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post #81 of 1001
11/17/05 at 11:08pm
it works..... i just tried it... the file has already been downloaded 27 times..... looks like a lot of people with the 9300 upgraded to the 7800 ........


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Originally Posted by horsessmellfuny
Hey, That link you provided doesnt work. When I click on the free button, it tells me a bunch of crap, but never lets me download the file.

I must be a major noob sometimes. I got my USB drive bootable and all of that. When I got to flash my bios with the IXPS2A01.Hacked.exe file, it tells me the file is missing. Or, it tries to read it from the CD drive. So I burned it to see if it would work. It spins up the cd then says bad file name, or whatever. What the hell am I missing? I would love to get the boot cd Iso, but that site sux. I got my 7800 sitting here in a box just waiting to be plugged in.. grr. Any help?

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post #82 of 1001
11/17/05 at 11:50pm
hehehe well, I would love to post some benchmarks, only problem, USPS is evil and I am waiting on the 130 W power brick to come lol. My CPU is undervolted and operating at 660 MHZ LOL! and my 7800GTX is underclocked even below stock settings lol. However, I still kicked out 12,777 3D Mark 03. So go figure! But once I get the 130 W power brick, this thing is gonna toast!! lol
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post #83 of 1001
11/18/05 at 4:12am
Can u do this upgrade to a gateway m680/8510gz? my lappy has the ati x700 16 x pci-e and gateway offers the nvidia 6800 go for my lappy too... here is a link that shows a pic of the video card. http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/7153.jpg

is it possible???
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post #84 of 1001
11/18/05 at 4:19am
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Originally Posted by Bryan'sM505x
Can u do this upgrade to a gateway m680/8510gz? my lappy has the ati x700 16 x pci-e and gateway offers the nvidia 6800 go for my lappy too... here is a link that shows a pic of the video card. http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/7153.jpg

is it possible???

No, I am positive Gateway does not have support for a 7800 in the bios. Plus the cooling requirments will not sufficient in the gateway.
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post #85 of 1001
11/18/05 at 4:25am
Will the 12 cell battary work with the 9300's? For this mod? I know the dell website says it won't but Ebay Websites say that it does work. Anybody know? it's only 10-20 more dollars for the 12 cell. http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-DELL-Inspiro...QQcmdZViewItem
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post #86 of 1001
11/18/05 at 9:59am
Anyone in Oz having any luck ordering one of these 7800go?
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post #87 of 1001
11/18/05 at 11:18am
Yeah I already got mine, does anyone know if the 12 cell battery will work with the 9300's? for the second time?
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post #88 of 1001
11/18/05 at 7:23pm
Many thanks for sharing all of this guys. I'm tempted to do this after xmas (holiday jobs rock) espcically since I already have two 9 cells anyway. Can I get a confirmation on whether I need the north bridge heatsink or not (I may have missed it in the thread)?

Also, for school I usually bring my 65watt AC adapter that I have since a) it's a little smaller and lighter to carry and b) I leave my 90watt plugged in and ready to go behind my desk. Would it be possible to do this with the 90 watt as my class adapter and the 130watt at home? I was thinking I might have to start up on battery, then plug it in once booted. Slower card speeds would not be a worry in class if this worked.

As for cleaning out your former nVidia drivers, is unisntalling using a uninstall manager and then cleaning the registry good enough?

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post #89 of 1001
11/18/05 at 8:47pm
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Originally Posted by BlackSeal84
Many thanks for sharing all of this guys. I'm tempted to do this after xmas (holiday jobs rock) espcically since I already have two 9 cells anyway. Can I get a confirmation on whether I need the north bridge heatsink or not (I may have missed it in the thread)?

Also, for school I usually bring my 65watt AC adapter that I have since a) it's a little smaller and lighter to carry and b) I leave my 90watt plugged in and ready to go behind my desk. Would it be possible to do this with the 90 watt as my class adapter and the 130watt at home? I was thinking I might have to start up on battery, then plug it in once booted. Slower card speeds would not be a worry in class if this worked.

As for cleaning out your former nVidia drivers, is unisntalling using a uninstall manager and then cleaning the registry good enough?

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you dont need the heatsink..... apparently the one inside your 9300 is the same one as the xps2.... if ever for some strange reason your 9300 does not have it ... pm me, ill send you one..... i ordered one and didnt need it.....
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post #90 of 1001
11/18/05 at 8:50pm
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Originally Posted by darkloki
Yeah I already got mine, does anyone know if the 12 cell battery will work with the 9300's? for the second time?
thats risky... but in theory it should work just as long as it puts out the same voltage, wattage and amperes as the 9 cell... the risks are... 1.) thats probably a low end low quality knockoff..... 2) ebayer could be non legit 3) the specifications might not be the same as a 9 cell one......
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post #91 of 1001
11/19/05 at 2:49am
dell sells a 12 and a 16. Both are labeled by dell to be for the XPS and only the XPS, while the 9 was labeled for the XPS & the 9300.
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post #92 of 1001
11/19/05 at 3:28am
Hey, got everything up and running, now that i have my 130 W power brick. Scored a nice 14,117 on 3D Mark 03 lol. Only problem, I cant O/C, when I adjust the sliders and hit apply, it test the setttings, i hit apply, ok. Then, when I go back into the NV Control panel, it resets the clock settings back to stock 400 x 1.06 GHZ. I installed the coolbits tweak, even tho I didnt need it. Still not sure what the deal is. O, and should I update my BIOS to the A05 for rthe XPS?
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post #93 of 1001
11/19/05 at 3:59pm
I realize though that my 1400x900 screen will probably not bet compatible with all of this? After all, the XPS2 BIOS was probably never intended to be run with anything but WUXGA. Anyone think it still might work?
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post #94 of 1001
11/19/05 at 7:18pm
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Originally Posted by darkloki
Will the 12 cell battary work with the 9300's? For this mod? I know the dell website says it won't but Ebay Websites say that it does work. Anybody know? it's only 10-20 more dollars for the 12 cell. http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-DELL-Inspiro...QQcmdZViewItem

that battery is bullshit, same spec as a 9cell

Chemistry: Li-ion
Volts: 11.1V
Capacity: 7200mAh

so I would not buy it.
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post #95 of 1001
11/20/05 at 1:34pm
What does it take to make a thread a sticky? This thread should OBVIOUSLY be at the top for all the 9300 owners out there....or is this a 7800/xps owners forum now?
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post #96 of 1001
11/20/05 at 2:28pm
No, I used the guide to switch out my Go 6800 Ultra to 7800 GTX in my XPS Gen 2, so I think it's valuable to everyone.
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post #97 of 1001
11/20/05 at 7:18pm
hi all.
i've tried to download the cracked bios for my 9300, but the link http://discord.anarchs.com/bios/XPS2Bios.zip is dead for me.... can someone send me this bios released?
many thanks
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post #98 of 1001
11/20/05 at 7:57pm
download the bootcd on page 4 of this thread ...inside there is a hacked xps bios ao1 and a 9300 bios as well..........
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post #99 of 1001
11/21/05 at 3:23am

Does the screen size matter?

Will it matter doing this if I only have the 1400X900 screen?
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post #100 of 1001
11/21/05 at 5:51am
no, flash away
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