, i've been using this for just over a week now, and i felt that this driver is a bit unstable (bluescreen, etc) especially when going into battery mode or waking up from sleep. anyone else notice these issues?

free software like RMCPU clock (advanced IT level required) can get you the info that you need, though u also need to do some calculations with the data provided to know many % your batt has worn out. here's the formula: wear level = [(designed capacity-fully charged capacity)/designed capacity x 100%]

everest ultimate edition can give u the wear level info directly without having to do any calculations, but it's not free.

my 9-cell batt wear level has reached 12% now from everyday use.

This post has been edited by alexnvidia: Sep 5 2008, 08:11 PM

yes, if you dont store it properly. the best way to store a battery is to charge it to about 40% capacity and put it in a cool dry place. some suggest to freeze it. battery decay with time, there's no way to stop it, so might as well use it to the fullest before the life runs out. for me, keeping the battery in all the time act as a UPS for my laptop.

vista WEI score does not depend on the size or capacity of your storage/RAM. it depends on the speed of the storage, in your case, RAM, when vista benchmarks the hardware. 4.8 is roughly the score of 667 RAM and FSB, so it's perfectly normal.

the info from CPU-z is interesting. it shows that your 2GB RAM is faster compared to the 1GB. i think your 2GB is DDR2 800 right? which also means that 1GB RAM is possibly dragging your RAM performance down. you *could* possibly try to remove the 1GB and re-bench WEI see if there's a difference. though i think there most likely will not be any difference, miracles might just happen. who knows.

windows updated KB955302 on my machine is morning. everything seems fine till now. using driver 177.92. for those who are not aware of this patch, here's the info:

The update from microsoft has a number of improvments in Vista/Server 2008 (all flavours) which includes:

• Improvements to the performance of wireless adapters when you switch between preferred networks after the computer resumes from hibernation.
• New functionality to prevent a data loss scenario when certain registry keys are missing while the Microsoft Disk Cleanup tool is running.
• Improvements to system reliability when Group Policy settings and SMB signing are used.
• Improvements to the stability of systems on which Nvidia graphics cards are installed.

This post has been edited by alexnvidia: Sep 10 2008, 07:38 PM

wow, shoot past 2500! guys hang in there, i just moved house and am getting the internet setup, should be fully back online in 2 weeks time. sorry for the delay in V2.

oh really?... in that case i should just open a blank V2 thread first, thenn update it later.. i've got some new stuff to put in V2, new driver release, maybe a guide on disassembling the 1520, etc.. but dont have time to do it now because no internet access and dissertation due in 3 weeks time...

V2 thread started. feel free to discuss things over there.