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Joined the M1730 club , any tips

post #1 of 16
3/23/08 at 11:51am
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Got an inspiron 9300 about 3 years ago with a 6800GO . As its starting to show its age now i have just splashed out the best part of £1800 on a XPS M1730

2.5 GHZ T9300 CPU
Dual SLI 8800 GTX
320GB Raid 0
4GB RAM
3 Year care

Can't wait to get it, is there anything i need to do when i get it, any must do's ?

Thanks
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post #2 of 16
3/23/08 at 11:58am
I would suggest reinstalling Vista for a start, from there I think you can just get right to gaming!
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post #3 of 16
3/23/08 at 3:00pm
Definitely agree on the reinstall.
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post #4 of 16
3/23/08 at 4:11pm
i agree with the others. reinstall is the best way to go. you might want to think of everst ultimate or some program to monitor temps and such.
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post #5 of 16
3/23/08 at 4:25pm
You have to install Intel Matrix driver during Vista OS installation.

There will be window for something about "install drivers" which lets you insert and browse for it. You will have to see it yourself since I can't remember exact details.

Just remember this thread if OS install doesn't complete for 1.5+ hours.
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post #6 of 16
3/23/08 at 5:56pm
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Why do people reinstall an OS on a brand new pc ?
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post #7 of 16
3/23/08 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by bluenose View Post
Why do people reinstall an OS on a brand new pc ?
Because Dell likes to put on their sponsors products before shipping to you
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post #8 of 16
3/23/08 at 7:03pm
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Originally Posted by pdonket View Post
Because Dell likes to put on their sponsors products before shipping to you
A.K.A. installing boatloads of craplets/crapware.
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post #9 of 16
3/23/08 at 7:08pm
Upgrade to SP1 and get drivers 174.20, seem to be the best for most people, although I like to use 174.40.
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post #10 of 16
3/24/08 at 8:36am
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Originally Posted by McFly View Post
Upgrade to SP1 and get drivers 174.20, seem to be the best for most people, although I like to use 174.40.


where did you download the 174.2o drivers from
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post #11 of 16
3/24/08 at 12:17pm
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Originally Posted by bluenose View Post
where did you download the 174.2o drivers from
Have a look here NBF's own Driver section http://www.notebookforums.com/forum304.html
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post #12 of 16
3/24/08 at 1:36pm
The 174.31 drivers are top-notch (available as a MobileForce driver, or from LaptopVideo2Go). They're legitimate MOBILE drivers, from Dell themselves even.
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post #13 of 16
3/24/08 at 3:16pm
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Originally Posted by Fenuxx View Post
The 174.31 drivers are top-notch (available as a MobileForce driver, or from LaptopVideo2Go). They're legitimate MOBILE drivers, from Dell themselves even.
I will have to try these myself. The ones I got from LV2G didnt work for me. Drivers kept crashing and the video cards would down clock a lot.
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post #14 of 16
3/24/08 at 6:28pm
Personally, while I do reinstall, I take time to get used to how the computer handles stock from Dell first. Then, you'll know what was corrected or potentially broken from your reinstall.

My first though: Turn off all LED's
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post #15 of 16
3/24/08 at 8:06pm
haha i like the led's


but they do get annoying sometimes i guess... i wouldnt take it to a library and flash it all over the place, especially not in college
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post #16 of 16
3/24/08 at 9:46pm
it's good you got the 3 Yr CC warranty
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