**E1705/M1710 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS** ... ... TODO:Install OS on 2nd HD (boot from bay?), Overclock thread, Separate Blind Flashing and Creating Bootable ...

mjdart · 12-24-2008, 02:14 PM

I'll visit this sticky more than once

Paxan · 12-29-2008, 07:50 PM

I've seen some magic OC for nVidia Go 7900GS and yet the maximum i could get on my card with ATITool 0.26 (used it for finding artifacts, which are yellow pixels, by the way?) and RivaTuner v2.22 (for overclocking) were 443/555. If i remember correctly, if I raise core frequency above 465 Windows freezes.
I do not game and I'm a complete noob in overclocking, but I would still love to know how I can OC my card properly. For the heck of it

Info:
Dual-pipe heatsink mod.
BIOS version: 5.71.22.28.01
In device manager it says: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0298&SUBSYS019B1028&REV_A1
Driver I'm using is 175.32 (from nvidia.com website) on WinXP Pro SP3 32-bit.

zzpulp · 03-23-2009, 09:48 AM

Well I think its about time this thread got an update and since Turbo went to the AW darkside (who turned out to be our brother and not our father

) I guess I will try to get to updating this thread (and make good on some other obligations).

TurbodTalon · 03-24-2009, 12:36 PM

I'm still around, but my E1705 took a shit on me. That 7950GTX I had overclocked to the gills finally gave up it's ghost. When I went on Ebay to buy another, they still want $450 for them. So I said screw it.

BTW, don't pay any attention to ATI Tool's little yellow artifacts. OC the card and then boot up whatever game you're currently playing. If you see artifacts or other weird shit while IN GAME, then lower the OC. Remember to always use a real-world application to test your OC.

dave-p · 03-24-2009, 12:46 PM

unfortunately there seems to be a very high failure rate with the 79xx cards, and a known defect in the GPU, but of course Dells not going to do anything

SkimMilk · 03-24-2009, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave-p

unfortunately there seems to be a very high failure rate with the 79xx cards, and a known defect in the GPU, but of cuorse Dells not going to do anything

fogofogo · 04-02-2009, 06:05 AM

allright buds,

Anyone know where I can buy a 512mb ddr3 nvidia geforce go 7950 gtx for my xpx m1710? Can't seem to find them anywhere.

Cheers

SkimMilk · 04-02-2009, 07:25 AM

eBay... Thats pretty much it! They are expensive too!

dave-p · 04-02-2009, 09:08 AM

IMO get a x 1400 and sell the laptop, With the lack of GPUs and the high price of the used ones out there, spells end of line for this laptop

Or get the integrated GPU motherboard and sell the laptop

It's sad, the E1705/9400 was a awesome laptop - while under warranty anyways.

SkimMilk · 04-02-2009, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave-p

IMO get a x 1400 and sell the laptop, With the lack of GPUs and the high price of the used ones out there, spells end of line for this laptop

Or get the integrated GPU motherboard and sell the laptop

It's sad, the E1705/9400 was a awesome laptop - while under warranty anyways.

I just managed to get out from under mine and three dead GPU's. Well said Dave! Awesome laptop, not worth it though.

benwilard · 09-03-2009, 06:02 PM

Hey All,

I doubt too many come here now, but I have a couple things to add.

I have Vista Home Premium showing a total of 4GB of RAM, and I have the 7950 GTX (with 512 MB). I booted into XP and then that only shows 3.25GB of RAM.

And second, my GTX went belly up as well. But I found a dude (Premise Laptops in Florida) that'll repair our GTX's or GS for that matter, for $150 plus shipping.

