When not using my Dell XPS M1330 laptop, I put it to sleep. However, I want my USB connected devices to get powered up while it's napping. I checked the BIOS, but didn't find anything to toggle on.
I did a clean install of windows 7 32bit 2 weeks ago, has been running well and much improved over vista. On Monday i got a weird screen problem, started up with lines on screen and then slowly went white....i rebooted and installed the latest video driver from Dell for my 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS. All seemed well. Booted up again this morning and now its completely dead with the same screen. I bought it back in Feb 2008 so definetly out of warranty :( Any suggestions? sounds like this is...
Hi all, I've been using the Release Candidate of Win 7 since February and all different versions of it worked fine on it. Since I'm a technet subscriber, I was able to try out the RTM version a couple of days ago and it seems to have a problem with the sleep/hibernate mode. It just eventually blue screens whenever it enters that mode. I've tried installing chipset drivers from Dell's support page, but they only have the Vista 64bit version--no Win 7. I've installed the...
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I own a m1330 and since the day of purchase (officially a year old yesterday) and its been a total piece of crap. From August 2008- Feb 2009 they were "trying" to fix a vista hibernate issue (new bios, drivers numerous service calls etc). It was finally fixed when one technician suggest a memory reseating. But then the motherboard, keyboard, bottom assembly, palm rest, heat pipe x2 have also needed to be replaced. The dvd room drive fails a lot and they have to edit the registry from...
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I bought my XPS m1330 in September 07 and was really happy with the hardware. At the time it was the only laptop I could find with an LED backlit display and it had all the specs that I wanted. In July 08 I got the rainbow banding on the display which I found out is a symptom of a bad GPU so Dell replaced the motherboard under warranty and the system was as good as new. Last Saturday I woke up, grabbed my XPS and started using it on battery power in front of the TV. It had been plugged in all...
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This 13.3" high end laptop, released on June 26, 2007, features the Intel Centrino Fourth Generation Santa Rosa platform.
It features a 13.3" screen either with CCFL or WLED. The WLED version has a 0.3 MP camera, as opposed to the 2 MP camera with the CCFL screen.
The XPS 1330 with the WLED screen is thinner and brighter than the previous XPS 1210 version, the thinner WLED screen forced the optics in the camera to be limited to 0.3 MP. Moreover, XPS 1330 can also feature a biometric fingerprint reader, usually found in business class laptops like the Latitude series.
