Posts by jeffcmfrt

Can't complain my 1710 is still kicking and I came from the 1st generation XPS Laptop then the XPS Gen 2 and now my current 1710 but honestly can't see me geting rid of this one until it really falls behind. And so far it's still doing...

I think I would make the gaming section as like the Dell XPS Line more upgradeable both desktops & Laptops. It isnt hard to stick with a cool case and a chassis. And even with the laptops have somthing like a upgrade kit option for...

I think it is ment 30 % brighter then the XPS Gen 2/9300 rather then the 1705/9400. Which it is as I have owned both.

Don't count on them droping to be honest we are geting on that time they will more then likely go up in price as the stock becomes more limited as newer cards will replace them. Just the way it goes with propriatory mobil GPU's

Quote: Originally Posted by Andy4876 Just noticed that my speakers aren't working. However, when I plug in headphones/external speakers then they work. Does this mean there is a physical problem with the speakers...

As others stated start with the easy and cheap upgrades first Ram then GPU thats going to give you the most boost. By Rule of thumb with gaming and newer games you should have at least a 2.0 CPU but upgrade the Ram and GPU and see how...

Quote: Originally Posted by nissanztt90 To sum it up nice and quick...i had i8kfangui installed and configured for everything, and recently my GF was playing a game on it, the Sims 2 or something, and it rebooted saying...

Can someone tell me by this bios string what version I have Rev 00 or 01 ? I'm feeling lucky today and am going to attempt to flash and unlock my GPU bios. I guess if all goes well I'll see what my GPU can do if it's a good...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rukee Just got a M1710 with a 7950 card and want to upgrade the video drivers from the ones that came out of the box, but the installer from the nvidia site keeps saying they are not intended...

Before I woud go into changeing inverters and bulbs or geting the LCD repaired I woud recomend ordering a flex cable from Dell it goes from the mainboard/video card to the LCD and is fairley cheap. If that does not work they have many...