Posts by lazybum131

The hard drive heat isn't abnormal as neither of the fans causes airflow through the HD compartment. You would need to cool the whole notebook down with a cooling pad to get the temps down. For the CPU, check to make sure the CPU fan...

I think he's asking if any Dell laptops use IPS (In-Plane Switching) LCD screens like the Flexview screens for Thinkpads. I don't believe Dell has any laptops with IPS screens.

Quote: Originally Posted by chevyrulz099 what the heck is that thing on the front of the 620? a battery? The extended 9-cell battery, the 6-cell is flush with the notebook.

Try reconnecting the keyboard, could just be a bad connection Though the power on thing is weird... Follow the dissassembly manual for specific instructions: http://vipforums.asus.com/nbinfo/age...%201%20(2).pdf

It really just comes down to whether you want a powerhouse 17" or a less powerful but more mobile 15" notebook. The build quality on the current 17" Dell Inspiron's are suppose to be pretty good. The base and lid are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Artek How do i enable powerplay?? In the video card driver settings in the Catalyst Control Centre: Your GPU temp definitely seems high, and the GPU fan turning on...

There are only two fans, Fan 1 is the CPU fan on the right side, and Fan 2 is the GPU/chipset fan on the left side. Remote 2 is the temperature reading for the GPU. Local is likely a sensor reading for the motherboard or...

My GPU fan has been fairly loud from the very beginning, it usually comes on after 20-30 min while on a desk idling with Powerplay on. I think they're all like this, just some people aren't as picky about noise. I use Speedfan to turn...

Ugh, again, the X1600 in the MBP is low clocked but it still whips the upper low-end X1400 and 7400go, and is faster than the X700. Clock it back up and it's just as fast as other notebooks. A real crippled X1600 would be something...

Well what exactly are you doing that you think you should upgrade (what's running too slow)? You can only upgrade to a faster processor, add more ram, or swap in a faster hard drive.