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post #141 of 349
4/14/08 at 4:06pm
3dMark 06 has been ran only scored 6891 but this is on my work laptop so there is some heavy duty programs running in the backround, going to try to disable Antivirus and test again.
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post #142 of 349
4/14/08 at 4:23pm
After diabling Antivirus it scored a 7143 on 06, sounds about right since my CPU is slower then the M6300 I have next to me and that scored 8068 after tuning.
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post #143 of 349
4/14/08 at 4:41pm
looks like it's pretty consistant scores with a GTS.

so run some crysis benchmarks. and game benchmarks.
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post #144 of 349
4/14/08 at 4:56pm
Allright just pulled the screen off the M6300 I have here and put it on the M1710....

Screen is still dim, not as dim as it was with the M1710 but to dim to use.

Dont know how much more testing I can do but I need to put my M1710 back together so I can get back to work.
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post #145 of 349
4/14/08 at 5:09pm
did you swap the inverter as well? Does the bios recognize the LCD properly now?
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post #146 of 349
4/14/08 at 5:33pm
I swapped the whole screen and the bios does not recognize it and if I attempt to adjust the brightness nothing happens.
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post #147 of 349
4/14/08 at 5:58pm
man.. so the screen i have on the way won't help.,. looks like tomorrow I will be asking for a system board. this would be expensive if it wasnt all warranty.
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post #148 of 349
4/14/08 at 6:09pm
Hmmm... Maybe it'd just be easier/better to convert the M1710 to a Precision M6300 (mobo, screen, GPU, CPU). I'll have to look into that.
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post #149 of 349
4/14/08 at 6:10pm
Or, just popping the 3600M in there and using an external monitor. Have either of you tried that?
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post #150 of 349
4/14/08 at 6:11pm
will the SantaRosa chipset allow you to use a T7600 for the CPU?
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post #151 of 349
4/14/08 at 6:19pm
Nope
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post #152 of 349
4/14/08 at 6:19pm
Honestly you might as well upgrade the CPU if you are going to do the Mobo, performance is much better on the new Cpu's.
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post #153 of 349
4/14/08 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by IRobertus View Post
Honestly you might as well upgrade the CPU if you are going to do the Mobo, performance is much better on the new Cpu's.
You would have to, it's not even an option.
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post #154 of 349
4/14/08 at 6:40pm
Edit: too late

Anyway, the post I made earlier about the 3600M being a GTX seems to be invalid. I just saw the GPU-Z. The roms however are almost identical. Seems alot like the 256 MB 7900GS -> 512 MB 7900GTX. So potentially you could flash the GTS card with a GTX bios. Anyway, this is only my thought.

You'd probably be better off asking Dell for a complete M6300 haha. At this rate you'd still need a mobo and a CPU. Either that or get the standard M1730 replacement. Another option is to just keep the 1600M. The road to using a 3600M on a M1710/9400 seems to be at an end however.
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post #155 of 349
4/14/08 at 7:59pm
I'm going to ask my rep for one of two solutions tomorrow:
1) A bios for the 1705 that has support for the G92 series of mobile gpu's
2) SystemBoard, CPU, 130w power block from 6300.
Does anyone have the system board part number? I would think that you could get it from looking up your service tag.
Do you think I can at least re-use my ram?
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post #156 of 349
4/15/08 at 12:46am
The keyboard, RAM, wireless card, bluetooth, hard drive, cd drive, and even an old GPU are likely reusable. Only the CPU is a no-go. The screen could probably work too but ah...
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post #157 of 349
4/15/08 at 2:28am
I am glad that I order my M1730 over the weekend with 15% coupon. I sold my M1710 for $1,000 so new lappy ends up for $2,000. Not a bad deal.
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post #158 of 349
4/15/08 at 10:32am
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Originally Posted by Silversaver View Post
I am glad that I order my M1730 over the weekend with 15% coupon. I sold my M1710 for $1,000 so new lappy ends up for $2,000. Not a bad deal.

I didnt think Dell did coupons for their XPS line?
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post #159 of 349
4/15/08 at 1:20pm
Dell Outlet

X9000
8800M SLI
4GB Vista Ultimate
100GB HD
DVD/RW
3 yrs complete care

After tax $3,064

No a bad deal.
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post #160 of 349
4/15/08 at 1:47pm
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Originally Posted by KalAshlar View Post
will the SantaRosa chipset allow you to use a T7600 for the CPU?
No
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