oh crap .... my warranty ends at 4/9/08 then this GPU/motherboard thing happen on the 8/9/08 ...

damn bad luck...
my question now, i have read the direct2dell site about the warranty does it cover my comp also?
was having exams till now only manage to research coz i am still able to on my comp and not use too graphic related application..

yea thats ur warranty page .... other than that from the day ur invoice was issued the date there start count 1 yr or more...

btw yesterday i emailed a dell technician (very fast and efficient dell technician) this morning at 9.15am straight got a call from him..

an engineer will be coming to my place to replace my mobo, he also explain that the extended limit warranty are for the nvidia problem for 12months starting from my expired warranty date, in future any problems related to my mobo will be fixed foc.

another thumbs up for dell for the quick respond.

ok sure .. i will let u know by wed ..coz i wont be free 2morrow and told them to come on wed ...

this is my 2nd time changing my mobo ... 1st was coz of the cpu whining, 1 call next day come replace the whole mobo which they say is the heatsink problem .... this time i email them and they called me and they coming to change the mobo again..

1 problem is when they come change the mobo very heartache coz need to take out everything only can change... the previous engineer told me this xps1330 very mafan coz its too compact and everything is packed togather.. lol

i try talk to the engineer about the copper mod .. and see if he knows anywhere can get the copper sheet and maybe recommand dell to use this mod even though it only lower around 10'C ... its better than ntg ...

@slakedlime
i don get wat u mean? fingerprints just wipe it off lo for me coz i have taken those safety plastic covers off...


my 1330 is fixed and running. everything moving on smoothly now...
BIOS rev is A12
H/W rev is A02

thumbs up for dell! *cheers*

yea ..confirmed it by asking and checking the box ...
and its new not a refurbish set ...

hey guyz, very very long din come into a M1330 thread and first time coming into version 2..

anyway, any users here have battery problem?
i have a 9-cell battery and few days ago i cant charge it ...
when i plug into my xps, it can detect but with the status "Not Charging" ... at the LED display the battery sign will be flashing in red/orange ...
then when i press the battery status button, only 3 led blinks (right, center, left) ....

does this mean my battery times up d? anyone else have this problem? ...
i was one of the 1st few batch who got m1330 after its introduction .. so my lappy is around 2+ yrs old ...

tried taking it out and putting it back alot of times d ... but still unable to charge ..

today, i took it to lowyat dell shop and they told me to call the dell technician as there isnt any m1330 there to test on ..

anyway, i read online and found out dell battery led strip can check the life of the battery ... press on the 'check battery' button for at least 3secs, then the LED will lid up, 1 led lights up means battery is healthy while the more leds lid up means its time ... i checked mine and its 4 leds light up ... just sharing

Just wondering,
has anyone done this mod b4? ... the copper mod ..
Link!!

wonder where to get the copper sheet or aluminum sheet ... anyone know?

hmm .. i surveyed ...
some nice cooler is Infinite CoolerMaster and Zalman N1000/N2000 (not sure i spelled correctly or not but u will surely notice it) ...

same here ... expired long long time ago ... i bought my xps around the 1st few batches ..
so far only changed mobo once, coz last time i seldom off my laptop ... now everything seems fine and working great after having the habit to off comp and don play games for too long .. then at some times will take over the fan for some cleaning and replace the thermal paste ...

wow RM800 .. that means ur xps is still under warranty and u r extending right? ...
i got quoted RM1150 for complete cover, laptop warranty expired about 1yr +++ ago, i was one of the first few batch who got this xps after it released ....

my 9 cell battery died off too but i didnt get from dell, bought some aftermarket one off ebay but havent really tested it yet coz my current mobo KO d ... my ori 9cell can last for around 3hrs+++ with wifi and full brightness ...

i am not sure about Australia but i think its almost the same, IMO, aus might be more expensive coz u still need to convert unless u work and live there ...