Posts by bossanov

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I dont think much thought was put in the M1730 power interface. As MrKook said, the 1705 interface is much superior. I predict a design change here. B,

Is anyone else having a hard time keeping the M1730 power cord plugged in to the back of the laptop? Mine is constantly falling out. B.

My device manager says its a Broadcom 802.11g but gives no model #. There is no driver at Dell for Broadcom wireless. Thanks, B.

Seems like what what we all have in common is the NVidia 7XXX series video card. My problem only showed up after I replaced the ATI card with the NVidia card. I suspect a video card bios upgrade is in order. Dell should be notified.

Quote: Originally Posted by tyea I did a clean install of Vista 32 bit version and the cold start problem appears to have been fixed. I'm wondering what will happen if I try to install Vista 64 bit version...

Quote: Originally Posted by tyea Dell tech support told me they will pay to have my computer shipped to their repair facility and return it repaired within 7 days. I have to send it to them in the as bought...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolApathy plugged in or Unplugged? I want to verify this... Do you have the 130 watt adapter that is needed when you install the 7950 GTX? This is behavior that is usually...

I am exoeriencing the same problem. My problem started immediately after installing the NVIDIA 7950 GTX with the Dell drivers. THe machine worked fine with the original ATI card. So this convinces me it is the NVIIDIA driver. I recently...

I replaced my ATI card with the NVIDIA 7950 video card using the Dell drivers and my Notebook will not start up unless plugged in. I have the 9-cell battery and I am running Vista Ultimate. The card is not overclocked. E1705 has the...