Hope this info helps others, Labor!

zzpulp · 09-23-2009, 01:29 PM

TODO:
Install OS on 2nd HD (boot from bay?), Overclock thread, Separate Blind Flashing and Creating Bootable Device, GPU recovery, universal unlock, i8k, nhc, lcd dimmer, nhale

12-24-2008, 02:14 PM	#91
mjdart Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,379 Credits: 1,071	I'll visit this sticky more than once __________________ Alienware Area-51m M5750 17" 1920X1200 Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16GHz ATI X1800 Radeon (2) 80GB Seagate Momentus 7200 RPM Drives Alienware Area-51 5550 Extreme P4 550 H/T 3.4Ghz ASUS Nvidia Geforce 6800 Ultra DDR3 RAM 1.2GHz Seagate 80GB & Maxtor 120GB SATA Hard Drives Dell XPS m1710 17" Portable 1920X1200 Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz Nvidia Geforce 7900 GS 250GB Seagate 7200 rpm HD Intel® Wireless 4965AGN

12-29-2008, 07:50 PM	#92
Paxan PyccKuu 4yBaK Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NS, Canada Posts: 503 Credits: 462	I've seen some magic OC for nVidia Go 7900GS and yet the maximum i could get on my card with ATITool 0.26 (used it for finding artifacts, which are yellow pixels, by the way?) and RivaTuner v2.22 (for overclocking) were 443/555. If i remember correctly, if I raise core frequency above 465 Windows freezes. I do not game and I'm a complete noob in overclocking, but I would still love to know how I can OC my card properly. For the heck of it Info: Dual-pipe heatsink mod. BIOS version: 5.71.22.28.01 In device manager it says: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0298&SUBSYS019B1028&REV_A1 Driver I'm using is 175.32 (from nvidia.com website) on WinXP Pro SP3 32-bit. __________________ Dell Inspiron 9400/E1705: Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz (4MB cache, 667MHz FSB) / 2GB DDR2 667MHz / 320 GB 7200rpm SATA / nVidia GeForce Go 7900GS (256MB dedicated) dual-pipe heatsink mod / 17" WUXGA (1920x1200) GL / DVD-RW DL / custom rubber feet / Ubuntu 9.10 x64 Acer Aspire 1410: Core 2 Solo SU3500 1.4GHz (3MB cache, 800MHz FSB) UC 0.8750V / 4GB SPD unlocked PC2-6400 DDR2 / 250GB 5400rmp / Intel GMA 4500MHD / 11.6" WXGA (1366 x 768) / W7Pro x64 FINAL & Ubuntu 9.10 x64

03-24-2009, 12:36 PM	#94
TurbodTalon R.I.P. E1705 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Great Falls, Montana Posts: 842 Benchmarks: 4 Credits: 4,472	I'm still around, but my E1705 took a shit on me. That 7950GTX I had overclocked to the gills finally gave up it's ghost. When I went on Ebay to buy another, they still want $450 for them. So I said screw it. BTW, don't pay any attention to ATI Tool's little yellow artifacts. OC the card and then boot up whatever game you're currently playing. If you see artifacts or other weird shit while IN GAME, then lower the OC. Remember to always use a real-world application to test your OC. __________________ ALIENWARE M17 VISTA64 QX9300 DUAL ATI HD 3870 4GB 1333MHz OCZ 2x160GB RAID0 1920x1200 Last edited by TurbodTalon; 03-24-2009 at 12:39 PM.

03-24-2009, 12:46 PM	#95
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,210 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,758	unfortunately there seems to be a very high failure rate with the 79xx cards, and a known defect in the GPU, but of course Dells not going to do anything __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501 Last edited by dave-p; 09-05-2009 at 11:07 AM.

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04-02-2009, 06:05 AM	#97
fogofogo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 8 Credits: 232	allright buds, Anyone know where I can buy a 512mb ddr3 nvidia geforce go 7950 gtx for my xpx m1710? Can't seem to find them anywhere. Cheers

04-02-2009, 09:08 AM	#99
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,210 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,758	IMO get a x 1400 and sell the laptop, With the lack of GPUs and the high price of the used ones out there, spells end of line for this laptop Or get the integrated GPU motherboard and sell the laptop It's sad, the E1705/9400 was a awesome laptop - while under warranty anyways. __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

09-03-2009, 06:02 PM	#101
benwilard Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 7 Credits: -308	Hey All, I doubt too many come here now, but I have a couple things to add. I have Vista Home Premium showing a total of 4GB of RAM, and I have the 7950 GTX (with 512 MB). I booted into XP and then that only shows 3.25GB of RAM. And second, my GTX went belly up as well. But I found a dude (Premise Laptops in Florida) that'll repair our GTX's or GS for that matter, for $150 plus shipping. Hope this info helps others, Labor!

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