Posts by kenjg

Hi, all I was wondering if anyone had tried putting those G-Skill 4GB memory chips onto a Dell m1730 laptop, and if so, did they notice any major performance gains in doing so. I use a few simulators at home, especially a Cisco...

I've got the m1730 with dual 8700M GT SLI configuration. I remember in the original Crysis, that I had to cut graphics quite a ways back (I think it was on Low or medium) to make it work. GIven you only have the 1 graphics card, try...

Just for curiosity, have you tried reinstalling Windows? The very fact that the laptop manages to boot into safe mode and that you have a functioning display makes me think there might be issues with either the driver chosen, or...

Thanks for the note. I was able to locate other hard drive caddies, but the m1730 caddy is made to support 2 hard drives, rather than the usual 1, and I can't seem to find new caddies either on the Dell website or on Ebay, thus why I...

Hi, all. Can anyone tell me where I might purchase a 2nd hard drive caddy for my XPS M1730 laptop? I want to be able to maintain 1 caddy to hold my main dual drive RAID system, then a 2nd caddy for OS experimentation such as the OS X86...

Hi, all. I've noticed lately that some online stores such as Newegg are starting to sell 4GB SODIMMs (not 2x2GB kits, but solo 4GB sticks). Given the recent BIOS upgrades on the Dell M1730 to allow Penryn processors, and given that...

This may sound like a stupid question, but what is the power setting on your computer? By default, Vista is installed at Normal level, which tends to cripple your video card, and CPU. Try clicking on the battery picture on the task...

Hi, all Anyone know if there are any merchants around, other than Dell (including reputable Ebay sellers) that are selling spare batteries for the M1730? I wanted to get a spare battery and power supply later this month for the...

Hi, all For those of you that are currently using the Dell XPS M1730 laptop, could you tell me which video drivers and which OS you are running? If you are not using the Stock Dell driver, which one did you install, for which...

Hi, there Make sure that the CPU is clocked up at least fast enough to run the Blu-Ray. I've found that movies do require a fair bit of CPU to run, and by default when on Battery, the 1730 tends to downclock the CPU to 1/3 speed, and...