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post #101 of 113
3/27/05 at 1:29am
nice scores. but still lower than what they had advertised
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post #102 of 113
3/27/05 at 2:11am
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Originally Posted by Vette
I ordered my XPS Gen2 with a 100 gig HD fo my large music collection. Everyone seems to be ordering the 60 gig 7200 rpm! Is it because of the increased performance or don't most people need 100 gig?
I would love to have 100+ GB but I would rather have better performance.
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post #103 of 113
3/27/05 at 6:13pm
Could somebody post a pic of the 130watt powerbrick, preferably next to some common object for size comparison. Thanks in advance.
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post #104 of 113
3/27/05 at 6:19pm
Thanks for the pics rock. It's nice to see at least one person didn't disappear after posting their 'It's here it's here' thread.
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post #105 of 113
3/27/05 at 7:02pm
Wait a second, the arrows on the mouse thingy are there and then they are gone?! anyone else notice this? im a saying something really stupid because they can be tunred on or off or what?
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post #106 of 113
3/27/05 at 11:18pm
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Originally Posted by sonicwind
FanGui does not work on the GPU fan, and in one case it turned it off permanently and it wouldn't turn back on until I rebooted the machine.
It works great on the GPU fans with both the 9200 and 9300 machines I've played with. I was toggling them on and off via the software to test and it spun up the GPU fan when asked and does so when it hits the set temp.
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post #107 of 113
3/27/05 at 11:49pm
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Originally Posted by Sowelu
It works great on the GPU fans with both the 9200 and 9300 machines I've played with. I was toggling them on and off via the software to test and it spun up the GPU fan when asked and does so when it hits the set temp.
did you get the patch?
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post #108 of 113
3/28/05 at 12:11am
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Originally Posted by _G_
did you get the patch?
Yes, I applied the Reg patch after I installed it on the 9300.
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post #109 of 113
3/28/05 at 12:49am
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Originally Posted by Rock & Rye
BTW went into circuit city on the way home today to buy a case.... walked in with the laptop and wasn't long before a few employees were gathered around.....

Asked them if they had seen the LED's yet.... turned it on and the comment I remember is "Wow that's Rad man!" lol
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post #110 of 113
3/28/05 at 12:52am
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Originally Posted by Sowelu
Yes, I applied the Reg patch after I installed it on the 9300.
So, the version of i8fangui patched for the 9100/XPS works correctly on the 9300/XPS2? If so, somebody should stick this info in the FAQ and provide a link.
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post #111 of 113
3/28/05 at 1:05am
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Originally Posted by dellbert
So, the version of i8fangui patched for the 9100/XPS works correctly on the 9300/XPS2? If so, somebody should stick this info in the FAQ and provide a link.
Yes, in addition to seeing within the program that they are on and running, I also see both fans spinning, here both (testing one at a time, then putting my ear to each) and can feel the 'breeze' from both fans when the program triggers them both on. Like on the 9200, the GPU fan is a bit quieter than the already quiet CPU fan.

Was this not supposed to work? If this worked on the 9200, why wouldn't it work on the 9300? Also, I just applied the patch because I thought I had to, I am not sure if it would have worked without it.

On a side note, the NVIDIA GPU gets very hot in the 9300 so I would be conservative with your FanGUI settings - or just let the fans run as they will toggle on and off constantly. The GPU heats up just with web-surfing which is a bit too hot for my tastes - unless the fans are always running (and this is with performance set down to minimum).

Do you know which screen(s) you are getting yet?
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post #112 of 113
3/28/05 at 1:17am
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Originally Posted by Sowelu
Was this not supposed to work? If this worked on the 9200, why wouldn't it work on the 9300? Also, I just applied the patch because I thought I had to, I am not sure if it would have worked without it.
I don't think the patch is widely known among 9300/XPS2 owners, so most of them are trying to run the unpatched version and not getting GPU fan control.

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Do you know which screen(s) you are getting yet?
Yes, I peeked. SPARKLEMANIA! I'm still expecting it to be much better than the 9200 LG, though, so I'm open to evaluating it.
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post #113 of 113
3/28/05 at 2:35am
Wait a sec, I don't think I fully understood what the problem with FanGUI was. I thought that people couldn't get FanGUI to get the GPU fan to come on at all - but now (after reading more post and doing more tests) I see that the program doesn't turn the GPU fan when it reaches the set temp. It only does it when the CPU reaches the set temp. I wonder if this was the case with the 9200, but the CPU always got hotter first so I never noticed? In any event, looks like the GPU bug is apparent on mine as well.

As far as the LG Sparkle on the 9300, while it is MILES better than the WUXGA LG on the 9200, it is still noticeable. However, I am not a fan of Samsung's notorious 'yellow tint' on top mega light leakage. The colors are great and there is almost no light leakage. I just wish it were brighter with less 'noise'.
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