Posts by dellbert

It doesn't read the temperature sensors correctly, but you can still use it to control the fans manually. I just set both fans on slow, which keeps the GPU around 54C. Cranking them up high can get the temperature down to 50C, but...

Right, the hinge cover is a bit different due to the media direct thing. Also, the palm rest includes the touchpad, and Dell switched from Alps to Synaptics, so they might not be compatible. I'd wait until Dell ships the Core Duo...

Yes. What's the model number?

BTW, the clock generator (hidden under the video card) appears to be an ICS 954305EKLF, which doesn't appear to be supported by clockgen or cpucool.

I've already updated my review in the review section. The 9400 with go7800 runs hot. If you let Dell control the fans, it'll get up to 82C when idle both on A/C and battery power. That's not right. With both fans on low, it'll...

Well, they've definitely planned for that possibility. Perhaps with an even crazier video card.

Here's a pic of the mobo with the video card removed:

Sorry, I don't have any real info, but I was poking around inside a 9400 today and I noticed solder pads for fan, lid, and speaker LEDs. Also, there's room for another heat pipe. So, I view this as pretty strong evidence that Dell...

Fujitsu 100GB 5400RPM SATA a little faster than the Toshiba with random access = 20.8ms average read = 31.9 MB/s burst = 114.2 MB/s

Here's an update. I've had the machine for a week now, and I still love it. My only real issue was with the warm-running GPU. I called Dell, and told them that the temperature went up to 80C. They assured me that it shouldn't run that...